© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-ivplay Recent reviews written by member ivplay en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_422343052932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - If your household has children in it as does ours, I am sure that you make macaroni and cheese frequently. In addition to this staple of the American diet, Italian dishes based on a pasta of some sort can be found frequently cooking in our kitchen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422343052932 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:49:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422343052932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422336630404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Good knives and the kitchen go hand in hand. Buying a set of knives from the store undoubtedly comes with a storage solution such as a knife block built in, while buying open stock knives requires the user to search for their own system. In my case I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422336630404 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:53:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422336630404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422328700548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - TurboTax has been the leader in tax preparation software as well as my personal choice for a number of years. In previous years I have compared it to TaxCut to see how they stack up, and the comparison was no contest in favor of TurboTax. The software... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422328700548 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:34:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422328700548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422231182980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Having a good set of knives in the arsenal can make all the difference between an enjoyable session of cooking and a frustrating, messy turn of events. Quite some time ago I decided to take a leap and purchase a knife of quality manufacture, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422231182980 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:29:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422231182980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422226005636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Altec Lansing is a trusted name for audiophiles everywhere, producing quality electronics for the home and computer applications for a number of years. With the advent of smaller and smaller mobile audio products capable of handling more and more media,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422226005636 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:43:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422226005636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420549267076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - The much-anticipated release of the updated Blackberry Pearl 8130 was met with much fanfare and many folks saying &#147;FINALLY!&#148;. The 8130 marks RIM&#146;s accomplishment of what has been slowly progressing for a number of years; a business-caliber smartphone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420549267076 Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:30:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420549267076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420453060228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - iPod, Sansa; iPod, Sansa; Sansa it is yet again. While most consumers are driven by the flashy looks and hardcore marketing campaign sponsored by Apple, many cost-conscious tech users have switched to Sansa in recent years. I recently wanted to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420453060228 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 17:51:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420453060228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345289887364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Outsourcing and open borders has been the topic of many discussions in recent times including several debates during recent elections. Depending on the point of view of the individuals engaged in the discussion, outsourcing can range from a useful tool... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345289887364 Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:50:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345289887364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_296220069508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Okay, I have to admit, my wife and I went a little crazy after we moved into our new house. First thing through the door she decided that she didn't like the eggshell white on every wall. Check one for the paint sellers&#133 Next it was the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~296220069508 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:50:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_296220069508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_296000917124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - The Dell Dimension C521 is Dell's version of the sleek, mid-performance desktop system. The C521 is nowhere near as bulky as the larger Dimensions, yet a step up in expandability from the XPS 210 systems. With it's sleek looks and good performance,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~296000917124 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:19:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_296000917124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_295309381252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - With more traveling goes more gadget needs, or so I tell my wife. Based on this absolute truth, I recently bought a new Flash Memory drive to allow for extensive file transfer between work sites and home. As I am working on a large engineering effort... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~295309381252 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:09:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_295309381252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247445425796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - I remember it well growing up; the rev of the engine as the Schwan's truck pulled away from our neighbor's house on his way to ours. You could hear the truck coming down the street, knowing full well that good food delivered right to your door was on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247445425796 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:11:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247445425796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245628440196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Reading David Howarth&#146s 1066: The Year of the Conquest ( <br/>Read <br/> review here) left me with the feeling that I had not been told the whole story, almost as though I had just read the 'lite' and biased version... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245628440196 Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:27:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245628440196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237705203332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Dell&#146;s release of the XPS <br/> 140 was met with a mixed bag of criticism; while the notebook was very nice, it didn't seem to fit the mold of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237705203332 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:38:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237705203332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_234329443972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - With a new phone contract comes a new phone, and I was recently surprisingly pleased with the results. We again changed our service provider from a local Verizon dealer to a corporate account and as such had the opportunity to upgrade our phones... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~234329443972 Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:57:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_234329443972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233975680644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - The Insignia IS-PDVD10 is the newest, top of the line portable media player from Insignia, the house-brand of electronics from retail giant Best Buy. A portable media player at heart, the IS-PDVD10 sports a 10.2" TFT LCD screen and a multitude of audio... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233975680644 Wed, 31 May 2006 18:01:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233975680644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230913511044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Surfing the internet; we all do it. During our surfing time we are filling our computers with personal information ranging from cookies to index.dat files to recent documents file history. Additionally, there is a cache buildup taking up space on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230913511044 Fri, 12 May 2006 12:08:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230913511044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230451940996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - If you have read my reviews religiously (yeah, right!) you know that a while ago I was given a 1 GB SanDisk SDMX1 media player for my use. You will also know that I subsequently lost it on an airplane trip, requiring... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230451940996 Tue, 9 May 2006 17:53:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230451940996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_228682272388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Dateline: February, 2006 Problem: Husband has no ideas what to get wife for V-Day, and it is fast approaching Solution: Just give up and ask wife what she wants! Yes, it is true. My wife is probably one of the luckiest and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~228682272388 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:57:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_228682272388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_228343123588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Let's face it; more and more people travel more and more of the time, and with the increasing dependency on computers as a communication medium there is a need for public computers. Whether you are on the computer at the internet caf&#233; while enjoying a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~228343123588 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:21:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_228343123588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_227556560516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - I have recently developed an interest in finer cooking at home and as such have the need for quality cooking tools. I have used a few websites in the past year or so to find my needed items, and by far my favorite find is Cooking.com... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~227556560516 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:09:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_227556560516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_225364840068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - I recently received a new cell phone at work; the Motorola e815. This phone will be reviewed at a later date, but the important feature to this review is the fact that it comes with Bluetooth capability. That means that I now have the ability to use a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~225364840068 Tue, 4 Apr 2006 10:09:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_225364840068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223676436100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - I have been watching the Food Network quite a bit lately courtesy of my Do-It-Yourself Home Theater Personal Computer and its recording capability. While this is great as it gives me good ideas for recipes and whatnot, it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223676436100 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:37:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223676436100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223652843140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - Do you love the thick, round steaks that you get at the restaurant? You know the ones I am talking about; either the ribeye or filet, approximately 2 inches thick with 6-8 ounces of perfectly cooked beef? They have a crispy, crunchy coating on the ends... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223652843140 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:28:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223652843140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223092248196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ivplay - A co-worker recently asked me to build him a desktop computer system, and after some discussion as to the usage of the PC I explained that he would probably be better served by purchasing a Big Box computer from one of the large makers. The reason... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223092248196 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:08:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223092248196?linkin_id=8003929