Epinions Recent Reviews for pandinus

I expected it to be at least mediocre

Sun, 9 May 2004 19:41:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - After being a fan of gothic horror style video games as a youth, this game summoned back fond memories of titles such as Castlevania as well as childhood favorite movies such as Monster Squad. The amount of advertising spent promoting this movie wet...

Action and plot that movies can't even manage

Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:54:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Rurouni Kenshin OVA also known and sold as Samurai X is the epitome of what a high-quality action anime should be.

If you are already an anime fan, the best comparison I can imagine is to Ninja Scroll. The visual quality is at...

Microsoft Project: We're on schedule, boss!

Sat, 17 Mar 2001 19:13:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - This is an amazing tool to aid in project management, it is useful not only for software, but virtually any project be it a car, an engine, or starting of a business.

MS Project empowers you with all sorts of features that enable you to...

I said my balance was $1000!

Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:01:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Over the Christmas holidays, I decided as part of my new years resolution, I would be more organized with my finances. To start it off, I found a copy of Microsoft Money 2001 Deluxe for a mere $20 after rebate. It seemed appealing due to its price, and...

Fears LANs, pampering to multimedia

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:52:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - I recently tried Windows ME final, expecting to be blown away with greater stability, internet connectivity, multimedia, and toys. I was impressed with the last two, but let me tell you what I experienced.

I was running Win98 on an AMD...

Webwasher: WebWasher v.s. JunkBuster: A comparison of Browser Proxies

Fri, 19 May 2000 04:08:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Privacy on the internet has been getting more and more attention every week. In the past year, I've seen privacy issue after issue plastered all over discussion boards: Cookies that track your website visits, what cookies can actually reveal about...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: Don't waste your time

Thu, 11 May 2000 18:31:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - About two years ago I got my first sound card, which implied the need for speakers. Not wanting to blow massive quantities of cash of speakers I

picked up this cheap pair at a local computer store.

The sound quality of these speakers is...

Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum: Better than my home stereo

Thu, 11 May 2000 18:03:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - I build my own computers, mostly from cheap, refurbished, or hand-me-down parts from when friends upgrade their computers. My computer was using an ancient Sound Blaster 16 ISA AWE32 with Wave Table synthesis and two memory slots for 30-pin SIMMs. I...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: What? I'm already done?

Tue, 2 May 2000 00:02:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - This is my first CD-RW or CD-R for that matter, and I got it just in time.

I was having insane system instability with my once proud and stable Win95 which decided to go on strike ever since removing IE from it.

Installing it was a snap, I...

Breast Pump: Advertising Rule: Appeal to as many as possible

Wed, 22 Mar 2000 04:57:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - I didn't like this commercial, I am not even sure who the target audience is. The subject matter couldn't possibly be appealing to the average viewer. With all the sexually-oriented or similar "taboo"-related commercials in existence, it...

pricewatch.com: Best computer deals on the net!

Sat, 18 Mar 2000 18:35:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - PriceWatch.com is a great bargain website in which small

companies from around the U.S. enter the prices of their

merchandise. A search engine will then help you find

whatever products you are looking for.

The search engine...

Almost just like Aliens

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:11:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - I love Sci-Fi movies and this one interested me enough to see it.

It's nothing more than the movie Aliens crossed with Cyborg.

The alien creatures even look quite similar to those in Aliens, and

likewise, find out they like the taste of...

Internet Junkbuster: Here's how to stop banner ads!

Sun, 5 Mar 2000 07:43:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Love to surf the net? Hate to be barraged with distracting banners?

Ad banners indeed are a touchy issue. One the one hand they let you know what's out there on the net, maybe even a hot deal. On the other hand, they clutter the web...

Great Computer Science School!

Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:56:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - This is damn near the best public school with such a great Computer Science program. Austin is rapidly taking over the tech industry and many of the most popular high tech names have offices and headquarters right here in the city. They regularly come...

Texas sized school, great education

Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:36:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - First thing, this is a HUGE campus, boasting a student body of 50K students. The campus is pretty well organized and departmentalized such that, as should be expected, all science buildings are near each other, engineering next to each other, etc. This...

Tropical Software PC Security: Powerful & effective PC security system

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 16:57:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - PC Security is the best privacy software I've ever tried. It can do so many great things, it'll be hard to mention them all.

First and foremost, this is software designed to keep unwanted users out of your personal business. This security...

Money saving tip for Norton Anti-Virus

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:03:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - I was surprised to find that the LiveUpdate feature for Norton Anti-Virus is only free for the first year for some users. After that you must purchase a subscription to continue to use the easy LiveUpdate feature.

Here's the trick, you're...

Want to increase your computer's lifespan?

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 18:13:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Norton Utilities is the ultimate in PC maintenance and optimization. It has an intuitive and appealing user interface backed with powerful functionality. This software suite is a major part of my secret to keeping a Win9x machine running near...

Qualcomm Eudora: This programmer's choice in email clients

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:44:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Want to view email on your own machine? Don't want to use your web browser with potential security flaws to do it? Don't want to use Microsoft Outlook and it's gaping security vulnerabilities? Use Eudora Pro.

Attractive, intuitive, and stable...

Thank God for Epinions, so long BoA!

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:00:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - I used to be a Nationsbank user, I had opened my first checking account with them, just prior to my freshmen year at college. The service was fine, plenty of ATMs, and a small fee per month. Suddenly I get a bank statement indicating that Nationsbank...

Can you remember any VJs?

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 18:54:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Please be warned, I hate MTV with a passion, and have strong feelings about them. If you are easily offended, please don't read this.

When I was younger, I loved MTV, you can see videos of your favorite songs from the radio and see new bands...

Wow, genuine terror captured on film

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 18:26:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Ever since it was first in theaters, the reviews from professional critics was split right down the middle. Here at epinions the result is the same, many love it, many hate it, and there isn't much in-between.

I have to say, I loved it. I...

Classic 70s rock album

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 03:12:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Indeed a major rock and roll masterpiece of the era. The main topic of this album is communism, and the featured song '2112' is a 24 minute song broken into 6 smaller parts just like a symphonic piece. Many people I have gotten to know in my years...

Microsoft Windows 95: Doesn't have to be as unstable.

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:09:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - With lots of reading, good utilities, innate troubleshooting talent, and a custom built system, I dare say that Win95 is stable enough. In the 5 years I've owned my machine (I call him Frankenstein), I've changed processors, motherboards, hard drives,...

Go!Zilla: The luxury of patient downloading

Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:21:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pandinus - Do you ever visit high traffic sites, say an ftp server, which has certain files you want, but is too busy with other users? Provided the server will let you download the files provided you score a connection, Go!Zilla is for you. You can easily tell...