Epinions Recent Reviews for tarthurs

Oldie Goldie

Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:14:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - This server is not available new anymore, but there are tons available at auction sites, through liquidators and the like. While it is not as high density as newer servers from Sun or other manufacturers, it is a nice compromise given that it will hold...

Sun Enterprise 4500: MORE POWER!!!! (with apologies to Tim Allen)

Sat, 26 May 2001 16:55:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Full Disclosure -- the Author has worked for Sun Micro Systems as a contractor in the past, but currently has no financial ties to this company.

The Sun Microsystems Enterprise server line is a very scalable, powerful and reliable set of...

Dell Still passes the coffee cup test

Sat, 26 May 2001 15:01:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - If you want a good, rugged and reliable laptop, don't care much for looks and you work in a "hazardous" (to computers) environment, you can't go wrong with Dell.

The last time I checked, the Dell laptops are still the only computers to pass...

San Francisco Zoo, You've Gotta See this Thing!!!

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 20:36:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I have travelled all over the world, and the SF Zoo is one of the best zoos that I've seen. Largely built as a WPA project during the depression, some of the exhibits are a little dated, but the zoo is aggressively updating them. For example, the...

Archived Computers & Internet Reviews: Linux of Web servers

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:20:31 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I agree with sgersh that apache is not for the faint of heart if you want to do something special with it. However, I have to disagree that ms pws is a better idea -- there's just not that much you can do to it. When I set up a Redhat Linux...

Hoover Windtunnel -- test your airplane in this!!!

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 08:40:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - We bought our windtunnel in November as an early Christmas present to ourselves. It was a special model -- a little smaller, a little lighter, and no dirt detecter -- and a little cheaper. This suited us just fine -- we have a small apartment with...

Wells Fargo -- not horsing around.

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 06:40:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I have been banking with Wells Fargo since 1988. Actually I was with First Interstate back then, but the reason that I started with first interstate was that they had branches all over the west. When W/F took them over, that continued to be the reason...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: IBM PC Camera -- NUTS!

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 06:04:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - IBM needs to reconsider this one. It has been nothing but trouble. To tell the truth, I probably would not have chosen the product, but it came with an IBM system. They should have given a discount with every system they ship this thing with.
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Diamond Stealth -- They steal your money!!

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 05:43:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I have owned and hated many generations of these cards. I keep hoping they will get better, but they continue to disappoint me. Out of several dozens of colleagues, I only know of one that likes these things -- and he spends several hours mucking about...

MicroSolutions Backpack CDRW: It's not just for road warriors

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 01:30:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Microsolutions designed these drives specifically for laptop computers, but it is an answer to a prayer if you compute on a budget, but have multiple computers to support. Since the drive is not meant to be used with a laptop all the time, the drivers...

Wyatt Earp Gravesite and House

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 01:06:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Wyatt Earp's House and Gravesite

I have a table that is featured in an Eckles catalog from 1907. I also have one identical to the model certified to have been used to embalm Wyatt Erp.

(See...

Shakey, Quakey Land's End

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 07:15:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Land's End in the Outer Richmond of San Francisco is a great driving trip. It is the area of the coast that stretches from the Cliff House to China Beach. It includes the houses of the rich and famous, as well as those of the merely filthy rich. It is...

Point Reyes Light

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 11:41:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - If you are a lighthouse groupie like I am, then don't miss Point Reyes Light during your stay in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a long drive, so plan for a day trip, otherwise it is not worth the trip.

As you drive through Point Reyes...

Must See

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:13:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - During your visit to San Francisco, North Beach is a must see. From the tawdry sex scenes on Broadway (less now than 20 or 30 years ago) to Coit Tower on Telegraph hill, the cable car line and the cable car barn to Fisherman's wharf and the Aquatic...

Japan Town: Good Exotic Shopping

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 09:37:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Japan Town in San Francisco is less well known than China Town, probably because it has been neglected by the TV and movie crews. If you are looking for a break from the frenetic pace and the feeling of having to watch your wallet that you may feel in...

The Fading Flower Child

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:33:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - The Haight largely lives on past glories, it is now pretty commercial -- with a hippyish sort of twist. There is the usual collection of panhandlers, sometimes more, sometimes less, as the politicos have the police department roust them out of downtown...

The best part of San Francisco

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:17:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - If you plan on coming to San Francisco, plan at least a day to see Golden Gate Park -- you could spend your whole vacation there, if you wanted to. Get a bicycle and do it right.

The park starts at the "panhandle", across from the...

Peapod Online Store: Peapod -- Was good got worse

Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:50:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I am semi-retired due to some mobility and other disabilities, and I used Peapod last year -- it was a life saver. At that point, they shopped for you at Safeway, a west coast grocer. Now they use Andronicos for their groceries -- one of the most...

Quik 'n Brite: Finally a Product that lives up to its name!!!

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 19:13:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I usually do not buy products from TV offers or infomercials because the seem like they are written by the heirs to snake oil salesmen and medicine shows. However, my fiance and I have both developed chemical sensitivities to the point that we have to...

Rush Hour -- Don't rush to the video store!

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:23:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - I bought Rush Hour with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker because everybody in this house is a great Jackie Chan fan, including our two cats. We were greatly disappointed in this movie because Chris Tucker (who I personally can't stand) over powers the...

The Complete National Geographic: 100 Years of Educational Gold

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:53:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - When I was a kid, my grandmother, who was an elementary school teacher, always bought me two presents every year. A subscription to "Boy's Life" and a membership in the National Geographic Society. Over the years, these have proved to be the...

IBM Aptiva 2170 (2170805) PC Desktop: Quirky is the word

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 06:07:03 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - We actually got this system as a gift. It has an AMD k6-2 450 mhz processor, 64 megs of memory, 8 GB hard drive, a 32x CD-ROM, 56k winmodem, standard with a 15 inch monitor.

It has the minimal amount of memory for a windows 98 system. I have...

Microsoft FrontPage 2000: Front Page should be Back Doored (out to the dumpster)

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 04:12:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Frontpage may suffer from what other Microsoft software is currently suffering from -- featuritis. By this, I mean that each release has gotten bigger, slower and more complicated.

Frontpage is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web...

Cannon Multipass C5500 -- some bang for your buck

Sun, 26 Dec 1999 03:41:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Cannon Multipass C5500 Multi function fax/printer/scanner

The multipass is basically a deskjet style printer with fax, scanner, computer fax, and copier functionality.

What I love:

The ease of use particularly for...

Sun Solaris: The sun never sets over Sun

Tue, 21 Dec 1999 14:08:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tarthurs - Sun's Solaris 7 (2.7) is one of the most stable operating systems I've had the pleasure of working with in more than 25 years of working in the computer field. I've been the system administrator on systems that will work for months at a time without a...