Epinions Recent Reviews for johnathonm

Good Food, Great Atmosphere

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 23:00:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - I took a date of mine to Zanzibar Blue awhile back after a night at the theatre. I have to say I was quite impressed at the atmosphere, it was that of a nice cozy jazz club and the seat and décor was quite welcoming.

My date and I arrived...

Individual Screen Saver Creator Deluxe Edition 5.0 (PRS-SC5) for PC: Easy, Powerful & Gets the Job Done

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 22:48:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Adaptec Easy CD Creator fell into my lap while ago in an early version, 2.0, since then it has evolved somewhat into bloatware, but has made the job of burning CD’s a piece of cake.

Easy CD is a totally wizard based system that makes life a...

Comcast@Home: Fast, Reliable and quick install time

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 22:28:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - I recently returned home from college for Christmas break and was going through bandwidth withdraw, not that Philadelphia University has any bandwidth worth mentioning, but it was still more then I could get over a modem. I had arrived home on weds and...

Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science: Philly U...The best decision I've ever made.

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:01:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, now Philadelphia University is a small school, located in a park, in the city, as there tag line states, and quite simply it is that and so much more.

I am enrolled at Philadelphia University...

Register.com: To Register or Not to register...Probably Not with them.

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:43:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Register.com a domain name registration service, their service in theory takes all the hard work out registering a domain. That is the theory at least. I used their service to purchase a domain this summer and let me tell you…it was a big mistake.
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Deerfield.com FTP Serv-U: Serv-U "It Shall serve U"

Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:11:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Serv-U FTP is a File Transfer Protocol Server, which in layman’s terms is basically an area on a machine where files are stored in which people can connect and download files using an FTP client.

I started using Serv-U several years ago back in...

3com SuperStack II Baseline Dual Speed Hubs: 3com SuperStack is a GO!

Mon, 14 Aug 2000 14:48:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - I have worked with many advanced switches and hubs, from the Cajun series from lucent, to the little boy no brand hubs, and by far the SuperStack series is by far one of the easiest, most reliable and speedy additions I’ve added to my network. The Hubs...

3com SuperStack II Baseline: Warm and Fuzzy, 3com Switch

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 03:03:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Ah 3com Switches, when a switch comes to mind and it’s 3com it usually gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. This is without a doubt the case with the 3com SuperStack 2 Baseline 10/100 Switch.

The 3Com SuperStack II Baseline 10/100 switch...

3com SuperStack II Baseline Hubs: Economical solution for a non-swithced network

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 02:51:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - The 3com SuperStack Baseline Hub, without a doubt is one of the most cost effective, high quality networking solutions for the small LAN and lower level corporate network environment.

This HUB by far is one of the best solutions for networks...

Windows Media Player: WMP - Get it...for movies and wav's

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 02:37:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Windows Media Player version 7.0, Microsoft’s latest baby in the media playing field. Is quite simply one of the best multi purpose suites available on the market today for playing audio files and watching movies. I have to admit, I to this day, am...

ICQ: ICQ...its for you.

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 02:08:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - ICQ, a 32 bit communication utility, Real Time Messenger, Instant Messenger, File Transfer Utility and the rest are bloat ware garbage that I will address later in the review.

It all started about 4 years ago, at least for myself, when a very...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (B23-00079) for PC: 2K is the Way

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:30:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, the pinnacle of user-friendly operating systems on the market is the subject of my review. It all started nearly 20 years ago with a crude little basis of programs for an ancient computer called the Altair. From...

Intel Celeron® A, 2.0 GHz (BX80532RC2000B) Retail Processor: Cost/Performance Superman

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 04:10:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - The Intel Celeron Processor, designed by Intel to expand its presence into the sub $1000 pc market. The celeron processor at its current speeds, varying from 300 to 733, is probably one of the best investments any person or individual could make for the...

Microsoft MSN Messenger Service: Back in the day...

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 03:09:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - MSN Messenger…one of the underdogs in the Real Time Messaging arena, this review will be based of version 3.0 of their software.

I have had the fortune of working with Microsoft’s utilities for a very long time and most things Microsoft...

idrive.com: Idrive...not a dive!

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:51:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Idrive is a great service that allows you to upload up to 20 Megs of files and store them on their servers. Idrive is based out of San Francisco, Ca and they have an impressive network setup. Before writing this review I sat down and spoke to one of...

Mindspring: Commerical Dialup for You!

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:40:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Mindspring.com, is one of the best commercial ISP’s. I’ve been a member of Mindspring for several months now, I signed up back in December. I was never a big fan of the huge commercial giants, having had bad bandwidth experiences with AOL, Prodigy and...

Microsoft FrontPage 2000: Worthy Upgrade

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:25:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Frontpage 2k, an easy to use utility by Microsoft that generates WYSIWYG web pages. In my opinion is a dream come true for people who want to put together the basic front end of web pages as well as highly advanced web sites.

I have been...

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (C83-01275) for PC: Denied, Not worth upgrade

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:13:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Windows ME…it’s definitely not for you or me. I proceeded cautiously after having this lovely piece of software dropped into my lap. I wiped out my hard drive to give it a nice virgin install. My review will start with the installation, then setup and...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (C11-00016) for PC: The future is now.

Wed, 9 Aug 2000 01:53:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnathonm - Microsoft windows 2000, the culmination of an art form Microsoft has been working on for nearly a dozen or so years, has finally arrived at our doorsteps. I will begin my review by documenting the install to setup and my opinion and comments as we go...