Epinions Recent Reviews for owldark

Black & Decker S500 ScumBuster Handheld Vacuum: everything including the kitchen sink!

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:02:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I have the Scumbuster 400 Ultra Kit . . . this is the kit that contains 8 accessories and a convenient little carrying caddy. It's only $5 - $10 more than the regular kit, and i thought it was worth it.

I just got it a week ago (I've turned...

Eagle Creek makes the best luggage anywhere!

Thu, 19 Oct 2000 16:48:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I begged and begged, and got the Switchback Plus suitcase for Christmas last year. It's the best suitcase I've ever owned, and I never plan to buy any other brand than Eagle Creek!

What makes the suitcase so great? Let me count the ways . . ...

McAfee.com Clinic: Clinically great!

Wed, 4 Oct 2000 16:29:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I signed up for a demo of the McAfee Clinic some time ago, and then just recently I signed up for the full version. It's a great value!

The clinic costs $29.95 for one year, which is the same price as a boxed version of McAfee...

Dear Spider --- what were you thinking?

Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:50:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - Dear Spider,

I wish i didn't have to say this, but i'm really disappointed in your latest book. Callahan's Key is not only not up to your previous standards, it's flat-out terrible. And it's even worse because of the...

Stamps.com: Hooray for version 2.0 of Stamps.com!!!

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:36:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I signed up for Stamps.com during version 1.0, and I have really loved using it. Now comes version 2.0, and it improves the service so much it's amazing!

First, the basics of Stamps.com:

Normal service fees are...

new VersaPak wet/dry dustbuster ROCKS!

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:58:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I just ordered the brand-new VersaPak wet/dry Dustbuster VP725, and I'm REALLY happy so far.

First of all, it uses the VersaPak batteries. This is Black & Decker's first wet/dry vacuum to use the VersaPaks. There are two advantages...

a great little vacuum!

Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:48:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I got this as part of my new mini-obsession with the VersaPak line of tools and stuff. I really love the idea, and for the most part, the execution is great too.

Plus, I have always hated to vacuum. I hate struggling with cords, and I hate...

Mountain Home/Gamaliel is wonderful!

Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:46:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - My family went to Mountain Home, Arkansas over the 4th of July weekend. (Though the resort we stayed in, 101 North, was actually closer to Gamaliel.) This is in the heart of the Ozarks, with lakes and trees and mountains everywhere, and it made for a...

Epson Stylus Color 1520 Inkjet Printer: Love my 1520!

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:28:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I wanted a good color printer, and I'd heard nothing but good from everyone about the Epson Stylus line. So I tracked down a refurbished 1520 for about half the price of the new ones, and ordered it.

I have had NO problems with the 1520, from...

not stupid at all, at all . . .

Wed, 5 Jul 2000 15:21:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - It was actually a radio single which made me buy this album. "That's Just What You Are", one of the best songs, actually made it onto the radio for all of about a month. That's pretty rare for Mann; she tends to be JUST under the major-act...

erotic, entrancing, disturbing . . . a great album!

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:58:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - A bunch of my friends remember The Golden Palominos as an eighties new-wave band with sort of obnoxious male vocalists. If you remember that too, that is NOT this album!

I discovered this album through a song on Spinner.com back when it was...

eVoice: evoice is great -- but watch out for BellSouth!

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:53:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - eVoice and BellSouth -- a cautionary tale (with a happy ending!)

So about a month and a half ago, I decided to sign up for eVoice. Unfortunately, I already had MemoryCall from BellSouth. So four days after i signed up, eVoice reported via...

Better Than Tolkien! Part III -- Endings

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:17:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - *The Darkest Road* is an amazing finale to an amazing trilogy, *The Fionavar Tapestry* by Guy Gavriel Kay. And unlike a lot of trilogy writers, he manages to sustain his pace, his prose, and your interest all the way to the end of the book . . . no...

Better Than Tolkien! Part II -- The Wandering Fire

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:04:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - This review may not make as much sense without reading my review of *The Summer Tree*, the first book in the trilogy *The Fionavar Tapestry*. But . . .

*Wandering Fire* builds on the first book, and never slacks off in pace or in writing. The...

Better Than Tolkien! Part I -- The Beginning

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:52:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - *The Summer Tree* is the first in a trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay, collectively known as *The Fionavar Tapestry*.

I realize I'm going to take some flack for saying "Better than Tolkien!" but I mean it -- these books captured my...

purely magical, a tremendous joy to read

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 12:03:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - The first time I read this book, I was about eight years old. Since then, I've read it at least once a year, and I ALWAYS find something new in it. That, for me, is the mark of a truly wonderful book -- to be able to read it over and over again, always...

HP CD-Writer 8210e under Windows 2000 -- works perfectly!

Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:20:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I just bought the 8210e from Best Buy (yeah, I know, but they're the only ones who had it!) I had already visited the HP website, and discovered that I needed a new set of drivers -- which IS, at this point, available. I got the 8210e because I wanted an...

Visto: Great Service, and WAP-enabled, too!

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 12:41:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I have been a big fan of Visto since I signed up. They offer great services and lots of space for my favorite price -- free!

Reasons Visto is cool:

First, they not only give you an email account (which I don't use), they let you...

Rhodes -- Definitely A Mixed Bag

Thu, 4 May 2000 14:30:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - Now, it needs to be said that I definitely have a high "weirdness quotient". I'm a Pagan, I love science fiction and fantasy, I'm a computer geek, etc. So I guess the very first thing that struck me about Rhodes when I got there was how much...

Sprint Mobile Phone Service in Memphis: Sprint PCS Service in Memphis

Thu, 4 May 2000 12:07:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author owldark - I have the 1000 minutes for $99.99 plan from Sprint, although I actually got it on special for $75. (They run this special fairly frequently, from what I can tell, so look for it!)

My previous cell phone provider had been driving me crazy with...