Epinions Recent Reviews for plilikoi

Vacuous tittle tattle

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:43:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - In "The Price of Loyalty" Ron Suskind acts as an obsequious apologist for Paul O'Neill's stint as secretary of the US Treasury from 2001 until he was fired in 2002. In this brief biographical chapter of his life, O'Neill is disassociating himself from...

Show me the money

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:20:03 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - The premise of this book is that you have a lot of equity tied up in your home, not earning any return, that could be invested profitably elsewhere. The author, Douglas Andrew, lives in Salt Lake City and has six children so one would expect his advice...

Okay Oki

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:03:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - Background My old monochrome HP LaserJet III had broken and it wasn’t worth repairing, but I missed having a laser printer at home. Finally, I couldn’t stand not having access to a laser printer at home and I began to research...

Hewlett Packard OfficeJet 5610 All-In-One InkJet Printer: What a sweet machine!

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:09:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - Background The cartridges in my old HP 8700 ink jet printer had dried up again and I was reluctant to replace them. The paper feed mechanism no longer worked, so I had to hand-feed each sheet of paper. I reasoned that I could buy a whole new,...

Another (kind of) bright idea from Petzl

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 01:43:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I finally broke down and bought an LED headlamp. I’d previously adapted my Petzl Zoom to utilize LED’s, but I decided that it was still too bulky and heavy for my backpacking requirements. The big advantages of the super-bright white LED...

Think twice before buying this product

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 01:32:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I was in the market for a Terabyte (1000 Gigabyte) or larger, networked file storage device when I first ran across the SNAP Server 4500. As you'll learn below, it's a good thing I purchased the 1.6 Terabyte product. The SNAP Server has received...

The straight skinny

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:47:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - What this tool does This "SmartTool Builder's Angle Finder" is an electronic, digital level that measures absolute angles. A level should not be confused with a protractor, which measures relative angles. Levels are perhaps most frequently...

A veritable piece of junk

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:57:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - My wife saw one of these advertised in our local newspaper for sale at Kragen Autoparts. Only $99 for an oil-less 6.6 cfm (cubic feet per minute), 90 psi 4 gallon, twin tank compressor with a $20 rebate. How cool is that? Those Chinese manufacturers...

Fish bones???

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:31:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - ~~ My previous experience with dishwashers ~~ My wife and I have been married 15 years now; it seems like forever. That's not a bad thing :-) We've always had a dishwasher. Our first was a Whirlpool, then we an inherited a General Electric...

Titanium 'N' Torque

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 01:15:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - ~~ A little background ~~ If you own a car you've probably heard the grease monkeys in the repair bays beavering away with their impact wrenches. Brrrrr, Brrrrr, Brrrrr, Psst, Ka-ching. The Brrrrr is the sound of an impact wrench turning a...

Third generation ratcheting wrenches

Sun, 7 Mar 2004 20:56:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - ~~ What's a wrench? ~~ You can safely skip this section if you know what a wrench is. A combination wrench is a handy hand tool that is typically used to remove and fasten hexagonal headed bolts. You'll occasionally, at least in the movies,...

Cogito Ergo ThinkPad? Not!

Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:04:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I bought this laptop for software development three weeks ago. I was attracted to it simply because it was the only model in stock (in the UCSD bookstore) with a 15" display, the largest PC laptop display available there. I was initially very...

Give me your best shot

Thu, 5 Feb 2004 04:49:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I tend to use lots of Brad nails in my various woodworking projects. I was using up to a hundred to fasten hardboard backs onto each of a series of cabinets I've been constructing. Each 1" nail required three whacks with my hammer to drive all the way...

Okay, but not great

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:42:55 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I bought this air ratchet when I was getting ready to replace the head gasket on our Buick Regal. I got a deal. I was ready to buy it from Amazon to take advantage of their free shipping and not having to pay sales tax when they offered me a further...

This is my first choice

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 00:12:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - In December 2003 my wife and I did some roofing repair work on her parent's house and figured that next time (shudder) a nail gun would save a lot of tedious hammering. I had no previous experience with air compressors other than pumping up tires. We...

Does the job for which it was built.

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:36:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I recently bought this saw from The Home Depot. The only circular saws I've used before are a Delta table saw for ripping and a Craftsman radial arm saw for cross cutting. These are both table-mounted, rock steady and run on 240V. I'm wary of all...

Bosch cuts the mustard

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:01:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I bought this jig saw from The Home Depot the day after I bought a DeWalt 321 jig saw. I returned the DeWalt and bought the Bosch. Bosch claim to have invented the jig saw in 1947. So maybe they know a thing or two about its design. Prior to the...

Designed by someone who flunked engineering

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:12:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - I have a DeWalt keyless drill and an orbital sander. I like them both, even though DeWalt's equipment tends to be on the heavy side. Let's be kind and assume that this indicates they're well-made. I went to The Home Depot to buy a jig saw to replace...

Safe, reliable transportation that you don't have to worry about.

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:57:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - Background information My father-in-law bought our 1989 2 door Buick Regal Custom new in 1989 for $16,000 or so. He had a thing about Buicks. When he bought this Buick he gave my wife and I his old Buick Century. Less than one week after we...

A great off-road vehicle for two people.

Wed, 8 Oct 2003 16:47:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - The purchase My wife and I bought our 1988 Bronco II (BII) new in 1988 for $15,000 or so and we still own it. The BII runs like a champ after 15 years and 158,000 miles. We bought the BII (manual locking 4x4, 5-speed with a limited-slip rear...

Toshiba 20AF42 20 in. Direct View Television: A great buy for $230 from BestBuy.com

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:47:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - Purchase

BestBuy.com is currently offering a $50 rebate on the $279.99 Toshiba 20AF42. There is no delivery charge if you pick it up yourself from the nearest Best Buy store. BestBuy.com will deliver it free if they can't locate one...

Currently $175 at BestBuy.com

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:54:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - The Purchase

I was looking for a new TV to replace a 20 year old 20” TV. I was particularly looking for a 20” flat screen model. In the nearest BestBuy store the choice boiled down to this Sony, the Toshiba 20AF42 and some...

Reely beautiful

Sat, 21 Dec 2002 21:05:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - What is it?

The JLH Ultralite was introduced to market by the House of Hardy, Alnwick, England in 1999. A freshwater click check reel, it is one of the lightest of its genre. The #6, for example, a 3 1/4" diameter reel, weighs only 3 5/8...

Rocket through the wilderness

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 06:25:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - Background

I recently installed a new Alpine head unit, a 7874 CD player in my 1988 Bronco II. I figured I should buy Alpine speakers to improve further the performance of the Alpine head unit so I bought these speakers to replace the stock...

Good speakers

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 05:25:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author plilikoi - Background

I bought a pair of these speakers to replace the stock rear speakers in my 1988 Ford Bronco II and installed them myself.

Yeah, I've been procrastinating on this. The impetus was that I recently installed an Alpine head...