Epinions Recent Reviews for nbostaph

Good, but not a worthy conclusion to such an amazing series

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:51:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Warning: This review will contain major spoilers beyond section 1. Section 1 may contain minor spoilers. This review is more for those who have already seen the movie or don't mind hearing details of the plot beforehand. Synopsis and...

A good game, but not what I spent years waiting for.

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:37:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview I would say that I am both impressed and unimpressed by Heroes of Might and Magic 5. While they have made some awesome leaps forward, especially in the area of graphics, they have also backtracked many of the forward steps taken in...

Very pretty, but lacking in substance

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:19:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview I would say that I am both impressed and unimpressed by Space Empires V. While it's a huge leap forward in the area of graphics, it's missing some of the simplification that allowed such complex strategies in SEiv. Most of this...

Once top notch, but going downhill fast...

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:07:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview Las Vegas is known by the mass populace as a big casino, but for those who have been there it represents a far broader experience even for visitors who never gamble a cent. The service staff everywhere on the strip is unparalleled, the...

Banking finally moves online

Fri, 6 May 2005 13:57:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview Capital One Auto Finance, who 'absorbed' PeopleFirst, is an online finance institution that offers loans for buying and refinancing new and used cars. The entire system is online, offering no real brick and mortar services, but the idea...

For Perfectionists Only

Mon, 2 May 2005 12:36:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview The PPI 2600 is a high grade car stereo amplifier. It acts to take the relatively weak signal coming from the head unit, and amplify the power of that signal to allow your speakers to play at a much higher volume. Most head units will...

Clear, loud, and full...truly impressive speakers

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:30:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview The 6002i speakers are a 2 way 'full range' speaker designed with a 6.5" midrange and an attached tweeter. I have no love for infinity audio, but got such a great deal on them ($59 new) that I couldn't justify buying a low end speaker...

Requires some fine tuning, but a wonderful system

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:41:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview The HED1602 speakers are a component system, primarily for use in the kick panel enclosures found on newer cars. They come with a 6.5 inch midrange, and a tweeter, and should be supported by a subwoofer and possibly a set of midwoofers...

Great...for the price

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:13:14 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Update 9/22/2006 I noticed shortly after purchase that the system had no read-ahead feature, so bad bumps in the road would cause it to skip. This was annoying but would only happen around twice an hour, so it was livable. However, around the...

It could have been awesome....

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:47:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview Elite Force 2 is a sequel to the original Elite Force, which is a Quake style game set in the Star Trek universe. It would have been easy to simply replace the skins and make this a copy of Quake with ST weapons, but the designers went...

1998 Pontiac Grand Prix: Nice merger of luxury and sporty

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:54:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview With the thinning of the sports car ranks, more and more people are looking to Pontiac's performance mentality to give them something powerful and sporty that can also double as a daily driver. In my opinion, no car fits that descriptio...

Xerox Phaser 840 Solid Ink Printer: Printing technology of the future.

Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:56:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview The Phaser 840 is a high end color printer based on Tektronix solid state ink technology. This technology is similar to color laser technologies, but with a few, very distinct, differences. I'll try to outline below. First, laser pr...

Still a great server, but going downhill fast...

Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:51:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Cold Fusion: Basically the ultimate in server side scripting languages. I've been a hardcore CF fan since version 4.5 just came out and I started learning it. I'm going to try to outline both my development and server management...

Wow, what an improvement over the first!

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:37:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Another one of your ancient world conquest games. You start with a city, and try to eliminate your opponents through battle or diplomacy. AOW2 isn't your average game though. Boasting much more value than it's predecessor, it has...

Icewind Dale 2 for Windows: Don't even THINK about not buying this game!

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:57:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Icewind Dale was a breakthrough game in the world of PC AD&D. Although Baldur's Gate started the whole ball rolling, it lacked something that AD&D always had...heart. Icewind Dale brought that with an interesting story, good...

Much like the old Genesis game Defender of Rome...except DoR was better! :(

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:26:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Legion was excellent in theory, but the practical application leaves something to be desired. Although many of the ideas used to make the game were sound, they did not come together in a way that made a super enjoyable or super...

Zazzle Online Store - zazzle.com: Get Lost CafePress, Zazzle is taking the lead now!

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:26:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - I have been using Zazzle for over a year and have over 40 posters and over 35 shirts in their gallery now. I have to say that at first I was pleased with their service. Then I had a chance to use some other competing services...Now I am very VERY...

Moodflow Online Store - moodflow.com: Truly awe-inspiring; the best without a doubt

Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:58:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

In the past year or two, there have been a number of newer wallpaper sites springing up. Anymore people looking for wallpaper either feel like they can get enough for free, or can't seem to decide on one of the myriad of sites to...

Network Ice BlackICE Defender: What do you know, fire and ice do work well together...

Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:01:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Black Ice is a top notch firewall application that is priced reasonably enough that the average computer user can purchase it. A firewall is just what it sounds like, it is a wall put up between your computer and the rest of the...

...and the bird of legend finally comes to rest.

Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:56:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview The Firebird lived through the muscle car era, lived through the death of the muscle cars, and has stood alone as the last remaining muscle car through to the ending of the century. Even though it's time has come to and end, this...

Any HTML/CFML programmer's dream tool

Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:01:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Cold Fusion Studio is basically an HTML editor much like Frontpage or DreamWeaver. CFS, however, is based around Macromedia's (formerly Allaire's) award winning server side scripting language Cold Fusion. Even if you're not looking...

How can so much power sound so clear!

Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:17:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Altec Lansing is a name that's been around in audio for a long time. With a spotless history, anything with the Altec Lansing name on it is definitely worth a try. With these high expectations, and even higher hopes from my...

Auto Trader Online: They may have a monopoly, but this site is unexcusable

Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:56:32 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

Auto Trader Online is basically a web site tied in to Auto Traders database. You can search for cars that are for sale near you (within any radius you choose) and get some specifics on them. You can also follow links through to the...

Bose Lifestyle 25 II Speaker: If acoustic perfection is possible...this is it!

Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:50:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

The name Bose is synonymous with acoustic perfection. Do they live up to their name? In one word: Yes! In many words...read on :)

The Lifestyle series is based off of the Accoustimass speaker system coupled with a Bose...

Dye-sub a 290 print, and you'll be throwing your classic camera away!

Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:45:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nbostaph - Overview

The DC290 is a 2.1 Megapixel camera (meaning it can take optical pictures at a high enough resolution to store 2.1 million pixels) which was top of the line for Kodak's personal digital cameras when we bought it. I feel that it is...