Epinions Recent Reviews for jierik

OK, but noisy (!)

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:25:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I bought a couple of these when they were on sale, for 25$, at home depot last year. We use them to heat the bedrooms at night when the rest of the house is no longer heated. First of all, the heater does a pretty decent job in a not too large room...

Small, but very powerful

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:57:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - My previous cateye light fell apart so I looked for a replacement. I was surprised to find that this much smaller EL135 actually has comparable power specs in terms of "candlelights, whatever that unit means. Plus it was cheap and very small. I was...

Box.net: Excellent way to store, edit and share your files

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:32:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Photo and video files keep getting bigger, forcing you to adopt one of three strategies. You can upgrade your PC or hard drive, upload your files to an online storage site, such as box.net, or give up files and working on files on your PC altogether and...

Virgin Mobile Online Store: Everything easy to find, all essential functions can be found online

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:02:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Our two year cingular contract expired and we were finally free to find something else. We had more than 3000 unused rollover minutes, despite being on the plan with the least number of monthly minutes, so it was obvious that we would benefit from...

Economy of space and money

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:47:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - We purchased a used vehicle with 103,000 miles on the odo, knowing that we might take a huge risk in terms of expected life span but also that we got a huge amount of car for relatively little money (less than 7000 USD). There is a huge supply of used...

Vonage Online Service: Excellent call quality, cheap calls, better than Sunrocket

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:59:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Since Sunrocket went bust last week, we had to get another VOIP service quickly. With many options to chose from, we settled for Vonage because they are one of the few who actually offer their hardware for sale, in a store, which would buy us some time...

Perhaps the best there is, but not perfect

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:46:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I won this little gem 6 months ago, with a survey I took on the website of biocompare.com. I enjoyed it a lot so far, but I am not sure I would purchase one with my own money. Specs for the iPod can be found in more detail elsewhere, let me just...

Stenchless, well-designed mower

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:06:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - When we moved to our new (very old) house with a big lawn we knew that we wouldn't be able to maintain the yard with our reel-mower. But I cannot stand the noise and stench from two-stroke mowers terrorizing our neighborhood, so I looked for an...

Salvation from Starbucks

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:34:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I am a severe coffee addict and need at least 5 cups a day. My initial ecstasy following the opening of a Starbucks just 4 floors below was soon followed by a near financial collapse, so I had to do something. I had two choices, moon-lighting as a...

Nice getaway

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:15:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - We wanted to spend a little week on Lake Michigan, to enjoy the beaches and the exciting city of Chicago and were looking for some affordable hotels in the area. We soon discovered the Springhouse Inn, in Porter, Indiana, and were attracted by the...

SunRocket Online Service - sunrocket.com: Excellent VOIP provider, excellent value

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:55:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I have been a sunrocket user for almost 6 months now and I finally am content with the service. Before I go into detail about the problems first some basic info on sunrocket and my decision to switch. We rarely used our landline for local or long...

Plaque attack

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:22:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Half of the weight of my teeth is made up of metal alloy, and the other half apparently had lots of plaque, which I wasn't aware of until my dental hygienist complained. Honestly, my teeth looked quite good from the outside, but on the inside apparently...

One of my better investments

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:18:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Being selective TV viewers, with only a handful of programs we regularly watch, we just were never able to watch our shows and movies on the scheduled times. We had been contemplating a Tivo for a long time, having read about its possibilities, but we...

Lightweight, with a heavy punch

Sat, 5 Nov 2005 22:24:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - We've used the Eureka Optima for two months now, and we are quite pleased with our purchase. Main strengths are it's attractive price (55$), low weight, ergonomic design and good suction power. Main drawbacks are the noise, the odd placement of the...

Good connections, pricey and buggy software

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:02:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I've been using earthlink for a couple of months now and I have mixed feelings about it. The software, which I took home on a CD, installs pretty well, but that is about the only positive thing I can say about the software, more about that later. It...

The Stealth Weed-Bomber

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:34:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Although I'm not a home-owner, I like a clean and neat garden. One piece of hardware that was missing was a weed-trimmer. I did not want a gas-powered one, since they stink and make noise, but an electrical cord would be out of the question as well since...

Low (no) fees, interest, offers all I need

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:33:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - (2nd Update): I just found out that many banks in the neighborhood accept deposits for Netbank. It works very well, and 100$ of the deposits are immediately credited, the rest is available after 5 business days. This was one of the last negative thing...

Ofoto Online Store: Good service and quality, somewhat expensive prints

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 18:14:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I consider myself a digital camera pioneer, since I've been using one since '99. I bought a 1 megapi...

Sturdy pair of boots

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:50:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I bought my pair last year, which must explain why the cleats on the image are round, yet, I swear, mine are of the "longitudinal" type (you know, like square shapes when seen from the side). Kelme must have updated their Barcelona line since. I like the...

A nice add-on to your checking account

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:39:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I opened an ING-direct savings account some 30 months ago, when they still offered a whopping 5% int...

The affordable alternative

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:58:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Sure, our public pool is great, and not too far away, but I still wanted an own pool for the kids to...

Cheap, but will need maintenance

Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:32:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I've been commuting by bicycle for 22 years now (if you count my school years back in Holland) and I...

Good dough for your dough

Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:00:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - Being fed-up with the quality of bread in our supermarkets, and the price of good bread in the speci...

This little sucker is great for small apartments

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:26:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - My wife is quite allergic against dust-mites. Since we rent we cannot just tear out the carpet and put some hard floor in there, so we decided to get one of these steam cleaners. As always, the price was the main handicap, so we basically ended up buying...

My best car yet

Sat, 20 Jul 2002 19:40:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jierik - I bought a 98 Esteem 1.6 a year ago, with low mileage, but a lot of cigarette-smoke impregnated in the upholstery. Apart from AC and automatic transmission, everything else is manual, including the window. But it works, and how.

First of all, the...