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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-nachodehopkins Recent reviews written by member nachodehopkins en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_463778582148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Apple seems to have just one goal: make it better.  This often means make something smaller, brighter, faster, wireless, simpler, and sometimes it means taking everything away.  That is what Apple did with the third generation iPod... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463778582148 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:30:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463778582148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463616249476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - After a bit of cajoling, I got to play with my friend's RIM Blackberry Bold.  And then I stole it from him...but only for a few hours.  We had to drive around and do some things together so I got to mess with his phone and test out all of its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463616249476 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:10:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463616249476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463417872004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - On a recent visit to an old friend and his new apartment, I got the welcome and the grand tour.  The tour included all the usual places like the living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, but it did make some special extended stops at all the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463417872004 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:14:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463417872004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463318847108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Motorola, having finally decided to stray from the world of cell phones, decided to try their hand at making a GPS device.  The product they came up with is the TN30.  Coincidentally, I recently took a trip with a friend who also came up with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463318847108 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:57:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463318847108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462272302724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Nintendo, often revered for the venerable N64 system, has not made one of the all-powerful (and all-expensive) game systems out there, but has instead chosen to focus more on innovation.  With that mentality they created the Wii.  This platform... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462272302724 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:23:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462272302724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462141034116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Having come to find that I spend more hours than I care to admit in front of my laptop, and feeling the coupled woes of that investment, I thought I might alleviate a portion of those woes, if not my time, by reacquainting myself with something... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462141034116 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:25:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462141034116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462034800260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Having been invited over to a friend's for a movie night this weekend, I got the chance to have a firsthand look at one of the more actively evolving Blu-ray players on the market today.  While it was formerly considered expensive for its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462034800260 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:15:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462034800260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461932105348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - The bakery in which I used to work had a small office downstairs to take care of all the non-delicious parts of the business. In addition to the small filing cabinet and small footprint computer wedged into the office, there was also a printer: the HP... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461932105348 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:42:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461932105348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461931974276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - As I have mentioned in my previous reviews, I am currently a student of the medical arts. One of the first things you learn in medical school is that there is no time for anything but studying. Since there are those oh-so-vital things you still have to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461931974276 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:39:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461931974276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461931646596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - I recently traded my Sony P200 for a Canon SD1100 and I haven't looked back. The camera is so light that I have carried in my shirt pocket almost constantly in the month that I have had it. I find myself taking it out all the time to snap pictures of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461931646596 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:35:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461931646596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461931515524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - After years of sticking with Sony Vaio laptops, I finally decided to give my wallet a break and go with the more economical Dell brand of laptops. In the spirit of change I also switched from my long-time preference for 13 inch laptops to a 15 inch... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461931515524 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:31:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461931515524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461595250308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Age of Empires III is another in the series of great games from the makers of one of the classic strategy games. I cut my teeth on Command and Conquer: Red Alert and soon after found Age of Empires I. While I have always stuck with Red Alert and never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461595250308 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:27:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461595250308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461595053700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - As I've gotten older and my thoughts greener, I have become more interested in renewable sources of power. I have done much research into the alternatives offered from renewable sources like wind and solar. Last year I tried to convince my parents to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461595053700 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:24:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461595053700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461540920964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - With all the different things I have been downloading over the last few years and all the documents, music, and pictures that I have, it was finally time for me to get an external hard drive - a big one. To that end I got the Western Digital MyBook World... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461540920964 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:03:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461540920964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461540724356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - To go with the new HDTV, my mom recently bought a Blu-Ray player. She went with the Sony BDP-S300 without doing too much research other than the price. Having said that, I wish she had done a little more research because there are a few issues that might... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461540724356 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:59:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461540724356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461540527748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Already in spirits from my new computer purchase not so long ago, and wishing for a better way to make hard copies of those things I had only in digital form, I went out and got myself a brand new printer. Needing all the trappings of an office, namely... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461540527748 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:54:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461540527748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461505990276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - On a recent weekend excursion I had to rent a car, and seeing as how I was in unknown territory and not about to navigate my way to a wedding by the sun, I decided to get one that had a GPS system along for the ride. I was away for three days and I got... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461505990276 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:30:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461505990276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461505728132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - This past week I had the opportunity to test out the new Creative Zen Mosaic. While it is similar to the Zen V on the inside, it screams different on the outside. Creative has taken a great MP3 player, juiced up the inside, jazzed up the outside, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461505728132 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:23:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461505728132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461505465988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - If you have friends like mine who let you steal their iPod Touch devices, or you are one of those lucky devils that has one of their own, you probably know that the battery can drain a tad faster than you want it to. Especially when watching movies... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461505465988 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:18:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461505465988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461505269380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - In the spirit of the environment, I have been getting more interested in green gadgets lately.  One of the best ways to simply decrease your environmental impact is to decrease your energy consumption.  Since this can be pretty hard to do in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461505269380 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:12:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461505269380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461505203844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - It seems to me that the market for small electronics becomes even more omnipresent every day.   Among the devices on the most craved list, for whatever reason, are the small electronics that anyone can carry around with them.  Those that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461505203844 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:09:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461505203844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461400608388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - Because of recent increase in travel to parts unknown, I decided it was time get a GPS for my mom's car. I went with the Garmin Nuvi 660 and I think, for the first time in a while, I have bought a medium ticket item without any buyer's remorse... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461400608388 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:03:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461400608388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461400542852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - I recently purchased the Krups XP 2070 as a wedding present for some friends of mine. They are both avid fans of coffee and she loves the espresso. They were so happy to receive the gift and very excited to use it for the first time. Unfortunately, that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461400542852 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:58:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461400542852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461400280708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - About 6 months ago I decided that I needed to enhance all of my digital stuff at once. The only way I knew how to do that is with the Slingbox. This device allowed me to take all of my media with me wherever I can get an internet connection. I mostly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461400280708 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:55:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461400280708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461400215172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nachodehopkins - I recently made a little addition to my bedroom: the Sony KDL-32M4000. Too long had I lived without knowing the joys of getting to stay in bed to watch my morning cartoons and CNN. Now I have what I fully believe to be one of the true spices of life,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461400215172 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:51:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461400215172?linkin_id=8003929