Epinions Recent Reviews for livefire

Steady router improved with firmware

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:09:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - In the market for a replacement router, I selected the DIR-628 for a few reasons: 1) Dual band (sort of) The DIR-628 supports selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless signals but not at the same time. As my wireless cards get upgraded, we'll move to the...

Good weather = good, bad weather = bad

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:42:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - These tires came as OEM tires on my Mazda MPV minivan. Its time to replace them (after 35,000 miles) and I won't be getting another set of these. Not that they're terrible tires, they're not. They are simply unexceptional. In dry weather they are...

Docking is the way to go

Fri, 8 Dec 2006 23:50:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - I recently acquired a Treo 650 adding to my growing list of Palm/Handspring PDAs going back to the Visor Deluxe. The hotsync and power cables supplied by Palm seemed a bit flimsy and cheap to me. I could see them eventually breaking and I did really...

Would need another map to find a clue

Mon, 4 Dec 2006 22:32:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - So much promise, so little payoff. That pretty much describes the Mobile Travel Guide software powered by smart2go. The maps are incorrect and buggy, the install size is misleading, and website unhelpful. The software on the desktop- The...

Sweet little player

Wed, 24 May 2006 19:37:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - On a short list of digital audio players, the Sansa E250 stood out for a few reason which led to its purchase. First its rather small, it can display photos, play videos and tune in FM radio stations as well as record audio. Secondly, it has a slot for...

Good router with passable filtering

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:16:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - The WGT624SC markets itself as the security edition replete with built-in parental controls and included software to help protect your home LAN. With three children in the house, the WGT624SC appealed to me primarily for its integrated parental controls...

Great budget card (for AGP)

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:39:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - The 6800LE is Nvidia's stripped down graphics card for those using the AGP bus. There's a theory bounding around that Nvidia manufactures the NV40 core in qualities and then tests each core. Those that work the best are branded at the top end 6800 GT or...

Its not just for PSP

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:36:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - We wanted a 512MB Memory Stick Pro Duo Pro for a Sony camera. Most places were out of stock on the 512s, but there were quite a few that had the SanDisk Gaming card. Figuring that flash media is flash media, I took a chance and bought the green SanDisk...

Waiting for Mr. Coffee

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:20:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - We recently purchased the Mr. Coffee FTXSS23GTF 12-cup stainless steel programmable coffee maker for our kitchen update. My wife & I both enjoy coffee and spend what seems to be an inordinate amount of time talking about coffee, preparing coffee,...

Good, solid, basic vacuum

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:50:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - Normally, I shun the bottom line models. And this is the bottom of Kenmore's line, selling for $90 (although I got it on sale for $60). But I was in the market for an inexpensive vacuum, and they don't get much cheaper than the 34720. Does cheap mean...

Good for kids (or the kid in you)

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:12:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - My 8-year old son wanted this game. Since its rated "E", and I would like him to not play games that feature fighting / killing / massive explosions, it seemed like a good pick. Plus the entire family really enjoyed the movie Shrek 2. We installed...

Flash drives to the rescue!

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:15:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - "How do I get a file from my computer to yours?" Its one of the first problems one runs into when sharing information. There are many potential solutions, but with the recent advent of flash memory drives, the solution for transporting large files on the...

Fast, but not THAT fast

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:31:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - This SD memory was offered for sale as a 60X card, which would put the read speed as 10 megabytes per second (MB/s) & write speed around 9 MB/s. For the price it was selling for, this seemed too good to be true. Most SD cards in the price range ($35) are...

Driftwood: Nice beach hotel

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:49:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - Driftwood On The Ocean sits between Amagansett and Montauk New York. My family (myself, the spouse, our 11 year old daughter, and our two sons ages 8 & 2) spent a week there in the late off-season 2004. We had a two room oceanview suite for a week. Our...

I like my coffee hot & fast

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:42:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - For me, the selling point of this coffee maker was three-fold: It had a water-filter built into it; it used a permanent gold filter; and it was from a company with a good reputation for kitchen appliances. In practice, while the DCC-900 is a competent...

Printing bliss

Thu, 8 Apr 2004 19:26:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - I have a small home network (2 desktops & a notebook) that needs to share two printers - a Samsung ML-1200 laser, and a Canon i450 inkjet. I had them connected to one computer and shared to the other computers. That worked OK for most of the time, but...

Black Quiet Edition it is!

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:31:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - My old case has gotten too small & too loud. I have 3 hard drives, a DVD+RW, plus a number of add-in cards including a hot-running GeForce4 TI4200. In order to cool off those components (plus the AthlonXP cpu) I needed a number of fans. And the computer...

When it works, its great

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:10:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - I have a love/hate relationship with the MR814. Yes, I realize its an inanimate object, yet the promise of it is tempered by the performance. Why I love it Wireless signal I have a small network in my house. The MR814 sits in my living...

Prints good, looks good

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:30:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - The first thing that struck me about the EL-1192BL was the display. Its a green LCD on black, a very nice combination with exceptional definition between numbers. It also prints in two colors (negatives are in red). Other than those features, its a pretty...

Simple, yet effective

Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:02:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - The DX4530 fits into Kodak's upper end of digital cameras - it lacks some features of the higher end DX6 line, and has a better resolution (at 5 megapixels) than the CX line. This camera has a target market and if you fit into that market, this camera is...

I just know it'll break (again) soon

Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:33:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - I had a Xerox XD100 laser copier/printer that had worn out & decided to try an inkjet multifunction device so my office could use color if needed. We settled on the HP Officejet 7110 because it had a good mix of features and was an HP, a brand with a good...

A children's retelling of The Pilgrim's Progress

Tue, 4 Mar 2003 13:34:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - I was looking for a chapter book for my 7-year old daughter, something that would last longer than one night's reading. We stumbled upon The Land of Far Beyond and picked it up not knowing what it was about. To my delight it was a children's...

An overall excellent LCD

Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:29:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - When my old 15" Cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor finally broke, I decided to replace it with an LCD monitor. It was really about savings: LCDs saved space, saved power, and saved my eyes. LCDs use up to 80% less desk space than a CRT monitor. The power...

Hints on Antec quality throughout

Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:24:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - I've used many cases building for friends. Some cheap cases are band-aid dispensers: their sharp edges are just waiting to cut fingers. While this case may not be up to the standards of the more expensive Antec cases, for a vauleline case, its great...

Newegg.com: The way online stores ought to be

Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:44:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author livefire - Over the last 10 months I've been doing all my computer shopping at newegg.com. A friend recommended them and I have yet to be disapointed.

Pros

Wide Selection - Newegg has one of the wider selection of items available in many...