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Sennheiser HD 497 vs Grado SR-60

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:17:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - For many years, the only headphone an audiophile could love in this price range was the Grado SR-60. I owned the SR-60 for years and used it daily as my primary headphone. It was a great headphone for the money, but it had a number of shortcomings that...

1995 Nissan Pathfinder: More of a truck than an SUV

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 18:38:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I never thought I'd own an SUV, much less enjoy it, but I've been driving my 1995 Pathfinder for a few months now and am mostly very happy with it. I'm well-acquainted with the previous owner, so I have a fair idea of its history, even having had the...

Final Fantasy IX for PlayStation 1: FF9: A Memoir

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:40:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Like every fan-boy, my question was not, "should I try Final Fantasy 9?" Rather, the question for me was "will it really be a Final Fantasy game?"

Like many others, I enjoyed FF7 and FF8 but could not bring myself to...

Chrono Cross for PlayStation 1: Chrono Cross: A Worthy Successor to Chrono Trigger

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:02:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I've been out of circulation, but I just had to write this review.

The burning question in every RPG fan's mind has been, "is it as good as Chrono Trigger?" For me, at least, the answer is yes, with a few minor reservations.
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Mitsubishi G150: PCS Phone for the People

Thu, 29 Jun 2000 16:18:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I chose a Mitsubishi G150 to replace my dying Nokia 2190, and have not regretted it. The G150 is a solid phone with decent features and superb reception.

I'd had my Nokia for close to two years, and had never been satisfied with the reception,...

Nisus Software Nisus Writer: Nisus Writer: Is it a word processor, or a cult?

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 19:40:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Help, I can't stop using this program!

Seriously, Nisus Writer is a brilliant word processor. It has a slightly steep learning curve, but its rewards are many. Nisus Writer is the oldest Mac OS word processor still in development, and it has a...

Vagrant Story for PlayStation 1: Vagrant Story: Murder Mystery from the Makers of FFT

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:39:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I finally completed this game, and I still don't know for certain who killed the Duke! Oddly enough, I am looking forward to playing it again. (After Chrono Cross :-)

Vagrant Story, created by some of the same talents who produced Final...

Sony PlayStation Console: PSX: Unsurpassed

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 18:27:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - The Sony Playstation (PSX) remains the best value in video game consoles, even when compared to the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast.

What other system has this kind of staying power? The Playstation has survived five years in the console gaming...

Red Hat Linux: Red Hat - Read: "Hype"

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 15:38:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Red Hat have done a good job marketing their Linux distribution. Excellent, in fact. Unfortunately, marketing is not enough to make it a good product.

Red Hat is certainly liable to be more stable than commercial desktop operating systems...

Sun Netscape 6 (NTS9S-600CD9BA) for Unix: The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:27:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - For so many years, Netscape Navigator was *the* web browser. It took off like a shot in the wake of Mosaic, and generally did the job of browsing better than anything else.

What ever happened to those days?

I never expected to...

Slackware Linux: Slackware makes old machines useful again

Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:02:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Don't throw out that 486 just yet. With the right operating system, it may yet have a lot of life left in it.

I was weaned on 4.3 BSD in the late 80s, and I've been using one flavor of Unix or another since then. Late last year, a friend of...

Apple Mac OS 9: Mac OS 9: Should I upgrade?

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:16:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - The biggest question most people seem to have about Mac OS 9 is: should I upgrade? This opinion will explore what's new in Mac OS 9, with a focus on things that might affect your decision to upgrade.

1. Stability, Compatibility

It...

Stylish, but stale

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 15:04:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Sony's MDR-G72LP headphones are nice-looking, but their sound quality leaves a lot of room for improvement.

I recommended these, never having tried them, to my spouse, to replace the worn-out ear buds that came with her portable radio. They're...

AKG K240: Great Sound in an Indestructible Package

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 19:24:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I've had the same pair of K 240 monitors for over ten years. They sound and feel as good as they did they day I bought them.

This was my first pair of good headphones. I was putting together a home studio in those days, and all of the reviews...

Microsoft Outlook Express Mac Edition: OE Mac: The Continuing Saga

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 19:01:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - When Outlook Express 4.0 for Mac (OE) came out, I stopped using Claris Emailer and tried it out. Emailer, wonderful program that it is, had already begun to show its age. OE offered most of the things I liked in Emailer, and it was free.

I was...

Hotmail: Not perfect, but better than most

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 18:24:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I avoided Hotmail for years. It has a silly name and I'd read a lot of horror stories about it. However, it does offer some features not found elsewhere in free email services.

Hotmail does the following things better than most other free...

Romano's Macaroni Grill: Hard to Believe It's a Chain Restaurant

Thu, 11 May 2000 18:38:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I've eaten at Macaroni Grill in Austin, Texas and Westminster, Colorado on several occasions. It's amazing how good the food and the service both are at this chain of restaurants. Equally amazing is, how consistent the flavor and quality of so many...

Front Mission 3 for PlayStation 1: Front Mission 3: The Pinnacle of Mech Combat

Mon, 8 May 2000 13:50:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Front Mission 3 (FM3) is the most recent installment in the Front Mission series, and the first to be localized for English-speaking markets. FM3 is the deepest and most entertaining mech combat game I've experienced, and may appeal to those who haven't...

Iomega ZIP 250 (11234) Internal ZIP Drive: No "Zip" Puns, Just Good Storage

Sat, 6 May 2000 13:43:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I bought a SCSI Zip drive when they first appeared on the market. I'm not usually an enthusiastic early adopter, but I had heard and read good things about these drives. I have not been disappointed.

My original Zip drive is still going...

A Different Kind of Revolution

Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:50:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - For a long time there's been an adage, phrased in different ways, but basically this: "If you want to change the world, first change yourself."

In his book, Ethics for the New Millenium, the Dalai Lama offers practical advice to that...

Sony Dual Shock for PlayStation 2: Best PSX Controller

Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:44:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - I'm partial to the MadCatz Dual Force Analog, but I have to give the nod to Sony for making the most compatible analog controllers for the Playstation.

Sony's controllers really are the only ones that are 100% compatible with all Playstation...

Voicestream Wireless: Voicestream: Good Cost/Benefits

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:55:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - There are several choices in Colorado for wireless phone service. Voicestream has competitive pricing, decent coverage, and adequate customer service.

For about $30/month, I've been on the standard plan with unlimited weekend use option. This...

MacBitchX: MacBitchX: Abandoned

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:27:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - MBX (MacBitchX) was something new and different in MacOS IRC clients; a promising port of a successful, freely distributable Unix-based client. The developer, cw|s, is a good programmer and rapidly brought MBX to a state of test-quality usefulness,...

Sled Storm for PlayStation 1: Unique Winter Sports

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:26:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - As far as I know, this is the only snowmobiling game ever. Amazingly, it's a great game.

There are a lot of winter sports games on the Playstation, mostly racing-oriented. The Coolboarders series has been very successful, and it has seen many...

Crash Team Racing for PlayStation 1: Crash Team Racing: Mascot racing at its finest

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:01:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author qibo - Crash Team Racing could be the best mascot racer ever (and I had a lot of fun with Mario Kart!). It took a long time to get a good mascot racer on the Playstation, but it was worth the wait.

CTR is far from being the first mascot racer on the...