Epinions Recent Reviews for jason_steiner

Storix 20.0GB External USB 2.0 H NAI2.5-20S: The worst USB device ever.

Sun, 23 Feb 2003 23:03:03 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - I just burned a perfectly good Sunday afternoon buy, trying, and returning not one but two Storix hard drives. While I've occasionally experienced glitches with USB devices, these are the worst I've ever tried.

The first would not work at all...

Bow down

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 12:33:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Crash Worship ADRV is less a band than a pagan rite. Musically, the group consists mostly of drumming, augmented by bits of electric guitar, trombones, distorted screaming, and an instrument they call the "megalyre", a sort of monstrous...

MicroStar MS 6167: Fast but flaky

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 08:48:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Upgrading from a 300 Celeron to a 650 Athlon was a lot more frustrating than I expected, largely due to this motherboard.

The good: It is fast. The layout is good, and it has plenty of slots for everything. The on-board diagnostic lights even...

TRD Tacoma: A real truck

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 07:27:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Most trucks aren't, you know. They're cars in disguise. They've got low, soft suspensions, as many doors as cylinders, and power to only half as many wheels.

The Tacoma 4x4 TRD V6 is all truck.

One hundred and ninety horsepower. 31...

My little yellow buddy

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 05:05:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Garmin has distilled the GPS down to an extremely rugged and convenient package that is perfect for personal wilderness navigation. My eTrex doesn't have the most buttons, it doesn't have the most features, but I can always rely on it to get me where I'm...

Space sack

Thu, 18 May 2000 01:45:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Ok, it's a water bladder, how high-tech can you get? Well, not very, but even so, the Hydrasak is an improvement over the Camelbak. That silver nylon coating not only looks nice, it's more rugged than plain vinyl. I'm especially happy with the valve,...

Zoooooom!

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:30:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Right now I'm having my socks blown off by Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed. It's the first pure racing game I've ever owned. I've tried demos of many, but always get bored and frustrated with them.

It took me only a few minutes with Porsche...

Internet plumbing

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:56:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - DSL makes the internet just another utility like water, phone, or electricity. Like indoor plumbing, it's easy to use, it's always there, and once you've had it for a while, you take it for granted.

I was an early adopter of DSL in Phoenix...

Crown King/Prescott National Forest

Tue, 26 Oct 1999 06:22:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Crown King has become my regular weekend getaway from the crowded streets of Phoenix.

Located in the heart of the Prescott National Forest, half the fun is, as the old saying goes, getting there. The roads into Crown King are all unpaved,...

A Christian B-Movie

Wed, 20 Oct 1999 19:31:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - You're going to see a lot of 5-star reviews for this movie, but don't be fooled. Those ratings have nothing to do with quality, and everything to do with the fact that "The Omega Code" is an advertisement for a certain brand of evangelical...

Grim Fandango: The best movie I ever played

Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:00:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - After finishing Grim Fandango for the second time, I'm still hoping Lucas makes a film set in the Land of the Dead. Although Grim Fandango has all the puzzles of a typical adventure game, its characters, setting, and plot could stand alone without any...

No heart to feed on

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:00:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - With characters as engaging as Clarice Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lecter, you'd think any book about the conflict between them would automatically have to be interesting as well. Unfortunately, things don't always work out the way they should.

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Archived Outdoors Reviews: A working antique

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:20:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - I have fond memories of pressure lanterns. They remind me of visits with my Amish grandparents. Grandpa would pump up the lantern and hang it over the kitchen table, and we'd sit around beneath it, eating, laughing, and talking over its gentle hiss.
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Wicked fun!

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:40:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - Glenn Close is the most deliciously evil villainess in ages. The rest of the cast, from the eponymous Cookie on down, is made up of good character actors, all playing small-town eccentrics with hearts of gold.

It could be an extremely tense...

A sweet little movie

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:10:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - As a child of the '80s, I have a soft spot in my heart for teen flicks. I enjoyed my generation's so much, I'm glad to see the next getting their own batch. As with ours, some of the new ones are good, and some of them not so good, many relying on sheer...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: Easy on the eyes

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:44:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - If you're like me, you spend far too much time in front of a computer to bother with bad monitors. When my last monitor burned out two years ago, I decided it needed a Sony replacement. Sony's Trinitron monitors use a grill of vertical wires to define...

Small, convenient scanner

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:25:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - This has to be one of the most innocuous peripherals I've ever owned. It's my first USB device, and it was literally easier to install and configure than a joystick! I am not a graphic arts professional, but the images I've scanned so far look perfectly...

Archived Computers & Internet Reviews: The removable media I've been waiting for (UPDATED)

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:06:50 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - UPDATE: It failed. Died. Went to hardware heaven. It worked great for about six months, and then one day started "thrashing" while trying to read certain files. I did a surface scan, and it started failing on any sector over the halfway mark. I...

I love my PSBs!

Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:19:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - They are the best part of my home theater system. I originally considered the PSB Alphas, as they had a great reputation for inexpensive speakers. One of the dealers I talked to had a set of used 600is in great condition for only a little bit more, so I...

Solid, featureful mid-range receiver marred by audio flaws

Mon, 13 Sep 1999 21:46:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jason_steiner - I purchased my AVR 65 almost a year ago, to go with my new DVD player. I had a limited amount of money, and wanted a receiver that would provide a solid foundation for future additions. The new (at the time) AVR 65 seemed like the perfect solution.
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