Epinions Recent Reviews for rag47

Oahu with kids

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:35:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - There are lots of good activities for kids on Oahu. We went in April 2005 with our two children, our son age 6 and our daughter age 3. Waikiki Beach was a big hit with them. They loved getting in the water, digging in the sand, riding on an inflatable...

Zaps ads pronto!

Wed, 28 Mar 2001 00:24:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - This is a review of the Panasonic PV-HS3000 which has more (60 hours) recording time, otherwise it's the same as the 1000 model hard disk recorder. Even though it's a Panasonic, the device uses the ReplayTV software system. My favorite feature is the...

Martin 000M - nice ax!

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:21:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - I've played guitar for about 35 years. My wife plays a little, and I got her this guitar to take with her to guitar camp. She didn't want to spend very much (no commitment!) but I wanted her to get something decent to play, as it's easy to be...

Not a pleasant experience

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 18:16:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - I've always wanted to try Cafe Campagne and now I'm sorry we did. This is a French restaurant in two parts: upstairs is the formal dining room and downstairs the more casual cafe, which we dined at.

My wife is a vegetarian. Usually when we...

Earthlink on the road

Wed, 31 May 2000 21:55:29 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - I normally use a local ISP for my Internet access, but we were going to spend a month away from home, so I signed up with Earthlink, since calling my local ISP would have been long distance.

I have always had good service from my local ISP...

WinProxy: not so good

Wed, 31 May 2000 20:32:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - After struggling with WinProxy 3.0 for about six weeks, I finally un-installed it. I just could never get it to work right. Even the un-install didn’t work right; I had to manually delete the menu entries for it from Start Programs.

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Ricochet SX wireless modem

Mon, 8 May 2000 22:34:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Fast? I think not! Supposedly 28.8K max speed, the Ricochet SX almost always was real slow when I used it. The connection is also easy enough to lose if you are so unwise as to wander into a basement or other area with bad reception.

I won...

JavaScript reference book

Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:56:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - If you are an experienced C++ or Java programmer looking to write some original JavaScript for a web page, this is the book for you. It is a reference manual to the JavaScript language, which is similar to C++ and Java, in terms of syntax.

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Caltech - The Ivory Tower

Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:11:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Since graduating from Caltech, I have returned as a Microsoft recruiter, and for a couple of alumni functions. I attended Caltech from 1965 to 1969 and got my diploma in the usual four years. After my freshman year I seriously considered transferring...

StockCharts.com: StockCharts free for the Technician

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 04:00:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Stock market technicians will have a ball with StockCharts.com. It's totally free and they don't even make you register, so you don't wind up on yet another spam list.

The site lets you enter a ticker symbol and uses Java to generate an...

Sylvania P50: Flat panel Costco find

Wed, 8 Dec 1999 18:00:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - I was looking for a reasonably priced flat panel monitor with built-in speakers when I happened to see one on sale at Costco. It's a Sylvania P50 (Sylvania? I thought they made lightbulbs! But they seem be branching out here). I paid $859 for it.
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Must-See Attractions in Seattle

Tue, 23 Nov 1999 18:13:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - There are wonderful places to visit in the city of Seattle. I live in the area and have acted as impromptu tour guide many times. Let's start with the "big three" that everyone wants to see: the Space Needle and Monorail, Pike Place Market...

Santa Fe Indian Market

Tue, 9 Nov 1999 05:47:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Santa Fe Indian Market is held every year on the third weekend of August. This is a huge event and the town is packed. You will find pottery, jewelry, paintings, kachina dolls, sculpture, rugs, baskets, quilts, and beadwork for sale. There are 600...

Musee d'Orsay - Impressionists!

Sat, 6 Nov 1999 20:54:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Do you love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting? Then the Musee d'Orsay in Paris is for you. One of the world's great art museums, it occupies a former railroad station in the St-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood on the left bank. Opened in 1986,...

Maui - The Best Activities

Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:53:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Here is a rundown of our favorite things to do on Maui. We've always enjoyed our trips to this beautiful and tranquil Hawaiian island. There are many activities to enjoy here, and this review is a rundown of our favorite ones.

Let's start in...

Chicago Art Institute - One of the greats

Thu, 21 Oct 1999 17:03:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - There are more famous paintings at the Chicago Art Institute than almost anywhere else. For example,

Self-Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh

At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Inventions of the Monsters by Salvador Dali
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Salish Lodge - Snoqualmie Falls

Tue, 19 Oct 1999 17:32:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - I live not far from the Salish Lodge and Snoqualmie Falls, and I've visited them many times. The falls are impressive, especially in the spring when the snowmelt swells the Snoqualmie river and makes the falls really thunderous. The best viewing is...

Poisonwood Bible - A Good Read

Wed, 13 Oct 1999 05:17:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - The Poisonwood Bible is just the book to bring along for a long airplane trip. It moves right along, tells an interesting story, works in a little history lesson, and develops some interesting characters. A fine page turner.

I hate reading...

American Beauty - So So Flick

Wed, 13 Oct 1999 01:13:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - I'm not a big movie fan, and American Beauty didn't do it for me. Lured into the theatre by all the rave reviews, I started out with high expectations and was gradually disappointed. This isn't a bad movie - I wasn't terribly bored - but it was...

Cruising the Upper Amazon

Tue, 12 Oct 1999 23:22:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - In 1997, we traveled by boat from Manaus in central Brazil up the Amazon

to Iquitos in Peru. It was one of the most wonderful trips we have ever taken. It was a packaged tour that we booked through Lifelong Learning, although we found when we got...