© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-pawtraitp Recent reviews written by member pawtraitp en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_260969762436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - The Rebel XTi is the newest member of the Digital Rebel family As befits the market leader in digital cameras they have taken a successful product and improved it. Where the original Rebel sported 6.3MP, the XT sported 8MP the new XTi sports 10.1MP... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~260969762436 Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:20:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_260969762436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213034503812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Canon Powershot A410, who would have thought a couple of years ago that you would be able to buy a Canon digital camera for less than $120? Well, you can now, sitting down at the bottom of the A series is the A410 and you get quite a lot of camera for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213034503812 Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:47:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213034503812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213026705028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Let me first say, that this not a long term review, but based on a personal comparison of the two leading dSLR models in this sub $750 market. I used the D50 for a day and I liked it. Nikon D50 with 18-55mm lens, this is the camera that Nikon launched... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213026705028 Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:28:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213026705028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212318523012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Age of Empires III The third in the series AOEIII has taken the game to new heights, for some reason the title has a ‘Teen’ rating from the ESRB, but I have yet to find anything that really justifies the rating. Yes there is violence, if you can call it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212318523012 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:43:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212318523012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212271533700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Quake 4, everyone knows the feeling, or at least I think they do – that need to take a time out from the real world and enter a fantasy land where you are the hero fighting aliens or terrorists or other kinds of bad guys. In the beginning was Doom and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212271533700 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:54:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212271533700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211245895300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Powershot A610. The Canon 610, is one of canon’s bread and butter cameras, the $200-$300 range. It is an ideal compact for a semi professional looking for a pocketable camera to have with them at all times, with one caveat, it can’t use the same memory... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211245895300 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:12:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211245895300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211133828740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Photoshop CS2, where do you start with a review of Photoshop? Obviously it is a legendary piece of software and is far more capable than the average user needs or even wants, but does it deserve its status as the market leader? The CS2 version is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211133828740 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:52:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211133828740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210888789636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Minolta QMS 2430DL, as a photographer I am always looking for ways to promote my business. Unfortunately as this involves images, usually color, it can get quite expensive. I was amazed when a local retailer had the 2430DL on sale for $399 after a $100... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210888789636 Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:35:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210888789636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210794352260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Grundig Yacht Boy 400. Growing up in England I used to listen to shortwave almost exclusively and for years yearned after one of the huge Grundig Yacht Boy multiband receivers. When I was older I had almost forgotten about shortwave until a flyer from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210794352260 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:24:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210794352260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210716561028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Canon 500F USB scanner. I already had a Canon LiDE 35 but need to be able to scan slides and negatives as well. Being a Canon fan I decided on the 500F, that and the fact it was on sale at only $99. The scanning software is different to my earlier... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210716561028 Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:02:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210716561028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210605739652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Wacom Intuos 2 6x8. As a long time Photoshop user, I had been to enough events and training sessions that I knew needed to buy a tablet of some variety. Wacom was probably the best known name out there, I had tried a Hitachi one a few years back and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210605739652 Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:19:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210605739652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210309975684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Epson StoryTeller &#150 To paraphrase the words of Icelandic songstress Bjork, &#145quietly, oh so quietly&#146, that was how Epson&#146s StoryTeller was introduced. If you don&#146t go to the Epson website very often and you didn&#146t see the pallet... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210309975684 Sat, 5 Nov 2005 09:12:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210309975684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210136567428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Tamron XR DI 28-75. I was looking for a general purpose lens to keep on a Canon 20D body most of the time. My requirements were, slight wide angle to short telephoto. Medium weight, nothing too heavy, but not something flimsy either. Fast, had to be a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210136567428 Thu, 3 Nov 2005 09:26:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210136567428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209863020164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - Canon 20D – this is my daily camera, it is the camera that goes everywhere with me. In that role it replaced the Rebel. There are three good reasons to buy the 20D, firstly it is (relatively) inexpensive, secondly it is solidly built (without being a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209863020164 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:53:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209863020164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209066364548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - The Epson R200 is one those hard to find things called a bargain - forget buying it to print your term papers or your knitting patterns and recipes off the internet, it is a photo printer... there got that out of the way, feel much better. The box... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209066364548 Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:46:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209066364548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208926051972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - 5 years ago, you would pay 5 times the price of this tiny projector from Dell for less performance and a heck of a lot more size. They say it is ultraportable and it really is, sometimes it is hard to tell if it is is the supplied carry case or not it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208926051972 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:11:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208926051972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208597978756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - The Z5500 come in a huge box and weighs a serious amount - at $220 they cost quite seriously for computer speakers too. The latest in Logitech's line of computer sound systems, they boast every acronym know to mankind including 5.1, THX and DTS. They... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208597978756 Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:03:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208597978756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208507276932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - I run a digital photo business and use photoshop day in day out. My old HP system was getting too slow so I needed to upgrade. Enter Dell Outlet Store. With a budget of $1500 I need to get the biggest bang for the buck. I needed XP pro and wanted tons... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208507276932 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:19:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208507276932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208505769604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pawtraitp - I run a small independent photo business and most of the time I shoot at clients locations. I had a Focus ZX5 which was great, but didn't have enough room or flexibility. I found the MaXX by accident, I was intrigued by the shape at first, then amazed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208505769604 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:09:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208505769604?linkin_id=8003929