Epinions Recent Reviews for ravenshad

No faults here

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 04:07:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I picked this book up to read during a trip and chose it because I had read one of the author's other books ("Nora, Nora") and really enjoyed reading it. This book did not dissapoint me.

Like Nora Nora the characters seemed to be...

A quiet yet intensely compelling story

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 03:55:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - During the first half of the book, I thought it was boring and colorless. With the second half of the book, I was able to see why it was like that and thus appreciate it's texture and design.

It is a coming of age story for a girl in 1961...

The Action Movie For Everyone!

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 02:02:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I saw this movie because a friend of mine rented it. I don't usually like action movies, but I promised to watch this one with my friend. I was extremely surprised by this movie. The special effects were outstanding. The story line was original in my...

Fun On The Farm

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 02:11:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I purchased this toy for my toddler aged son to play with. I wanted him to learn about animals and I remembered how much fun I had playing with this same toy with his sister when she was his age.

The little people have changed shape from when...

eGroups: Mailing List Mania

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 02:00:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - Egroups is a web site that allows people to create email discussion groups on any topic. I run 5 such groups through egroups.

Setting up an account is simple to do, and it's free. However, it is difficult to change the email address of your...

Cute FTP: FTP Made Easy

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 01:45:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - A few years ago when I started my web site, the cute ftp program was reccomended to me as a way to get the new pages onto the site easily and quickly. I downloaded the trail version and installed it.

It took me only a few hours to learn the...

Blogger: Journaling Made Easy

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 14:16:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I heard about blogger from a friend of mine in a chat room. At first I was against the idea of putting my journals out in public for anyone to read. Then, I started reading other people's blogs.

From reading these blogs I learned a great deal...

ICQ: Private Chat Program

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 14:04:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - The ICQ program is a small program that allows the user to create a buddy list of family and friends. With it you can talk to each one separately or create a small chat room for just those friends.

The program allows you to set yourself away...

mIRC: IRC Chat Program

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:49:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I've found this program to be easy and fun to use. With it you can connect to hundreds of different "nets" in order to chat with people who share your interests. It is a small program that will not take up too much space on your hard drive,...

Learning Game For Children

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:36:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I got this as a bundle of software with my new computer. My 4 year old son was behind in school type development yet heading for kindergarten next school year. So I loaded first the preschool one, then the kindergarten one. He loved the game format and...

More than a tale of terror

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:20:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - From the first time I read this book I absolutely loved it. Stephen King is dead on with so many things in this book. Tricia and her brother's thoughts and feelings about being divorced. Tricia's love for her dad. the thinking of the old sayings older...

Excellent Learning Tool

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:49:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - This book presents information on the alternative lifestyle of BDSM in a precise yet very amusing manner. It captures the readers from page one. It does not treat the material as some boring psychological dissertation, but instead invests the information...

Fun imaginative show

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:39:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I love watching this show with my son. He really enjoys the dragons, and the fact that there are two kids in the show. I like that the show teaches things about patience, sharing and other behaviors. It does so in a way that my son can easily relate to...

Excellent Show

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:15:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ravenshad - I find Bear In The Big Blue House to be a truly wonderful show. It is not difficult for my son to follow. He enjoys the variety of characters, the singing, story time with shadow and so much more. I do not find this show, like many other children's...