Epinions Recent Reviews for rootk

A good cheap keyboard

Sun, 1 Jan 2006 17:44:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Introduction I’ve been playing keyboards and piano off and on since I was 16. For years, my main keyboard has been a Yamaha SY99. I’ve never really played keyboards out in a band, because the SY99 is simply a monster (heavy and big to...

Help Secure Your Financial Independence

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:32:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Introduction In just a few hours, we will find ourselves in the year 2006. Stop for a minute and reflect on 2005. How do you feel you did from a financial standpoint? Are you clueless and have no idea? Or, are there certain financial topics you...

Be Your Own Boss!!

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:53:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I have been co-owner of a small video production business since 2000. As we’ve grown, the need has arisen to change our business structure from a partnership to something else due to personal liability concerns. I saw this book on...

Your Rich Neighbor.

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:23:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I have been an avid listener of Dave Ramsey since the summer of 2001. When I first started listening, I had recently graduated with a Master’s degree and gotten a killer job with a major aerospace company, and was “in the mood” to...

Firepod=great sounding recordings!

Sun, 29 May 2005 19:58:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - UPDATE - June 20, 2005 If you are curious as to what is possible with this unit. There is a 30 second audio clip available online, it's part of a song I'm working on. Here's how I got the sounds for those of you who are gearheads out there:...

ZIRH, leading men's skin care: The Key To Looking Younger

Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:04:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I'm a 30 year old bachelor who happens to not look anywhere near the age of 30... according to just about everyone I run into and meet. They typically place me somewhere between the age of 21-24. This has wreaked havoc on my dating...

Text FX

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:00:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background As I've stated in other reviews, my goal when I try and do any kind of graphics work is, make it obvious it wasn't done in like Microsoft Word. The Book I was initially interested in this book when I saw the pretty...

Some cover tunes

Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:29:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background Normally, I don't really care all that much about learning "cover tunes", but in this case, there is so much information to be absorbed from these guys... by learning some of their songs you can add some advanced tricks to your bag...

Learn Your WYSIWYG editor

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:28:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background The company I use to work for had an excellent continuing education program. They would allow you to take any class you wanted for any reason. Thus, I signed up for the “Web Graphics and Publishing” Continuing Education...

Logan's : Decatur, Alabama

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:23:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I live in a relatively small town of about 60,000 people. We don't have a lot of different restaurants to chose from. Thus my friends and I have a fairly routine cycle that we follow when it comes to eating out, and since most of us...

Neat Photoshop Trix

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:01:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I'm not really a graphic designer... more of a graphic noodler. I do a lot of video production and use photoshop routinely to make title screens and such. While I don't have any -formal- training in the graphic arts, I do know how to...

Stuck in a Rut? Try this too

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:42:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I bought this book after spending a few months going through Joe Satriani's "Guitar Secrets" book (which was AMAZING). The Book I'm not a huge fan of John Petrucci, but I do like the band Dream Theater, and John does...

Stuck in a Rut? Try this

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:21:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I've been playing guitar for about 7 years. I took lessons for the first 3 or 4. I've played in several bands, of varying quality and know a little bit about playing out live. If you are just beginning to play guitar, this book is...

A very basic DVD player

Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:58:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I purchased my Sony DVP-NS425P DVD Player, about a week after the Philips DVD750VR DVD/VCR Player I originally bought died on me after owning it for about 1 month. I guess I've had the Sony now for nearly 6 months and it is still...

Affordable Supplements Online Store: Good prices, speedy delivery, great seleciton. Highly Recommended.

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 17:36:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I've been using supplements since 1995. Creatine, Whey Protein, Glutamine, CLA to name a few. Previously, I bought all this locally at either GNC or other local nutrition stores. However, due to limited discounts, and only being...

An excellent combination and value! (Piece of Garbage)

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:39:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - UPDATE - MARCH 30, 2004 Ok, what I thought was a great thing, turns out to be J-U-N-K. I guess I should have known when purchasing something from Wal-Mart like that. I had the unit for like 32 days and it broke. From the noise it was making,...

Love at First Sight

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 05:07:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background Story The purchase of this watch, ahem, timepiece was a purely 100% over the top indulgence purchase. Prior to this the most expensive watch I had ever owned was an $80 Fossil brand watch. A buddy of mine got a part time job at a...

An Impressive Little Camera

Fri, 2 Jan 2004 03:06:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I do not own this camera, but a friend of mine got it for Christmas and I spent some time playing with it, and here are my thoughts on it. Camera Asthetics The camera itself looks pretty cool. It's small size allows it...

Pleasantly Surprized By This Car

Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:03:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - My Car Background This is the first Honda I have ever owned. I have previously had: (1) New Hyundai Excel; 1991-1998 : Engine Caught Fire on the Interstate on my way to work in mid December... that was freaked out. (2) New Nissan 240SX;...

Musician's Friend Online Store: Nothing but positives for me.

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 02:34:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I use to shy away from buying online... not because I was afraid of something or whatever... I just wanted to support the locally owned music stores. However, over the past couple years, the deals that are available through mail...

Knowledgeable Reps Help

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 01:02:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background I recently underwent a major change in careers and had a decent sized 401K accumulated at my old workplace. I currently have a Roth IRA with Vanguard, but not wanting to consolidate all my retirement into a single company, after...

I'm in the 80's dude.

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:27:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - As a recently unemployed mechanical engineer, I guess one of my friends figured I'd have an abundance of free time this Christmas season, so he and his wife got me an Atari 10-in-1 joystick as a gag gift. I'll have to say I was the envy at the Christmas...

Canon XL1s Mini DV Digital Camcorder: Canon Strikes Again.

Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:54:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Update:December 12, 2003 I've had the XL1S for a good 8 months now, and it is still performing like a champ. It's been to over a dozen pretty big events and it is quite the head turner (since it's decked out with a MA-200 audio adapter and my...

Dell Dimension 8200 Series: Superb for ADVANCED applications!

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:13:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Background

This is my 3rd Dell computer system at home. (5th if you count my 2 at work..) It all started in 1997 with a PII 450, then in 2000 I got a PIII 866, and then in July 2002 I got a PIV 2.26GHz. I've always had good results...

A good digital camera for intermediates.

Tue, 28 May 2002 18:37:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rootk - Introduction

I purchased this camera back at the first of January 2002 online from B&H Photo Video. I paid $699 for the camera. I also purchased the following items:

* B-50SU AA NiMH Rechargeable Batteries (4 Pack) w/ Charger...