Epinions Recent Reviews for jantin

Strangely Buggy Keyboard

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:35:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - I bought this keyboard because it was well reviewed on a number of sites and was the right price. I liked (and continue to like) many of the special function keys, especially volume controls and a dedicated standby button. However, almost from the...

Logitech Notebook Optical Mouse Plus with Cord Wrap (931073): Great Mouse... While It Lasted

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:56:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - I have to admit, for a long time I couldn't have been happier with this mouse. The Logitech Notebook Optical Mouse Plus has a few really nice features. First of all, it's light, which for someone who carries a laptop around all the time is important...

The T42 is the Place to Start

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:56:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - When I set out to research a new laptop, I quickly had the reaction that many in my position probably do: nausea. There are so many laptop brands, so many proprietary technologies, so many marketing ploys - it's a thicket. The chain stores (Best Buy and...

Pop Overload

Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:23:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Mayer's latest album, Heaver Things, is nothing if not radio friendly. In that sense it has a lot in common with his debut, Room for Squares. The album is still chock full of Mayer's gruff and breathy voice and plenty of interesting lyrics...

A Great Remote, But...

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:47:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - I bought the Sima SUR-25 recently, and was initially quite happy with its functionality. The uni...

Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus DLC-2BC Food Processor: Good for what it's good for

Mon, 22 Jan 2001 03:24:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - The Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus is certainly a quality addition to the kitchen. It's little, so it doesn't take up a lot of counter space, but it has the power to chop anything, and it'll grind spices and coffee to boot! It has easy, durable push-button...

RealPlayer: Sinister at Best

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:22:31 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Here is my (and others') sad but true story about why Realplayer is the root of all evil, and why, unless you have a specific need for it, you should avoid it at all costs:

For a long time I have used realplayer - or rather it has been...

Fluffy But Fun

Fri, 26 May 2000 15:17:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - As most magazines are, Baltimore magazine's content is determined by its readership. Unforurtunately, Baltimore magazines readership falls in the rich, white, six-figure earning category. That is unfortunate because, apparently, those people never tire...

Acer Sygate: Weld Your LAN to the Internet

Sat, 6 May 2000 15:43:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - The bottom line on SyGate is that it is easy and effective. After having suffered through the likes of ishare (avoid at all costs), SyGate was a dream. It provides an instant and seamless connection to the internet through a server computer. Our single...

D'Angelo: Half An Album

Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:56:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - D'Angelo has obviously got an amazing voice. Watching his performance was the highlight of VH1's recent "Men Strike Back" special. He was lyrical, emotional, and dynamic, but you wouldn't know it by listening to his latest album, Voodoo.
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Poor Julia Roberts

Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:47:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Julia Roberts has never been much for subtlety. Her acting career has long been plagued with caricatured, larger-than-life roles in movies that have been wildly successful - from Notting Hill (1999) to Pretty Woman(1990). And while her cavorting has led...

The REAL Glory

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:05:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - The most striking feature of Steven Spielberg's movie Saving Private Ryan is its thirty minute, intensely grotesque opening battle scene, but it is hardly the real story. The film's battle sequence opens with the vision of Captain John Miller's hand...

Acting Only Goes So Far...

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 03:22:32 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - For a movie that's greatest asset is Whoopi Goldberg's performance, what more can be said? Perhaps that's not quite fair. Angelina Jolie and Winona Rider both do respectable jobs with their roles. The problem - a problem no feat of acting could overcome...

Beckalicious

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:14:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Beck's latest album, Midnight Vulture is an exercise in non-conformity.

It manages to be completely opposite and completely complimentary to his previous efforts at the same time. Especially with regards to Odelay, an album that rode the...

Stick to the original

Wed, 5 Jan 2000 02:46:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - We all know Scrabble is a wonderful, vocabulary-building game. It teaches people of all ages creativity, vocabulary, and lateral-thinking. But when we're talking about Deluxe Travel Edition Scrabble, it's the package that matters.

Travel...

Archived Computers & Internet Reviews: Attractive but Outdated

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:19:30 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Especially now that there are many options for searching for MP3s, Scour has fallen by the wayside. Not only has Scour's database become incomplete and outdated, mostly full of .wav files and small .mpg clips, but its interface lags behind as well.
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Complicated but Complete

Thu, 30 Dec 1999 18:02:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Mr. Ripley is indeed talented. So is Anthony Minghella, who in The Talented Mr. Ripley has created a complicated and deep but gripping thriller. Set in Italy of the mid-fifties, Mr. Ripley has a lot going for it. A complicated screenplay, deft casting...

Size Matters

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 22:05:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - The Mentor is great for the money. It's all-purpose, sturdy, and has plenty of plenty-strong gear loops.It's easy to use, especially for beginners, as I was when I started with the Mentor. It's easy-on, easy-off, which is important when it's hiked up a...

Opera: Opera In Its Place

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 15:21:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Opera is fast. That's not to be debated. Compared to the industry leading MS Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator/Communicator, it's a tiny download. The interface is simple. These are the advantages of Opera.

If you accept Opera for what...

Moon Man Biography

Fri, 24 Dec 1999 03:35:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Make no mistake about Man on the Moon - it is not a comedy. It is a biography of Andy Kaufman, and the only reason it is funny is because Andy Kaufman happened to be a comedian. He was certainly not a conventional one though. Andy's antics have been long...

Oliver Stone's Masterpiece

Fri, 24 Dec 1999 03:18:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - No beating around the bush. Go see Any Given Sunday. Even if you don't like Oliver Stone (or if his last venture, the amazingly awful U-Turn, turned you off), or if you don't like football, go see this movie. See this movie at the very least as a lesson...

70: M70A has Features and Functionality

Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:15:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - It's not the smallest phone on the market. It's not the lightest. (by a longshot) It may not be shiny silver colored, but it does the job. Granted, the M70A came free with my service plan, but it's certainly done everything it was supposed to.

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Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: At One With PenPartner

Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:10:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - Wacom's average-consumer pen-tablet, PenPartner, sports quite a bang for the buck. For the average user, the PenPartner has all the necssary features. It's durable, functional, and is easy to install.

The 4x6 version I purchased seemed just...

AT&T Cable Services (TCI): As Poor As It Gets

Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:16:51 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - TCI is, unfortunately, the only cable option for many Baltimore residents. So, my advice is, go for the satellite. TCI fails in every way a cable company can.

Beginning with customer service, which, due to the myriad problems I have...

Bank of America Goes Local

Thu, 2 Dec 1999 02:48:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jantin - I suppose the problem with such a huge bank is the variety of service customers recieve is just as huge. So, in spite of the numerous people who poo-poo Bank of America, I must say my experience has been largely good.

I am a patron of Bank of...