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Dell Dimension XPS T800r: One year later -- The wheels are falling off

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 04:00:43 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Well this July marks my first year of use on my Dell system. Initially I was very happy with the system, but soon after opening the box I began to experience problems. Though these problems are erratic and come and go, Dell will not replace or come out...

Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 for Windows: A good title with a few issues

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:18:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - This is my first Command and Conquer game that I have played. I had high expectation of this game and in most cases I was not disappointed.

Game Play

The game play is fairly easy, you start out with a mobile construction vehicle...

It will be hard to beat the heat

Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:52:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - This Hasbro game is one of the best NASCAR Sims on the market today. Hasbro has combined great game play with real life driving experience to create a great game. The game play can be as simple or complex as you want, and the graphics and physics engine...

Not bad for a gravel pit

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 21:44:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Nice but not worth the money

Rock hollow was created from an old gravel pit located just outside of Peru on Old 24. This is a nice course, but it costs way too much and I lose too many balls to make this place worth it.

The...

At least the staff is nice

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 18:05:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Below average course with above average staff

**One side note -- This course is a public course and no longer military course**

This is a nine-hole course that plays 18. The course is located just through the old main gate of Grissom Air...

A very bad place to put in a golf course

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 16:08:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Houses and cars pose a greatest threats on this course

This course, which is located on the edge of Peru, is built on the site of Maconaquah Park. This course has many serious and possibly expensive flaws in the design and placement of the...

Hell for walkers, but makes for great golf

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 02:15:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Hills, trees and water, a general description of my golf experience at Indian Oaks.

This course, which is located off of Old State Road 24, is one of my favorite courses in my area. The course is challenging, with several blind holes and...

Love the vehicle, hate the problems

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 20:22:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - It would be a great vehicle if GM quality was better

My dad bought the Suburban in Feb. of 1998 to replace your Jimmy. The Suburban is a great vehicle, and is by far my favorite vehicle that we own. But there is many problems with it that...

A good package with a few duds included

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 02:21:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - A respectable computer package with mostly great software

I have used Norton software for the last several years. I really liked the Norton Utilities software. Now Symantec offers all of it's major computer utilities programs in one package...

The almighty of Windows

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 01:09:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Something you can be proud of

Windows 2000, the upgrade to Windows NT is by far the best operating system that Microsoft has designed in a long time. This operating system is so great, that I dual booted by system with Windows 2000 and...

Too little improvement for so many problems

Mon, 25 Sep 2000 14:44:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Looking back on my first (and last) week of WinME

I had high hopes for Windows ME. I want a more stable OS with new and improved features. What did I get? A mixed bag of good points and bad points.

The improvements of ME
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Very nice, besides the engine

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:19:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - A affordable vehicle that full of options

I never been a van fan, I always though that they were transporting large groups or transporting large amount of cargo. I recently rode in a 2000 chevy venture van on a short trip and I surprised with...

Zone Alarm: It blocked the operation of my Windows too

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 23:37:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - I liked to when it would work with my system

With all of the hackers and other spyware software out on the net you can never to be enough on the Internet. I have heard all of the hype in the pc magazines and on ZDTV so I decided to give it a...

Makes for a great police car

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 18:44:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - The ultimate police car

I'm personally not a cop but I do have a cousin who works for the county sheriff and his vehicle hat he drives is a 1996 Caprice. He has drove three different police vehicle in the last couple of years including a 1999...

A died technology

Wed, 30 Aug 2000 21:23:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - A little too late to get in the game now

The Zip drive has really become popular in the year or two. But it should have been released a lot sooner to be labeled a practical product. I'm not just talking about the Iomega products, but all of...

RCA DS2122RD Single LNB DIRECTV System: Great... for a week or so

Wed, 30 Aug 2000 03:32:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Is it my bad luck, or maybe it is that Ellars curse. But what ever it is, it does wonders to my RCA Receiver. I had another model of this receiver for about three months until something let go in it. Well, because of RCA's stupid warranty deal(which I...

Canon BJC 2100 Inkjet Printer: Scanner and printer for under $100

Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:12:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - What do you get for $100

Actually you get quite a bot of stuff for under a $100. I have read articles about these under $100 printer but never really took much intrest in them. But after a friend got the BJC-2100 series printer I was...

I wish everything was this strong

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:26:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - It has been through hell and back

It was six years ago when my Mom purchased this bag for me when I entered Middle School. I would never have guessed that I would be using it for college today. Now my bag is in bad shape, it has a ripped...

Should be renamed to Slick Paws

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:42:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Great for spring and summer weather

The Tiger Paws tire is what shipped with your GMC Jimmy. The tires are all round good tires and they last forever. We have 116,900 mile on the Jimmy and this is only the second set of tires.

The...

What a piece of junk

Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:02:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Problems from the start

This is not my car but my Mom's car. SHe bought it used with 45,000 miles on it. At first we both loved the car. It was fun and quick, though we noticed that it started funny and the gas mileage was not all that great...

findwhat.com: Good choice unless you want a lot of content

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:40:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Good search engine without the hipe

Findwhat.com is not a very well known search engine, but I was surprized how well it search did in my tests. The front page is very plain, with about 10 to 12 links on it and a search box. There is not alot...

Total waste of hard drive space!

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:48:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Thought it would be neat until I installed it

I am a big Star Trek fan, and I have played almost every Star Trek game that was ever made for the PC. I read a review in Popular Science and they talked highly of it, so I went out and got it...

You get a history lesson too

Fri, 11 Aug 2000 00:33:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Be all of the great leader from the past

We have all heard of Joan of Arch and Khan, now with this game you can play them, to try to rewrite history. Well that may be taking it a little far, but the game does do a good job in following the...

Take that you evil virus!

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 15:43:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - Smash those pesty virus for good

Norton has been my choose for an anti-virus from several years now. It does a great job of finding virus and removing them. Along with the virus detection and removal, the ease of use of the program with the...

Math is so much better in color

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:46:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - One great Graphing Calculator

I personally love my Casio CFX-9850Ga Plus. It is a sturdy,powerful, and a functional to use. The high point is it's nice color dot matrix display which gives vivid colors, which is nice when you are graphing...