Epinions Recent Reviews for kclemson

A woman's perspective

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 00:07:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - My husband and I recently purchased an XBox. Halo was part of the package and my husband started playing it.. I watched for a while and then yawned and went back to what I'd been doing before. Another "shoot-em-up" game, as I call them - the genre that...

Canon EOS D30 Digital Camera: Upgraded from G1, haven't looked back

Wed, 9 Jan 2002 03:30:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I've owned a Canon G1 since June of 2001 (and it's a great camera, see my review of it). I loved it, but was looking for something with a little more oomph and flexibility. I started reading some of the online digital photography boards such as...

Epson Stylus Photo 1280: Comparison of HP & Epson printers

Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:26:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I recently purchased an Epson 1280 so that I could have two photoprinters - one, my HP Photosmart 1215, remained at home. The Epson was to stay at work. That way I would never be without the ability to print amazing quality photos from my digital camera...

A great learning camera

Sun, 21 Oct 2001 22:16:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Before June of this year, I didn't know what 'aperture' meant. I had a foggy notion that it had something to do with cameras, but that was it. Around that time, I decided that I wanted a digital camera for my birthday in July, so I started to research...

I finally caved, got the same phone as all my friends

Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:59:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I've been the owner of a stone-age cell phone for the last two years (read: it weighs (gasp) 9 ounces and is larger than a thumbnail). My old qualcomm QCP 820 was a great filly in its day, but with the arrival of the newest generation of compact and...

Good for the casual MP3er

Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:35:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I received a Rio 600 as a gift recently, and when I was done jumping up and down, I opened up the box to play with it.

Usability

My first impression was amazement at how compact and light it was. It fits in the palm of my hand, and...

If you know what ST:TOS stands for, you'll love this movie

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:54:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Some background:

While on a plane home from chicago in December, I had a horrible cold and was on a lot of medicine. I sat in my seat and stared ahead, completely miserable, for most of the flight. They played a movie and some NBC shows which...

Take a hiatus from the real world

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 05:11:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - ...and enter the world of Dereth in the game of Asheron's Call (or Asheron's Crack, as it's been called). If you ever played on a MUD (multi user dungeon) in college, you'll feel right at home in AC, which is essentially a graphical MUD but yet has so...

Them's fancy pots

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 05:53:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Recently got married and registered for the obligatory kitchen "stuff", including a set of calphalon hard-anodized cookware. I must say I am underwhelmed, considering how much they cost.

-- Cool things about the pots 'n pans:
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Maybe I'll finish it some day..

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 05:30:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - So I've been into games since I was a kid. So yes, there is an 8bit nintendo, a 16bit nintendo and a 64bit nintendo in my house (not to mention the 32bit playstation and the color gameboy.. :-). So perhaps I wasted many hours in my youth playing mario...

Microsoft Gaming Zone: A great way to play online

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 18:21:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I've been using the zone to play Age of Empires and its later releases for a year or two now and I have to say that sites like the zone have really changed the way we game.

In college we played network games like Command & Conquer in the...

Get yourself an older used palm instead

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 01:15:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - While in college, I purchased a used Palm Personal from someone for $100 (It was then retailing at around $250, the professional version with backlighting was $300 I think). It served me wonderfully at the time, but when it recently died I have avoided...

Tivo-licious

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:54:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Let me just state this for the record: The TiVo rocks.

OK, on to why it rocks.

1. It implements features much better than a VCR:

a. Programming shows is extremely easy - browse to the show in the list and choose to...

Different but good

Fri, 26 Nov 1999 05:01:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - As an avid AOE and AOE:ROR fan for the last year and a half, I had really been looking forward to AOK. I checked out the screenshots and the animation of the trebuchet ("treebucket") on all the websites. So as soon as it came out, my husband...

Homegrocer Online Store: Ain't 1999 great?

Sun, 7 Nov 1999 03:09:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - My husband and I both work long hours and the last thing we want to do after work or on our weekends is spend an hour or two grocery shopping. We were thrilled when HomeGrocer opened in our area (Redmond, Washington).

When we first used home...

Harman Kardon TC 1000 Take Control Universal Remote Control: Finally threw away the other remotes

Sun, 7 Nov 1999 02:38:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - My husband and I bought our first house last year, and with the house came, finally, the purchase of a "real" home entertainment system. Amp, DVD player, 5 speakers, DSS, the works. I, of course, am fresh out of college where I had a TV, a TV...

1995 Honda Civic 4-Door: Great starter car

Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:55:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - In January 98 I purchased a '95 Honda Civic EX. It was the first car I've ever owned, and it was a great choice. At that time the blue book value was about $12,000.

I wanted an EX because I live in Seattle where it rains a lot, and the EX is...

IE4 = eh, okay. IE5 = great!

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 02:48:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I was a Netscape user for many years (3.0 and previous versions). Last year I switched to IE4 and I preferred it for one major reason: The ability to file bookmarks as you add them (it's amazing how much a silly little feature like that gets on your...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: Crisp and clear, a good buy

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 02:15:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Just received this monitor as a gift, and I love it so far!

I previously had a 15" monitor (and a video card with 2 megs of VRAM). I used the new Sony with the old video card for a while and it was nice, but I couldn't of course get a...

So twisted, so good

Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:02:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - OK, I admit it.. I'm a wimp when it comes to movies. I get so into the story that I lose touch with reality while watching (same thing happens while reading books).

That being said, the first hour of _Go_ made me very, very nervous. After the...

Waste a lot of time, but love wasting it

Sun, 12 Sep 1999 02:40:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - I started playing AOE about a year ago with some coworkers. After a long stressful day we'd spend a couple hours duking it out in the game, and go home feeling refreshed.

I played Command & Conquer in college and really enjoyed it at the...

Creative but caustic

Sun, 12 Sep 1999 02:03:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Jon Stewart's _Naked Pictures of Famous People_ is one of the funniest books I've read in recent memory. It's a collection of essays about topics ranging from a vacation with the Kennedy family to Vincent Van Gogh's attempt to talk in an AOL chat room...

Honeymoon in SanFrancisco

Sun, 12 Sep 1999 01:54:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Just got back from our honeymoon in SF. At first I felt kind of bad that we couldn't afford Hawaii or Cancun or some other exotic location but SF sure changed my mind. Stayed at the Sheraton at Fisherman's Wharf, which is one block from the water.
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I hate to get out of this car!

Sun, 12 Sep 1999 01:46:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kclemson - Bought a '99 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited in August '99. Also looked at Ford Explorer and Lexus RX300. The Jeep dealer (in Kirkland, WA) had the most knowledgeable salesperson we dealt with. The Lexus salesperson was fairly snobby (we walked in wearing...