Epinions Recent Reviews for oldoligarch

Great silent heater for medium-sized room. Relatively child-safe.

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 06:59:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - This unit is an update of the H
olmes
/ Bionaire BH-3900 which I have also reviewed. Please read that review for the safety concerns with the older model. I own both, and used both this past winter. I liked the...

Good heater for my basement; knob hasn't melted yet. Relatively safe around my toddler.

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 05:55:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - A few preliminaries As others have noted, the epinions description of the Holmes / Bionaire BH-3900U's specs are incorrect in several places, although the image is accurate. Some important differences: (1) This heater is not oil-filled. It...

A roaring, short-lived beast; big disappointment.

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 04:30:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - Let me begin this review by saying that I am loyal Linksys customer. I've been using their products for years now, and all my networking equipment has always been Linksys...until I bought this lousy gigabit switch. The version number is...

Good concept, bad execution. There are safer heaters without the bells and whistles.

Mon, 1 Jan 2007 05:05:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - Why I Need a Safe Heater: I am the father of a very active two-year-old girl, and my family has just moved into a new house. Some of the rooms upstairs on one side of the house (Mom's office, baby's room) tend to be cold. My daughter spends a...

To get any better, you'd have to get a fountain pen

Tue, 4 Jul 2006 04:14:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - I decided to write this review because I couldn't believe that this marvelous pen had received only 1 star by another reviewer. How I use pens So you know where I'm coming from, let me tell you about how I use pens. As a professor and...

Good but fragile -- being redesigned by VacuVin

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:25:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - The Design I found out about the VacuVin marinader because I own other VacuVin products -- namely their wine bottle stoppers, which are excellent at preserving wine from getting sour from exposure to air. The same stopper / one-way valve...

Fantastic handheld OCR scanner

Sun, 7 Aug 2005 21:00:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - Why I bought a C-Pen 800c I am a graduate student and an adjunct professor. I am on the road a lot and I have been looking for a portable solution for my information-gathering needs. Quite often, I come across a valuable snippet of information,...

Very good sound for the size

Sat, 28 May 2005 00:00:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - I bought this set of headphones over two years ago when they had just come out. I use them about once a week. I have limited experience with other earbuds -- the only other set I have ever tried were included with the MP3 player I bought (=El Cheapo...

The bulldog of cigars: petite, powerful, lovable

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:25:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - Make no doubt about it, this is a dark cigar. Perhaps someone who routinely smokes dark cigars can give more detailed comparisons, but I'll offer my own experience in the meantime since no one else has written. Every smoker explores his range, and in...

Elegant construction, works great, quiet

Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:05:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - After three previous humidifiers, I finally found a model I love in the HWM-255. Having tossed m
y
old Hunter 33250, I tried the Honeywell, and was very pleased. [Note: This review has been updated after one year of...

An improvement on the cool mist idea, but noisy

Thu, 25 Nov 2004 06:50:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - I purchased this model in the Fall of 2003 and used it from October to February to humidify my bedroom. When buying, I was drawn to two features: the cool mist idea and the improved filter. Both are good, but I've since found that warm mist is better...