Epinions Recent Reviews for johnshepler

Let’s Hear That Roar, Bull!

Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:50:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - There’s nothing more fun than snoozing on the beach while your investments are skyrocketing and you’re getting wealthy for doing…well, nothing at all. Ah, money for nothing. Now THAT’s the true American Dream.

Sadly, the dream has taken...

Growing Up as a Rocket Boy

Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:30:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - It’s 1959 and young Homer Hickam is faced with the dilemma of his life. His eyes have seen Sputnik racing through the stars above Coalwood, West Virginia. His mind has been opened to the possibility that he, too, could be part of the glorious space...

This Modem Got My iMac Up to Speed

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 00:28:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - I was likely to break my leg drop kicking our iMac DV Special Edition in sheer frustration. The computer would almost never log on using the internal modem and V.90 script. When it did, it then almost always disconnected within an hour. Only when I...

Face it, Your Boss is a Rat

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 22:11:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - If you think something smells rotten in corporate America, you’re right. It’s a foul aroma wafting in from the executive suites, where the rats are jumping for joy at the success of their latest manifesto, "Who Moved My Cheese?", subtitled…get...

He Quacks Me Up

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 21:57:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - I walk into the TA truck stop and some guy yells,"Ah, wise guy, huh?" Uh, oh. Is he looking at me? As a matter of fact he is. Then he says to my wife, "your pond or mine?" The nerve! This character sure has a lot of lip…a lot of...

Help! This Game Won’t Let Me Go!

Fri, 1 Dec 2000 21:11:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - I’m convinced that aliens have landed in the form of handheld electronic games. It’s fiendishly clever how they take over your mind and get you to do their will. In this case, you must play endless games of Klondike Solitaire. Forget your chores,...

High Tech Tootsie Warmer

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 01:03:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Do you work in one of those offices that is NEVER the right temperature? Or do you have a demonic room in your house that will not get warm even when the furnace is running full blast with the thermostat set to "equatorial rain forest"? No...

Boy Does This Keep a Room Comfy!

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 18:42:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Do you have a bedroom, basement rec-room, family room, or office that is impossible to keep warm without overheating the rest of the house? Shiver no more! The Vornado VortexHeat room heater will warm the cockles of your heart…and the most difficult...

That Oil Slick on My Coffee Just Disappeared!

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 22:29:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Here’s a reason to use a Brita Water Filtration Pitcher…better coffee. Much, much better coffee. Surprised? So was I. Not only can you taste the difference, you can actually see it.

Is That the Exxon Valdez In Your Cup or Just Bad...

Apple Epson Stylus Color 900 InkJet Printer: Too Much Printer for the Money?

Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:06:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Pinch me! Do I really have a printer that produces photographic quality color, connects to a PC, a Beige G3 Mac and an iMac, and shoots out pages faster than you can stop it? And they’re selling it for $200? Gee. Wouldn’t it be smart to get a second...

A Faster Way to Stop the Pain

Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:31:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Wow, that was fast. I can breathe again! Three squirts from this little plastic bottle and you’ll start to feel the sinus pressure abate in literally a matter of a few minutes. Take a pill and you’ll wait….and wait….and wait.

Take it...

iDisappointed-Updated

Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:31:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - I hope this "computer for the rest of us" is not the one that drives what’s left of us into the PC camp. I bought an iMac DV Special Edition, perhaps with too-high expectations that it would be the leap forward in technology and ease of use...

IWin.com: Hey, I Win Again!

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 14:18:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - You may be wondering if it is really possible for most people to win something by playing free online games and contests. Indeed it is. My wife, Barbara, and I have been enjoying the games and contests at iwin.com for several months and have actually...

But Can He Carry a Tuna?

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 20:18:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - I was in need of a laugh the day we pulled into the Marengo, IL Shell truck stop. As I got in line to buy a frozen cappuccino to help my sinus headache, I noticed a fish mounted on a plaque by the register. That might not be so unusual, but this fish...

An MSOE Education Pays Big Dividends

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:09:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - I’m a 1972 graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) who has seen his educational investment pay off richly over the years. I’ve been a radio engineer, a writer, and an engineering manager for a large aerospace company. My wife and I have...

Yes, Closer Than a Blade

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 00:33:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Does it sound crazy to say that the shave from an electric razor can actually feel closer than the one you get from a blade? Even from a super-sharp, flexible double blade? Well, under real shaving conditions that’s what I get.

I’d been...

Gourmet Food at Perkins!?!

Sat, 19 Aug 2000 01:15:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Shhhh. Promise you won’t tell anyone but your very best friends about the Teriyaki Grilled Salmon at Perkins. My wife and I are afraid that if the word gets out, there won’t be any left when we’re ready to eat. You see, some time ago we discovered...

KFC is an even tastier value. Updated

Fri, 18 Aug 2000 00:55:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author johnshepler - Wow! The new Twister sandwich is not only delicious, but available at an incredible Combo deal. My wife and I stopped in for lunch and ordered two Twisters and two small drinks. The guy at the counter rang it up and said that the price was too...