Epinions Recent Reviews for haspelbein

Refreshingly Frank

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:32:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - After reading a good review in the San Francisco chronicle, and finding this book in the bargain pile at a local store, I gave it a try. I was pleasantly surprised. We probably all know the $6.99 paperbacks that one finds at an airport book store that...

Does not quite attain it's lofty goal.

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:21:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - I have to admit that I didn't expect a whole lot from this movie. I simply picked it up, because I recognized the title from William Craig's excellent book about this battle. (I also liked the depiction of the Mosin/Nagant rifle on the cover, but that's...

Would you marry a man because of his Porsche ?

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 01:24:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - Disclaimer

I am a man. Yes, I know that as such, I'm not supposed to read this kind of literature. It's just that my wife bought "Jememia J" by the same author (Jane Green), which I found very humorous and entertaining.

Story...

Back to the future

Sun, 4 Aug 2002 22:42:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - Why I bought this film:

Okay, I have to admit that nostalgia had a little bit to do with this. I used to remember the good old days of taking black and white pictures for my high school class with an old Praktika and a lens, which could...

Great Everyday Film

Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:54:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - Why did I choose this film ?

Experimenting with close-up and macro photography, I was looking for a fast film with a lot of contrast. And since I was (am) still experimenting, it shouldn't break the bank, either.

Havening read a...

Regular Fare

Sat, 3 Aug 2002 22:16:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - I used to have a Maxxum 7000 with a Minolta 50mm 1.7 prime lens and a 60-200 mm Sigma lens. Both have served me well, and provided very crisp results.

I needed a more versatile lens that would give me the opportunity to capture near-wideangle...

Plenty of features for the money

Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:26:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - I used to own a Maxxum 5000. Compared with the STSi, it was a black, heavy metal clunker with the typical 80s SLR design.

There were two reasons I said goodbye to the 5000:

a) Light metering has made many advancements in recent...

Oh boy, it looked good.

Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:58:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - Do you know those days that seem perfect, just because of a little pleasant surprise ? Something like that happened to me in the early spring of '98. I was traveling to King of Prussia, PA, and was just picking up my rental at the Philly Airport Hertz. I...

Monster.com: Next best thing to SPAM

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 19:53:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - I'm not going to talk about Monster.Com's functionality in detail. There are plenty of good and detailed reviews that did an excellent job already. I'd rather like to discuss the concept.

I'm actually in the position of both having used...

Phasing out

Thu, 31 May 2001 16:05:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - We're an online retailer running iStore 3i against an Oracle Apps 11.0.3 installation. iStore was originally implemented because it promised support and services for the web site presentation (iStore), the transaction manager (OAS), the business system...

Most fun for the buck...

Wed, 30 May 2001 19:20:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - I've owned this vehicle from 1998 to May 2000. I can say that I bought it on a whim after I test drove a friend's Miata. It was just so much fun.

The model I bought had the popular equipment package, e.g. some power functions and style...

Vault on wheels

Wed, 30 May 2001 16:03:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - Before I'd like to state that I'm not entirely objective on this one. I've always wanted a Mercedes, especially since I was able to drive a friend's S-Class (W116) in the 80s. I will give objectivity a try, though.

The car I'm talking about is...

Hear that Bond theme ... ?

Fri, 25 May 2001 16:30:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - Okay, this is probably the only vehicle 007 drove that I will ever be able to afford in my lifetime. Mine even has the same 'Atlanta Blue' color. (light metallic blue) I'm pretty much driving the most inexpensive trim level that was ever offered in a Z3...

It does the job...

Fri, 25 May 2001 11:23:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author haspelbein - My wife and I bought the truck at the end of '97 when we decided we needed a vehicle to haul stuff for our newly built house. So we bought a 4-cyl., manual transmission Ranger with the extended cab.

The engine was somewhat underpowered and the...