Epinions Recent Reviews for iann

When efficient service is bad service

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:31:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author iann - I have only rented from Alamo twice but the experience was similar each time. I will describe my most recent encounter in detail.

I reserved a convertible car online through a third-party and was quoted an extremely good price for Alamo. I...

Smooth cruiser

Mon, 7 Jan 2002 19:11:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iann - I'm quite a big fan of convertibles and always take the chance to drive them. The Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Spyder got about 1,000 miles over a couple of weeks, top up and top down. Similar cars I have owned are a 1991 Eclipse GSX, 1996 BMW Z3, and 2000...

The Old Parsonage: Beautiful on the outside, beautiful on the inside

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:08:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iann - If you are going to visit Oxford in England you should really look for a hotel with some of the charm of the university itself. The Old Parsonage Hotel was built in the 13th century as a hospital and largely rebuilt in the 17th century. It looks right...

Expedia Flight Reservations: A beautiful white elephant

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 10:40:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Expedia is Microsoft's offering to the online travel world. It has been so successful that it is now an independent company, although the Microsoft influence is still obvious. You can use Microsoft's .Net Passport to sign up to the site and the range...

Gecko falls short of the mark

Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:48:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Saying Gecko falls short of the mark is a little unfair, since its about the only part of Netscape version 6.x that works well. For those that don't know, Gecko is the codename for the bit of the browser that actually draws the page for you to look at...

Not a classic Fairy Tale

Wed, 10 Oct 2001 07:17:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author iann - If you have read other novels by Roger Zelazny you may not be prepared for this one. This is a comedy, a farce almost. It is an alternative Sleeping Beauty story, where a devil can triumph in the eternal battle of good vs evil, at least for a thousand...

Oktoberfest is in September

Tue, 9 Oct 2001 06:59:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author iann - To be fair, Oktoberfest takes place roughly during the last 2 weeks of September and the first week of October. To clear up the confusion created by many of the reviews, Oktoberfest is the beer festival which takes place for only a few weeks each year...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Sun, 7 Oct 2001 14:16:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iann - I came to American Beauty late in the day, having avoided it during all the hype and awards. I feel now is a good time to examine it as a lasting contribution to cinema or just another film. All the awards have been awarded and certainly enough people...

How stupid do you think I am?

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:39:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Face/Off is a film about an FBI agent and a criminal who manage to swap identities, but you knew that already. You knew that before the trailer was over. Lets not delve too deeply into how it happened and whether we should believe it or not. Sometimes...

RamBooster: A tool to make your computer slower

Fri, 22 Dec 2000 14:16:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iann - RamBooster is a little utility to control the free physical memory (RAM) on your computer. I say little because it is designed to take very little disk space and obviously very little RAM itself. It can be set to automatically recover when your free...

Netscape 6 Preview Release 3: Final? Shouldn't it work now?

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 22:25:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Netscape (owned by AOL) have been desperately waiting for a browser which can again compete with Microsoft's Internet Explorer on equal terms. That browser was Netscape 6, all-new, all-singing and all-dancing. Meanwhile Microsoft has developed IE5 and...

Zonealarm 2.1: Free Home Security

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:09:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Most internet users don't know that their computer can be accessed by almost anyone with the right tools and knowledge, from anywhere in the world. They can read your files, wipe your hard drive, or run your programs. Depending on your operating system...

Naim Nait 5 Integrated Amplifier: Naim Nait Nice

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:18:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author iann - The Naim Philosophy

For those of you not familiar with the Naim brand it is worthwhile explaining the philosophy behind the design of its products. Essentially, Naim believes that anything which is not necessary for the reproduction of...

Painful

Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:29:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author iann - As any rower knows, racing is painful but the joy is doing it well far exceeds the pain. Doing it in this boat was just painful.

I'm the cox and my major memory from this boat was that the strap supporting my back was too long or badly...

Cox loves the D hull

Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:07:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iann - I'm sure there are crews who don't like this boat, but I haven't met them yet. I am the cox of a women's four and I love sitting in this shell. I've also coxed the eight with men's and mixed crews and had the same reaction.

My crew can sit...

Easy and capable

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 08:10:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Perfection 1200U is a name that raises expectations in a purchaser's mind. If it is merely very good people will be disappointed. Well I'm here to say that the Epson Perfection 1200U scanner is not perfection, but it is better than very good.

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I'm impressed

Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:40:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iann - My previous printer was about 3 years old and I won't mention which one because that would probably be unfair. It was noisy, painfully slow, the colour was cartoon not photo, the print quality was OK, and it needed cleaning nearly every week. When I...

Vast plot, tiny details

Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:48:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Excession is set in the Culture universe along with many (all?) of Iain Banks' other books. This is certainly not a hindrance and the book stands completely alone as a novel, requiring no prior knowledge from other books or of the universe in...

Romance with attitude

Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:57:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iann - This film makes no pretense to be anything other than the Cinderella fairytale. It has Drew Barrymore as a darling innocent Cinders and Anjelica Huston as her evil stepmother, and both are well cast. Timothy West is also an excellent king, by turns...

A Unique College

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:57:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Before we go any further, I should point out that I was never a student at Mount Holyoke College (MHC). It is an all-women's college, and I am not a woman. However, I have spent a considerable time there, experienced dorm-life, shared some of the...

Solid performer

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:41:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author iann - This was Hitachi's only DVD player in 1999 and it is still available in some stores even though it has been replaced by the 305/505 models for 2000. It is similar to the 505 in terms of specs but should be available for less money. You might even be...

Weakest of the three Crystal Singer books

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 02:38:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Unless you were attracted by the atrocious cover art on the hardback version of this book, you have read the previous two books about Killashandra and Crystal Singing. Step forward several decades and Killashandra is the oldest active cutter. You don't...

Well written romance novel

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 02:19:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author iann - If you read this book you've almost certainly read Crystal Singer and probably a few other Anne McCaffrey books as well. So you'll know what to expect and whether you'll like it or not.

This time, Killashandra the Crystal Singer gets off...

Failed to be anything worthwhile

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:49:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author iann - Sugar Town can't make up its mind whether it wants to be satirical, lyrical, or serious. I made up my mind that it is none of the above.

The film follows several characters in one way or another connected to the music business. A group of...

Wild Indeed!

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:42:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author iann - This film won the Palme d'Or and it put Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern firmly on the map. Willem Dafoe is almost a supporting actor, and with David Lynch as director you would certainly expect something special. Wild at Heart doesn't disappoint.

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