Epinions Recent Reviews for murgan

The Queen is Back!

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:49:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Donna Summer returns to the fold after what seems like decades in the wilderness.The album starts of "on the good foot" with "Stamp your feet"; the title says it all; driving percussion, faultless production, and a lyric that sounds like a...

Brilliant but flawed

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:01:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - For those of us with a spare hard drive lying around, an external enclosure is an excellent idea.Opening the box I found: Enclosure, plastic stand, power brick, CD, two rubber pads., six screws, manual, installation sheet.This case is made of...

When it is good, it is very very good…

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:53:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - In the past I've always looked at people who wear these things and thought “you look like an idiot”. However, we recently became a three-phone household, so when I saw these things going for $10 each, I grabbed three. Each one came with an instruction...

Good looks. Bad fit. Ugly sound.

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:31:04 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - I use headphones at work. In the past few years I have totaled three sets by tripping over the cables. So when I saw this item coming up at a bargain price I jumped on it. What’s in the box: Headphones, transmitter, charger, Y-adapter (so...

Third time lucky?

Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:39:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - You have seen my review of the T
ungsten
T, and the subsequent review of the T
ungsten
T2. Now the circle is complete. I finally bit the bullet and upgraded to the T3. At the time...

I find your lack of standardization disturbing.

Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:56:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Since I already have two Cordless Freedom Opticals and a cordless Duo MX, it could be said that I have a great affinity for Logitech's wireless keyboard/mouse combos. One of those products is used at work. When I poured a cup of tea on the Keyboard,...

With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes...

Mon, 4 Dec 2006 14:53:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Milady was recently given an iPod Nano, so I snagged one of these for thirty-something bucks. Plug it into a cigarette lighter socket and it comes to life. The charging base has an up-down frequency selector button, three preset buttons and an LCD...

T2 is better than T1

Mon, 6 Jun 2005 12:27:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - From T|T to T|T2I recently upgraded from a Tungsten T to a T2. The review for the former can be found h
ere.
To simplify things – and avoid repetition – I will talk about the differences. To look at,...

palmOne Tungsten T Handheld: Excellent Value - Does the job

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:15:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Since 1992 I have had several PDAs – all Psion machines, ranging from the humble Series 3 to a 5mx – trading up every few years when a new generation of hardware went "mainstream" (I am not one of those who rushes out and buys something when it...

MUAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!

Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:11:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Warning: contains some minor plot spoilers, but I have tried not to "give the game away". Evil Genius (EG) is a James Bond/Austin Powers spoof in which you play... the villain! Build your evil Lair, train up henchmen and minions and send them out to...

An unexpectedly impressive game, but...

Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:42:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Way back in 1984, through the mists of computing prehistory there came a game called CARRIER COMMAND. Originally for the Atari ST, it was later ported to the Amiga and PC. It involved an island-hopping campaign in a carrier that had Aircraft and...

Nice board, shame about the company.

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:18:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - I had originally intended to build a system around an Athlon 64, but when I saw the deal that TigerDirect was offering (this Motherboard, an AMD XP 2400 CPU, 256MB of PC2100 Memory and a HSF for $99 after rebates) I jumped on it. The board is nearly...

Bargain or bust? Read on to find out...

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:33:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - I recently bought a Palm for my wife. Stop sniggering, you in the back row... it wasn't a trade! When Palm bought out the Zire 72, I was able to pick up the outgoing Zire 71 for half-price ($150). This was my first major exposure to a Palm machine,...

Boldly going once again...

Tue, 18 Feb 2003 22:43:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Sequels are generally a mixed bag. Some add originality, excitement and value to the original game, while too many others are best described as "a quest for more dollars". Which one would this be? Having played and thoroughly enjoyed Star Trek: Armada...

It's cheap... and it does the job

Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:29:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - I have used one of these for a couple of years. I picked it up for under $20 after an expensive Norelco ripped my face to shreds. Unlike many who have reviewed this item I dislike rotary razors. It has served me well.

Tha quality of the shave...

Dell P1130 21" (19.8" Viewable) Color Monitor: Welcome to the Dark Side

Sat, 28 Sep 2002 20:49:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - One of the perks of my job as a web developer is that I get a new work machine every couple of years. A few months ago my machine was replaced. When the machine arrived I noticed that the box was somewhat larger than I expected it to be, and when I...

Make it so!

Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:19:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - As a rule, I tend to assume that a film or TV/computer game tie-ins generally result in mediocre games, as the development team invariably has to spend a large chunk of their budget purchasing the license in order to make the game in the first place...

AOpen Slot 1 AX6BC Motherboard: The most stable motherboard I have ever used

Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:12:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Late last year my motherboard (a Soyo 6BB) went up in a puff of smoke and had left my computer dead in the water. I was desperate for something to get up and running again as quickly as possible. At this point I was not looking to upgrade anything, I...

It's black, it's cool and Milady likes it...

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 13:20:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - When I told Milady that I was thinking of getting a new keyboard and mouse she asked me what was wrong with the ones that we already had.

I had admired this keyboard/mouse combo from afar for many moons now, but the $100 price-tag gave me...

Wing Commander XVIII? From MICROSOFT?

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:55:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Perhaps the most unusual thing about this game is its pedigree. This thing has more credits than a Hollywood blockbuster movie. Top billing goes to Microsoft, with Digital Anvil and Warthog getting credits, with no idea as to who does what.

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A Brit in Kentucky says "YeeHar". Or something like that.

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:16:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - There seems to be a school of thought that says that modern entertainment must contain sex, nudity, blasphemy, profanity, big guns, big egos and big explosions in order to be classified as "entertainment". Thankfully, once in a while something...

Evil-looking beast!

Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:24:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - When I started looking around for a new printer, I wanted something that could do high-quality, low volume work at a reasonable price. Oh, and it had to be black, to match the rest of my system.

So... I did some homework and checked out...

More than good enough

Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:10:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - After many years of faithful service our old cordless phone, an ancient and trusty Toshiba FT-6004 had finally given up the ghost, so we went shopping for a new one. Since our old tape-based answering machine (an equally ancient Bell Answermate 267) was...

...and they all lived happily ever after.

Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:10:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - When I decided to get Sprint PCS service, my wife wanted one of those little Motorola StarTAC or Samsung flip phones - I suppose that it is a "fits-into-the-tiny-handbag" girl thing. As an engineer, however, I don't like hinges - too easy to accidentally...

The new standard in carrier flight simulations.

Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:03:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author murgan - Maybe it's a guy thing, but it seems to me that most fellows have wanted to be a fighter pilot at some point in their lives. A lucky few get to do it for real, but for the rest of us a flight simulation is about as close as we are going to get; and just...