Epinions Recent Reviews for syc

Practical Always-With-You Digital Camera

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 03:30:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - What would it take for you to actually carry around a camera all the time? I've searched far and wide for a camera that I'll actually take around with me more often than not to capture those candid moments. I figured that it had to be light and small,...

Yes It Is

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 03:06:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (HWSG) is a fantastic book by Dave Eggers that distills and probes the mind of youth. And although I haven't suffered like the protagonist of the book, I can relate at a visceral level to him. Its witty and made...

T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition: Finally, Acceptable Convergence with Some Caveats

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 03:53:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author syc - My previous attempt at PDA/phone convergence, the Handspring Treo 180, ended as a failure. You can read more about why I thought so in a separate review here on epinions. So needless to say, I was skeptical of the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone and didn't...

Evolutionary Improvement Over T23

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:51:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - The latest and greatest Thinkpad, the T30, is undoubtedly a incremental improvement over its predecessor, the T23. Whereas the T20 series brought some big leaps over the 600 series, I'd say that the T30 improves in some subtle ways. There are now so many...

Solid Good Reliable Sony

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 03:10:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I actually have the HT-5100D which I believe is the exact same thing except it comes with a 5 DVD/CD disk player, and can decode DTS. I have a primary home system already (I've done a review for it...the Harman Kardon AVR 500) but was looking for...

The Morning After Is Never Pretty

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:15:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author syc - When I first saw the Treo, I knew it was at long last the PDA phone combo for me. I had passed up the nasty Qualcomm PDQ and VisorPhone as too unwieldy and kludgy. I passed on the Kyocera QCP as too bulky. The Samsung SPH, with its color screen, was a...

Think Again

Tue, 6 Nov 2001 19:11:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I give a lot of credit to IBM. I've been a faithful Thinkpad user for many a models now dating back to the Thinkpad 750C (although I have strayed from the path on occasion...never by my own will) and am surprised by IBM's ability to surprise me with...

The Pocket Camcorder

Tue, 6 Nov 2001 00:55:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I did so much research on digital camcorders, I thought I was never going to be able to pick one out. I read nearly every review on Epinions and on every other review site I could find. The specs for the Sony looked great, although the price tag on the...

Rekindled the fantasy genre for me

Wed, 23 May 2001 18:36:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I love fantasy, but I'm a skeptic of the genre. I feel that I've read the same story rehashed so many times that I get most of them confused in my mind. A Game of Thrones is completely different. There are so many reasons why I shouldn't like this book...

Sound To Live and Play By

Fri, 18 May 2001 02:11:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I've been looking for an AV receiver for a few months now and finally settled with the Harman Kardon AVR500 (I also considered the Denon AVR series and Sony ES series). For the speakers, I purchased the Energy Take 5 set (5 speakers) and 10" subwoofer...

Move In Comfort and Style

Fri, 4 May 2001 00:27:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - For some reason, I've always had a fascination with briefs, backpacks, and luggage in general. I'm not sure why...I don't even particularly like to travel. Maybe I just need things to keep all of my gadgets and stuff in an orderly fashion while I go from...

Better Than My Sony Television!

Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:42:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author syc - We have four televisions in our house that run the gamut from an ancient Zenith with the usual broken remote, no conventional input connectors to speak of, and off-white picture to the Sony 27" to the newer Sony Wega TVs. When we decided to buy a TV for...

Best streamlined tiny mobile phone period

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:45:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - One day, I hope there will be a perfect handheld device that will encompass my mobile phone, Blackberry-type pager, and PIM. Until then, I will just have to settle for finding the smallest, most useful items in each category. The Nokia 8260 is one of...

Solid Performance Makes Easy to Overlook Flaws

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:34:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author syc - It's not the mega-mega-pixel cameras that are out today, but the Canon Powershot S10 does an admirable job for our purposes. Let me caveat this review by stating that I am, by no means, a professional photographer, nor do I even have demanding...

RIM Blackberry Two Way Pager: The Behavior Changing Gadget to Get!

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:02:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - The Behavior Changing Gadget to Get!

I've heard for the past year or so that the RIM Blackberry is just awesome! I'm a gadget nut, but I've been hesitant to adopt for some reason. I use a Palm Vx for my PDA and use a notebook for my email...

Another Thinkpad Wonder

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 02:25:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I recently gave the Thinkpad 600X a rave review so how could a notebook really improve upon it? That was my attitude as I first opened the T20. I doubted that it could really be all that much better; instead, I figured it would be only marginally better...

Vadem Clio C-1050: No Man's Land

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 01:32:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author syc - The Vadem Clio 1050 is a Windows CE-based clamshell device. It's not really palm-sized, but rather, mini-notebook sized. Before, I go into my review on the Clio, I should explain what I was hoping to accomplish. I am a very heavy technology user with my...

Money Makes Good

Thu, 15 Jun 2000 01:44:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I've been a faithful Quicken user since the DOS days, but have tried Money on occasion to see if it would suit my needs better. My primary goal has been to track my money and usage to the penny since I was always on the border of every account (yes, very...

Math + Cryptography = Fascinating?

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:41:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I would not have normally picked up Cryptonomicon based on the plot summary. However, I was looking for a book to read for my long daily commutes, and had heard that the author of Snow Crash had written a new book. Although I had (at that point) not read...

No more wires! Sort of...

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 01:11:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author syc - Internet connection anywhere and everywhere? Well, sort of anyway. The Omnisky seemed to be the perfect compliment to my Palm Vx. I have a notebook too, but will probably never whip it out in a store or on the train to check my email or stocks or do some...

The Perfect Balance

Mon, 12 Jun 2000 02:56:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author syc - I've owned and used many different notebooks from many different manufacturers. Maybe it's because my first notebook was the Thinkpad 700C, but I find myself continually coming back to the Thinkpad series. My current notebook is a Thinkpad 600x Type 2645...