© 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-marindavid Recent reviews written by member marindavid en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491942416004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - The ukulele (correctly pronounced “oo" not ‘you’ -koo-lay-lee”… There is no “Y” sound in Hawaiian) looks like a small guitar. It is not. An ukulele is a unique and different instrument, played in its own way... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491942416004 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:10:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491942416004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482767376004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - This is a nicely thought out hammock system suspends your camera, lens down, in a well protected sling, inside a nicely foam insulated case with a waterproofed bottom. Security with easy access at last. Finding the right case to carry a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482767376004 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:51:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482767376004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478640901764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - This review is written for non-technical people about improving the speed of their wireless access or getting on a laptop that does not have the capacity built in – For very little money! It reviews the utility of these devices and specifically... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478640901764 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:02:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478640901764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476639432324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - The largest Uke for traveling and teaching children to play strings as a fine alternative to a down-sized guitar. With its own rich and complete sound, it is easy to play and transport. A reasonable alternative to the smallest of the large (guitars.)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476639432324 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 21:53:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476639432324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468727860868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Gillette’s newest incarnation of a shaving razor is an unnecessary and expensive technological waste. I am old enough to remember a certain evolution in razors. As a kid, the barber used a ‘straight’ razor (a folding, centuries-old design) to trim my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468727860868 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:26:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468727860868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465535209092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - 1080p HDTVs provide the best pictures in sizes larger than 48inches or so.  At 32", there is not perceptable difference - except in price! 720p does the job quite nicely in this Samsung LN32A450 HDTV. While I m generally quick to buy and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465535209092 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:26:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465535209092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463628373636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - The VHS format is becoming obsolete. The time to convert your favorites to DVD is now, easy and inexpensive. That old, bulky collection of VHS recordings will decompose over time and VHS players are on the verge of obsolescence.  You can... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463628373636 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:43:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463628373636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463360593540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - I have grown accustomed to various types of what are commonly referred to as ‘Bathroom Readers,’ books made up of very brief pieces on a variety of provocative subjects.  Short attention span consumption for the reader with minutes to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463360593540 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:23:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463360593540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461161467524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Good books tend to be filled with interesting characters doing interesting things that engage the reader.  On that account, Rodes Fishburne’s first novel, “Going To See The Elephant” is not disappointment.  But interesting,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461161467524 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:15:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461161467524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452487581316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - I have been shooting home movies using a Sony  MiniDV format camcorder for about six years now.  Over that period, I have used more brands and versions of video editing software that I’d really like to admit to – at least 7 or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452487581316 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:14:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452487581316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_449376325252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Americans are drawn to big and bigger, but when it comes to acoustic guitars, biggest is not always best or most appropriate. The Larriv eacute;e OM 03R is a perfect example of there being no direct correlation between size and quality. Its qualities... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~449376325252 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_449376325252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440588865156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Premium frozen desserts can be easily made (and customized) at home with common ingredients and this user friendly and reasonably priced Cuisinart CIM-60. Often, we receive gifts we suspect we will never use. There are closets and other... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440588865156 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:29:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440588865156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439455485572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - When I began to make the transition from toting around one beat up old guitar to amassing a collection of fine ones, I sought out some stands. The idea was to have five or six of them at the ready whenever I felt like picking one up to play. They were... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439455485572 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:09:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439455485572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436915637892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - There was a time when Microsoft Office Word's most recent incarnation was held as the Gold Standard of word-processing programs by most casual- and many professional-computer users. This "article of faith" was so ubiquitous that the pre-installed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436915637892 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:12:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436915637892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423682412164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - For those of us who prefer mouse to touch pad control on our laptop computers, the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse Model 3000 does the trick! These days, all laptop computers come equipped with touch-pad controls by which the user controls... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423682412164 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:27:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423682412164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422603230852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - The amateur musician's wish to record him/herself is driven partly by curiosity and partly by a kind of narcissism I suppose. Wanting to do it to my own satisfaction ultimately led me to the Sony PCM-D50 Portable, Hand Held Recorder. For what it is and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422603230852 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:10:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422603230852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420433858180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Beautifully published and presented, Rzeppa&#146s latest publication is lovely to hold, feel and look at. The story itself, however brief, is not quite brief enough. Gerry Rzeppa has written many reviews himself and posted many articles and opinion... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420433858180 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 14:18:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420433858180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417159089796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - There are hundreds of crackers on store shelves. If what you want is a small, thin, light and tasty platform on which to serve cheese, dips or spreads, Wheat Thins are one you won't want to overlook! Having grown up with only two type of crackers in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417159089796 Mon, 4 Feb 2008 22:59:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417159089796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415266868868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Back in 1986, when Robert Fulghum first published his best-selling and much praised book, "All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten," I was one of the millions of people who read it and essentially agreed that he was right. That most or all of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415266868868 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:01:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415266868868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414659939972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - My mother bought the large loaves/bricks of it and when we wanted a slice of cheese, a 'cheese slicer' made of a roller, a thin wire and a basic handle was in the silverware drawer, as I expect it was in most kitchens in the 1950s. I liked it just fine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414659939972 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:37:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414659939972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414659350148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - As a boy in the local barber shop, the process always ended with the barber doing a little something that made me feel more like a man and less like the 12-year-old boy I was. He got some hot white lather out of an Oster machine, applied it to the upper... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414659350148 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:27:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414659350148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410769460868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Walking through malls looking for signs in coffee shop windows announcing "Free Wi-Fi" gets old pretty quickly. There had to be a better way. Now there is and you don't even need to turn on your laptop to see if there is a good signal close by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410769460868 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:51:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410769460868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410450366084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - For many years, I resisted the idea of a cell phone that did anything but make and receive calls. These days, it has become literally impossible to find such a basic phone, so I shopped for features I could really use. Being a long-range commuter, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410450366084 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:21:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410450366084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410001837700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Buying a laptop is a lot like buying a car. If you have a choice, you never buy a used one or an off-brand. You decide what you need it for, how much you are willing to spend, study the available data and then make the best decision and the best deal you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410001837700 Fri, 7 Dec 2007 22:33:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410001837700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409449238148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - A Marketing Phenomenon Unearned by the Quality of Their Product I am a devout coffee drinker. I love it strong, rich and fresh and am, admittedly, a devotee of PEETS coffee. From time to time, the only choice over the dishwater swill served as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409449238148 Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:08:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409449238148?linkin_id=8003929