Epinions Recent Reviews for sevry

Getaway, beaches, surf - and pumpkins.

Thu, 31 May 2007 10:46:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Overview Half Moon Bay is in San Mateo County on the San Francisco Peninsula. It consists of different towns, and now subdivisions. But they so blend together, at this point, that it's easy to just think of all development there as - Half Moon...

Disc Clone II STAND ALONE CD DUPLICATOR 52X WRITE: Convenient, inexpensive

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:22:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Market Most newer computers have CD/DVD writers installed. But writing to these tends to hog computer resources/time. Better then, if copies are foreseen, to have a separate machine make copies once the master or original has been...

Very nice - they give you the printer - you buy the ink

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:39:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Getting there It's a gem. I always liked Canon. People have complained so much about Epson, except for the very high end models. And I was replacing an old, slow, but actually very good HP 722c (which was 'hot' in its day). But the newer HPs...

Touchy about bright and contrast, but good.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:58:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - This is a monitor that seems to demand the right contrast and brightness settings. Normally, for example when setting Adobe Gamma, one is told to set the monitor's Contrast to 100% and then adjust Brightness down. You try that with this monitor, and...

It's a steal at the price

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:48:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Fry's was practically giving these away for under $50. I really only wanted sharp text scanning. I did try some color photos. The results were good, but only after descreening in Photoshop, and some other things. Certainly serviceable for photos. But I'm...

One to have

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:28:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - This is just a gosh-darned great camera, if you know how to use it. I had this for some time before really getting to know how to use it. Its popularity was never great, because it was only 1.5MP, on the cusp of the newer 3-4MP cameras then coming out...

Great - fantastic - must have!

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:38:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - It's been a few years since I've contributed to epinions. I thought I should make a note about this particular camera. It's long since discontinued. And I'm on my second or third C5050, and still use it all the time, as we're approaching the end of 2005...

Hey, give it back!

Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:00:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Hey, give it back - a line from the movie. Seems to describe most every scene, really. The good work, first? Ice 'field', 'wake angels' chase, the earth explosion, smashing the moon, the new earth formation. The Star Wars chases left me a bit cold. But...

The best

Sat, 4 Oct 2003 09:26:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Let's just say - you can't get a table in the evening. Popular with the homeowners, on the nearby hills, people from all over, all classes, looking for large portions (my one meal of the day, kind of thing) and quality food. This is it. Parking is also...

Classic Sci-Fi, already considered a champion in the genre

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:31:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - What is the matrix? It's a Hollywood blockbuster that ties CGI special effects, 'club' black designer togs, and fight-by-wire fu to a dream-world story where people can be Superman just by wishing it were so. Open the comic book. Become Superman. Jump...

Clumsy direction - good movie - waiting for the remake

Sun, 5 Jan 2003 09:33:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - As with the first part of the trilogy, Jackson is clumsy in his direction. The movie drags at times, and comes together in strange, disconnected ways - so unlike Tolkien's novel. It's been said that the film is boring. It's been said this is because...

The Bat - a good half a movie

Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:17:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Starts off fine with somewhat derivative Elfman theme (trick of great art - conceal ones sources). The 'badge run' was a little odd, and also derivative of the Lugosi Dracula title sequence (or was that design, itself, taken from the Batman comics?)...

Nice diversion

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 06:30:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - UPDATE: The De Young and this Aquarium/Museum were both demolished a few years ago. New structures were built. The massive new de Young opened to mixed reviews. About a year later, SEP 2008, the new Aquarium/Natural Science Museum has opened. It's not...

Almaden Quicksilver - jewel of a park

Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:43:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Jewel in the local county park system, which has quite a number of hiking/biking/riding parks in this area around the Santa Teresa IBM plant (IBM even owns part of one of these parks). Was set for development, land parcelled and set to sell. And it's...

Coyote Point for the kids

Tue, 8 Oct 2002 06:14:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Relatively small park, with a nice view of the SF Airport. Passenger aircraft and private jets fly in bunches over the water and beyond the trees. You can actually hear the noiser jets take off, just barely, you're that relatively close to SFO.
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Beautiful grounds, nice wilderness

Tue, 8 Oct 2002 05:34:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - As suggested by the photo, the grounds around the lake are nicely manicured, and very beautiful. People will sit on the numerous benches just looking out at the windsurfers, boaters, and birds diving for food. It tends to be a destination, especially,...

Oly 460z - keep one handy

Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:11:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Though discontinued, now, it's a great pocket camera for quality shots, within limits. Ebay should have reconditioned versions for under $100 by this point. I bought one that way and have used it almost continuously for 8 months.

The newer...

The book and the park

Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:30:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - The book, by Jimmie Schneider, chronicles the discovery of quicksilver (mercury, and its ore, cinnabar) in the hills near the Santa Clara mission, and its profitable development starting as the company famous in 60s song - the Quicksilver Mining Co...

Different stuff along the same beach

Sat, 14 Sep 2002 07:24:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - See my San Gregorio beach review. San Gregorio, at the north, Pomponio in the middle, and Pescadero to the south, are basically just one long continuous beach, 6 miles or more. And it goes further north and south than that.

At the highway 84...

A real gem of San Francisco

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:25:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - It's a small park, but that does seem isolated, once you get inside, from the greater city beyond. It's not exactly backroad isolated hiking trails. It's basically just a large campground. Very developed. Lots of meadows, lawns, picnic tables, and all...

Disneyland by the Bay - and just as expensive

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 07:41:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - I remember Fisherman's Wharf, and even the newly opened Pier 39 shopping complex as place you'd find native San Franciscans just walking around on a day off.

The last time I was up there, however, I was stunned at how finally the cheap and the...

Will be better - but is worth the price, now.

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 07:10:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - For the longest time, the zoo was in such disrepair, and so many exhibits were closed, that it was a ripoff to even charge admission. However, around July 4 2002, they opened the newly renovated section. And that's enough to justify the admission, and a...

Silicon Valley escape from Highway 84

Mon, 9 Sep 2002 17:37:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sevry - Great exit from the pace of urban work, among all the trails and parks in the coastal hills of the Bay Area, are also the beaches themselves. Shorebirds gather in different species and great numbers along the surfline, looking out to pelican flocks...