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can do better

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:11:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Jet Airways is the largest private airline in India. It made a failed attempt to take over Sahara airlines 2 years ago. It made another attempt to own Sahara last year and was successful. That Airline has been rechristened to Jetlite. Jet is not the...

The Times of India: One of the best

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:56:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - The Times of India is the leading newspaper in India based on circulation. It is published from all the major cities in India. It is owned by Benett and Coleman Company Ltd and is one of the oldest newspapers in India. It is over 150 years old. In fact,...

Garden city - Silicon valley of India

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:10:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Bangalore is the IT Capital of India and has put India on the world map because of its High Tech IT and BPO/Call Center Companies. Bangalore is a city in South India ,State of Karnataka. It was a pensioner's paradise some 20 years ago ,but with the IT...

decent camera for a reasonable price

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:32:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Last month, i purchased 3 Canon A530 camera for my friends in India. The main reason was that they wanted a 5Mega pixel canon camera for less than $250 and this model fitted the bill perfectly.This model had apparently replaced some of the old obsolete...

Good value for money

Tue, 7 Dec 2004 00:11:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - I purchased this camera from Walmart over 6 months ago at the price of $299.It came bundled with Camera dock. Like all Electronics product, if you wait long enough,the price keeps on dropping.On thanksgiving day ,the price of camera dropped almost a...

Cosco Endeavor Lightweight Toddler Stroller: So far ok

Fri, 25 May 2001 18:05:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - I recently purchased this Cosco stroller from Walmart.My main reason for choosing this stroller was because it was advertised as light weight and the price was not that high. I had little difficulty in assembling it initially.It took me about 15 minutes...

Deterioration in standard

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:50:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - I work in Cambridge near Central Square and there are plenty of Indian Restaurants in the Area .Shalimar is located just outside Central Square T stop on Mass Avenue.

I visited Shalimar during lunch hours with a big group of Office colleagues...

Ramada Inn: Fairly good

Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:53:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - I stayed at Ramada Inn in Norwood ,Masachussets for more than a week. The room had a full king size bed , 2 chairs , a table with table table lamp and a Tv with some cable channels.

The room was clean and every morning the bedsheets were...

RIM Blackberry Two Way Pager: Handy device

Sat, 28 Oct 2000 17:14:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - I have been using the RIM Blackberry E-mail pager for the past 3 months.Being a Systems Administrator , I need to be alerted immediately

if anything goes wrong.

The Blackberry Wireless E-mail service has been doing that job of receiving...

Boston Herald: Needs improvement

Sat, 14 Oct 2000 14:43:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Since , the time I have been staying in Boston , which is for almost 18 months now , I have been reading Boston Globe and Boston Herald regularly.

I had subscribed for home delivery for few months , but then I realized that it is not worth it.
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The Times of India: One of the best

Sun, 8 Oct 2000 15:07:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - The Times of India is, in my opinion ,the best newspaper in India as far as value for money goes. It is over 100 years old and has a cherished history.It has plenty of pages ( average 24),as per Indian standard ,but miles to go in comparison to...

Avoid weekends

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 21:40:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn -
Review Topic: Practical Information

I visited Niagara falls , the last labor day weekend , and I must say I made a terrible mistake. It was so crowded that more than half of our time

was wasted in standing in long queues...

choose good backup software

Sat, 19 Aug 2000 01:34:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - We wanted to get a tape library and a backup software which supported NDMP protocol , since we wanted to backup data from filer to tapes.

Initially ,we had only a single tape drive, but since data was getting bigger,a library became a...

NetApp F740: cool thing

Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:56:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - We purchased our first Network appliance filer 3 months ago.Initially we

were sceptical whether it was a good move or not and whether it was just a drain of money (We paid over 60k ).

Our fears have been laid to rest and so far it has...

MSN Search: Just the Average Engine

Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:31:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - I have a hotmail account and to make it easier to check my e-mails , i have made MSN as my default home page. And because of that I most often

end up using the MSN search engine.

From my observations , I have noticed that It does not end...

Sun Enterprise 420R: Sleek and Robust

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:12:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - The SUN Enterprise 420R is a well designed sleek workgroup server .The good thing is that it mounts in a 19 inch rack.(We had to squeeze in,though).

The Configuration that I worked on included 2Gb Memory and a Gigabit Fiber Ethernet card.The...

Krishnamurti, Jiddu: Complex thoughts

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:54:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - J.Krishnamurthi is one of the most famous Indian philosophers of the twentieth century who perplexed everyone with his thoughts and insights.

He was handpicked by Annie Besant, one of the founding members of the

Theosophical society of...

Walk at leisure

Sun, 11 Jun 2000 14:56:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - If you visit Bombay (Mumbai) , and walk through the city streets ,you will inevitably reach colaba .Gateway of India is a landmark much hyped symbol , which is on every visitor's agenda .But to be frank , there is nothing spectacular about the structure...

Compaq Presario 1279: good for home internet use

Mon, 15 May 2000 18:18:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - For quite some time I was planning to buy a notebook .For me 2 factors were very important - performance and cost .

I researched and found that notebook features didn't keep pace with desktop systems - For example , when the standard desktop...

Compare and decide

Wed, 10 May 2000 18:48:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - When I purchased a new car ( Honda civic ), I couldn't decide which insurance company I should approach .I didn't know many names . I had heard about AAA and a colleague recommended that I approach them.

I had no idea that AAA were in fact...

Many attractions

Fri, 5 May 2000 16:09:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - When you think of Jurong, the first thing that comes to mind is the Jurong Bird Park and the Science centre.It is an industrial town centre and hence JTC (Jurong Town Council) has even started providing apartments on rent to

new residents.
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Visit, if you have more time

Fri, 5 May 2000 15:41:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Changi village is on the eastern tip of Singapore .It is not exactly a

tourist spot , but for locals who don't have much choice of getting away

other than visiting malaysia,Changi village offers a respite.

There is no MRT ( subway )...

A good getaway

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:43:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Mahabaleshwar is one of the few hill stations in the western state of Maharashtra.It is about 5 hours from Bombay ( approx 250 kms ).

90 % of the tourists are locals from Bombay,Pune and nearby areas and most of them are honey moon...

Must visit for Muslim devouts

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:16:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - Arab street as its name signifies is indeed an image of Muslim Arabic

Culture. It is strategically located between Little India , Bugis and

Lavender .

There are 2 mosques on this street - The Sultan Mosque and The Malabar

mosque...

You will not miss it!

Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:59:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pravinkn - If you visit Bombay (renamed Mumbai) , you will most certainly pass through the "Fort Area" .It is just outside VT (Victoria Terminus)railway station .Even though it has been renamed Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus ,

VT still remains the...