Epinions Recent Reviews for knilaus

The Alternative Argument Briefly Presented

Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:21:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - "Scott Ritter believes that the war on Iraq will do irreparable harm to this country -- particularly a unilateral war, without international law and the international community backing us up. A unilateral war will annihilate our credibility around the...

Turn on, tune in ... but you'll soon want to drop out

Tue, 7 Jan 2003 21:23:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - I am the happy owner of an Ericsson T39m mobile phone, which - like most recent Ericsson handsets - has the advantage of being extensible in functionality by means of various accessories and gadgets.

The first of these which I purchased was...

The Poor Man's MP3-player: Ericsson HPM-10

Fri, 3 Jan 2003 00:45:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - I purchased the SonyEricsson T39m handset a little while ago and was much impressed with how much functionality the engineers had managed to squeeze into a tiny little 86g unit.

However, as is usually the case with the technological toys that...

The Last of the Shark Fins

Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:47:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - The battle for dominance over the field of mobile telephony has opened on a new front: Three rival factions - the Microsoft Smartphone coalition; the Symbian alliance of the classical handset manufacturers and finally the Palm PDA gang - are fighting...

When all else fails...

Tue, 24 Dec 2002 20:58:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - The purpose of the Ericsson DRS-11 Enhanced Serial Cable is to enable connectivity between your Ericsson mobile telephone and any device equipped with a DB9 serial adapter. In practice however this will usually be your laptop or desktop pc equipped with...

MyRealBox: What Hotmail wants to be when it grows up

Sat, 23 Nov 2002 14:04:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - Having been a moderately satisfied user of the Hotmail free email service since 1997, I finally decided about nine months ago to abandon ship and search for an alternative provider of free email services accessible over the web.

Myrealbox...

Don't be fooled by the title

Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:01:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - This is a story about the relationship between two Sicilian brothers and their coming of age in an industrially booming Italy of the fifties and sixties. Pietro (Francesco Giuffrida) - admired by the rest of the family for his intelligence - attends a...

Belkin (F5D6020) Network Adapter: Wireless networking with a few strings attached

Mon, 2 Sep 2002 21:22:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - Last week I got myself a new office.

In this new office of mine, I'll sit outside when I want to: Enjoying the Danish summer's last few days of sunlight sipping a cappuccino or mineral water, while being eagerly attended to by charming young...

Philips Citrus Press Vitesse HR 2792: Let's all give nature a friendly squeeze

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:26:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - Who am I, you might be forgiven to think, that I would review a citrus press? After all I am Scandinavian, and to put the matter bluntly, what could people such as I with a slight propensity for existential hangovers and tendencies toward socialism...

Logitech QuickCam (961119-0403) Personal Web Camera: A webcam to get the eyeballs rolling

Mon, 8 Jul 2002 15:32:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - Motivation for buying

In the first few days of the life of my new broadband internet connection, I was excited simply by the quick downloading of large files and how being always on-line facilitated information retrieval on demand.
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Sturdy recorder for field interviews

Sun, 20 May 2001 15:58:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - Looking ahead to a year of being a student and part-time freelance writer, I anticipated a need for being able to record lectures and interviews in an inexpensive and convenient fashion.

The Olympus S713 is one of those classical microcassette...

A ride with the valkyries

Sun, 13 May 2001 21:15:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - The valkyries in old Norse legend were the female warrior angels of Valhalla, who combed deserted battlefields to bring back the souls of brave, deceased viking warriors to Asgard, where they would be seated at the table of Wotan to drink, dine, sing and...

A book of emotional consolation

Thu, 10 May 2001 20:33:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - I bought this book a while back when for various personal reasons I had hit an emotional low point. And although having the blues is by no means a prerequisite for finding this book useful, I was impressed by the consolatory qualities of this text.
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Excellent laptop for students - only minor glitches

Sat, 5 May 2001 20:37:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - I went to Great Britain about 8 months ago to study for an advanced degree in information systems. I had planned to purchase a laptop over there, as my programme involved quite a lot of essay writing and independent research surfing the net.

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Le Montreux Palace: Five star luxury in a classical frame

Tue, 1 May 2001 21:10:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - The Montreux Palace was established in 1906 as a Belle Epoque style hotel, which means that exterior as well as interior is reminiscient of the best late 18th century European manors and chateaus. The hotel is classified as a five-star luxury hotel and...

No-frills, no bells-and-whistles laser printing.

Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:50:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - When I found out that my university expected students to print out lecture notes on their own while only providing around 20 public printers on a 6,000 student campus, I decided I needed my own printer.

My primary selection criteria were as...

A mature alternative to the Nokia 3310

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:54:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knilaus - As my old mobile phone - an Ericsson S868 - died in a haze of blue smoke after 2 years of faithful service (which included surviving maltreatment such as dropping it in a pool of water), I was forced to go on the market for a new mobile phone.

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