Epinions Recent Reviews for oldcurmudgeon

Hours of Fun!

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:53:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - If you've read my epinions reviews on other Gerber multitools (the 600, and the 800 Legend), you've noticed I tend to see Gerber's multitool designs as being a bit on the eccentric side. Don't take that as a bad thing; as a multitool collector, I'd be...

Another eccentric multi from Gerber

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:48:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - If you need a multitool with plier jaws that open very wide, read no further--the Gerber 800 Legend is not for you. The maximum opening at the plier tips is about 15/16". By contrast, the smaller Gerber 600 has jaws that open almost 2" at the tips...

Gerber Marches to Their Own Beat

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:09:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - I've had this model--defined as the MP600 Pro-Scout--for a few months now. As I own several multitools and tend to rotate them depending on what I'm doing that day, my 600 has not yet been put through the ringer. I mention this up front, because I was...

It's not quite dead...

Sun, 22 Aug 2004 22:27:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - The last review on this tool was written almost a year ago. So why am I writing one now? Well, other than the fact that I purchased one recently (I collect multitools), the Super Tool 200 (ST200) is still listed on the first page of multitools here at...

A Little Jewel with Wolf's Jaws

Sat, 21 Aug 2004 02:02:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - Leatherman likes to give their tools names that just beg to be punned. But they are also names that you remember. The aptly monikered "Crunch" is one of the newer Leatherman tools, and as it turns out, one of their most unique. This is not the only...

Unique, But Odd

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 23:07:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - The S65 Power Plier is from SOG, best known for their knives. And knives are primarily what SOG makes, with names like SEAL Pup, Pentagon Elite, and X-Ray Vision. The company's name, as they explain on their website, is taken from the Vietnam-era...

Better than the 621?

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:43:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - I was pretty sure for a long time that I wouldn't find a new router I loved as much as my Dewalt 621 plunger. If you are into woodworking--whether as a hobby or profession--and you enjoy using the router, you quickly find that one is not enough. Yet I...

Most Polished of the Lot

Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:09:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - I own several multitools, in different brands. All have their pluses and minuses, all have at least one "cool" factor, as well as one or more questionable design choices. But if I had to pick just one, it would be the SwissTool. The SwissTool is not...

Best of all keyboard worlds?

Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:46:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - When the original Microsoft Natural Keyboard came out some years ago, I bought one immediately. Some of you younger folks may not remember, but before the Natural Keyboard was introduced, most ergonomic keyboards ran $200-$400. And some of those had...

Cirque Power Cat Touchpad: Touch me

Tue, 12 Sep 2000 22:02:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - Of all the pointing devices I've used over the years, I stuck with the Cirque PowerCat the longest. So what made me switch?

Now I use a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (reviewed in the Mouse Epinions section). The PowerCat worked great, except...

The perfect pointing device?

Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:38:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - Over the years I've used more than 8,000 different pointing devices... Well, okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but the point is that I've never found the perfect pointing device, and I've tried a bunch.

For many years I used the basic...

Linksys Etherfast Cable and DSL Router: Networking magic!

Sat, 9 Sep 2000 02:06:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - This is the Swiss Army Knife of home networking products. You want to share your cable/DSL connection among several computers? You want a fast switch? You want a 4-port router? You want a DHCP server?

You want it for $200.00?

Just a...

4050TN is a blast!

Fri, 8 Sep 2000 23:29:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - This printer is fast. Power On/Sleep Mode to first page out is less than 13 seconds. Plus, you get true 1200 dpi resolution at full speed.

So why didn't I give it 5 stars, you ask? Nothing to do with the printer itself. The 4050TN lost...

Did HP get it right?

Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:08:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldcurmudgeon - Did HP get it right this time? I've been using handhelds/palmtops/PDAs since the HP 95LX, and have owned all versions of Windows CE devices, as well as an Apple Newton (remember those?). Other than the Newton and a Philips Nino, all my handhelds have...