© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-kowrip Recent reviews written by member kowrip en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_428833607300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - Rockstar releases yet another masterpiece of entertainment with Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA 4). Before I go into the review, I must provide a disclaimer. Yes, this is the series that has generated so much controversy over inappropriate content in its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428833607300 Mon, 5 May 2008 00:01:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428833607300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424362937988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I recently became a first time father and I get to play with all the neat baby stuff. A diaper disposal unit was definitely on the priority list. We looked at several and then put the Diaper Genie 2 on the registry. I'm quite happy with the unit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424362937988 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:23:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424362937988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423228378756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I recently needed to purchase 2 web cameras in order to do a video conference for a special event. I did some research in a short amount of time and decided on this camera. I was quite pleased with my choice. The camera is designed well. It's very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423228378756 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:15:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423228378756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415189667460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - My wife and I recently bought this TV as a belated engagement/wedding gift to ourselves. I had been contemplating either a 46" LCD or a 50" Plasma. I ultimately decided on this TV and I've been extremely happy with it. This unit compares very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415189667460 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:16:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415189667460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_336604597892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - This is an excellent little device to solve a somewhat complicated wireless networking issue. Typically, each device (computer, video game console, printer, etc.) needs its own wireless card/adapter to access a wireless router. Very often, a room with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~336604597892 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:35:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_336604597892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_326081351300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - Having to deal with the dozens of wires around my PC, I decided that I wanted a cordless keyboard and mouse to free up the clutter and allow me greater freedom of various positions in my chair. Knowing the quality of Logitech devices, I decided on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~326081351300 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:27:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_326081351300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_304984919684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - Since I saw a number of zombie movies growing up, I was really excited when I heard about a zombie action game coming out for the Xbox 360. However, I was a bit hesitant knowing that Capcom had created this game. While they've done a great job on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~304984919684 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:26:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_304984919684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_258521927300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I'm no stranger to dental irrigators. I have owned and used a Conair model, an Oral B model and 2 Waterpik WP-72W models. I have also tested a few others at friends' houses. I am convinced that Waterpik makes the best quality irrigators. The WP-100W... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~258521927300 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:54:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_258521927300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_258034798212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - Since the Grand Theft Auto series became so popular (and controversial), several game companies have attempted to imitate the game. Almost all of these attempts were failures or turned out to be quite different than GTA altogether. Saint's Row brings... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~258034798212 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:36:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_258034798212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_257645055620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - Back in April, I was looking for a nice HDTV to replace the 27" TV I had in my bedroom. I was looking for either a plasma or an LCD TV in the 37" - 42" size for around $2000. I finally settled on the Sharp LC-37D40U. I chose an LCD over a plasma for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~257645055620 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:05:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_257645055620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_224082038404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I recently decided to upgrade my computer's video card to complement the dual monitors I bought. Previously, my PC had a 3-4 year old AGP GeForce 4 card. Since I didn't want to upgrade my PC motherboard to get a newer PCI Express slot, I wanted an AGP... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224082038404 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 01:15:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_224082038404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222833446532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - My company got me spoiled at work by giving me dual 19" LCD monitors. I quickly realized how useful this setup was and wanted to get 2 of my own. The main features I wanted were dual DVI/VGA connectors, screen quality and relatively low price. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222833446532 Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:58:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222833446532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220420411012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I received this coffee maker as a Christmas gift. I've been grinding my own coffee for years with just a simple grinder and a basic coffee maker. So, I asked for a nicer unit that both grinds and brews. This Cuisinart DGB-500 is what I received... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220420411012 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:13:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220420411012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219672317572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I decided to join the GameFly video game rental service a little over a year ago (December 2004). I wanted to be able to rent the latest Xbox games. I was fed up with Blockbuster because they NEVER had the newest games. So, I initially signed up for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219672317572 Thu, 2 Feb 2006 23:26:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219672317572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189999189636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - INTRO After I paid off my Jeep Grand Cherokee last year, I decided that I wanted a better sound system than the stock CD player and speakers. I wanted a head unit that could play MP3s and definitely wanted sound quality and bass. The problem was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189999189636 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:12:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189999189636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189701000836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - My lawn had been loaded with weeds when I first moved into my new house. It was pretty obvious that the lawn wasn't taken care of during the previous owner's last couple of months. There were several different kinds of weeds scattered throughout the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189701000836 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:49:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189701000836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186079809156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - INTRO I just recently moved into a fairly large house and needed to get a decent phone system. I was primarily interested in the 5.8GHz cordless phones since they don't interfere with wireless computer networks. I also wanted a very high quality... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186079809156 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:45:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186079809156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186013748868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - This is yet another item I needed when moving from a condo into my new single family home. A few of my friends who do landscaping recommended this trimmer to me because it has a straight shaft, it's reliable and it's inexpensive. A straight shaft is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186013748868 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:54:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186013748868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185959157380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I recently moved into a new house and have to take care of my own lawn for the first time. The grass was initially in pretty bad shape. It hadn't been cut in a while and there were far too many weeds. I was interested in a product that would kill the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185959157380 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:43:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185959157380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185698651780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - INTRO I had been looking for a nice new set of computer speakers since my Logitech Z560 system was damaged by a surge from a lightning strike last year. The most important things I wanted were good sound, strong bass and a reasonable price tag. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185698651780 Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185698651780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170672557700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - INTRO: I was looking for a device to allow me to play Xbox online without running wires. Most of the gaming adapters / bridges that I saw had either gotten terrible reviews or were sold out at the places I looked. After seeing a few decent reviews... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170672557700 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:29:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170672557700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160873090692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - INTRO: I'm a huge rollercoaster fan that has both RCT and RCT2 as well as all expansion packs for both games. RCT3 makes several major changes to these earlier games. First of all, it's now in true 3D and the detail on everything is extremely high... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160873090692 Sun, 7 Nov 2004 13:12:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160873090692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152281648772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I had been looking at portable MP3 players for several weeks and preferred to get one with a hard drive. I considered the iPODs, but noticed that the Nomads seemed to be a slightly better value (more GB for less money). So, I decided on this unit. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152281648772 Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:51:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152281648772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_110929809028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - Diablo 2 Battle Chest includes the original Diablo 2 game as well as the "Lord Of Destruction" expan... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~110929809028 Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:21:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_110929809028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_97452134020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kowrip - I purchased this product after seeing some VERY convincing infomercials on TV. The infomercial CLAIMS that this product will (1) remove even the thickest hair with just a few sprays and a wipe (2) soothe and moisturize your skin. I ordered a bundled... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~97452134020 Sun, 27 Apr 2003 15:35:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_97452134020?linkin_id=8003929