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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-teamw23 Recent reviews written by member teamw23 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_481636421252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - This is a review based on a weekend (and about 300 miles) of combined city and highway driving of a base-model Forester with the 4 cylinder engine.The first thing that surprises you about the Forester is how big it actually is inside.  This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481636421252 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:57:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481636421252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470200061572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I own a little cabin up in the mountains we use as a weekend place.  I am willing to pay for a DSL line up there, but getting a satellite TV subscription really makes no sense.  However, I would like to watch TV occasionally when I am up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470200061572 Tue, 12 May 2009 23:05:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470200061572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468158549636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - If you use excellent beans and good, filtered water, this coffee machine will make you a sublime and delicious cup of coffee day after day.  It grinds the beans inside the machine and then immediately makes coffee from the fresh ground... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468158549636 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:49:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468158549636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464869756548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I am a very casual, recreational skier.  Not a hardcore speed and adreneline junky.  I just want to get out there and have a little fun and get some exercise.  Wisp is a good choice for somebody like me. It is also a good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464869756548 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:49:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464869756548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463693188740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I researched TVs exhaustively before finally settling on this Pioneer Kuro plasma.  The Kuro line is aimed at videophile buyers who want extremely high picture quality and are willing to pay quite a bit extra for it.  These TVs are typically... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463693188740 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:40:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463693188740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463225327236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I was a very early adopter of DVR technology, the idea of turning a hard drive into a kind of smart VCR.  I am a huge fan of the idea, not because I am an avid TV watcher, but rather because I find 95%+ of what is on TV these days is virtually... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463225327236 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 03:36:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463225327236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463217462916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - So it comes down to this - you have hair growing out of your nose.  Yes, you are getting old and yes you now have to trim your nose hair periodically to avoid terrifying small children.  As the indignities of old age go, this one isn't such a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463217462916 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 01:20:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463217462916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441034247812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - This product has generated a lot of hype in the techno-geek community. Probably more digital ink has been spilled in fawning over this product than any other consumer product in the last few years. In this review, I'd like to put aside all that hype... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441034247812 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:33:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441034247812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439765929604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I ordered one of these sight-unseen off the Internet and put it up in our screened-in porch yesterday. It is a large fan, both in the span of the blades and the overall height and general heft of the design. The blade size is only a few inches longer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439765929604 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:58:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439765929604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430538526340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - If you are reading this review, you are looking for some headphones to use with your XBOX360 or PS3. Specifically, you want something that will integrate the XBOX Live headset or the PS3 equivalent into a set of headphones so you can game on-line and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430538526340 Sun, 18 May 2008 19:05:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430538526340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408624467588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - If you have a digital camera that takes AA batteries, the battery companies love you. Regular alkaline batteries just get chewed up by digital cameras. Rechargeable batteries are the logical solution to this problem. Today's NiMH rechargable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408624467588 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:49:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408624467588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400158592644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - We spent a weekend up in Portland recently and stayed at this hotel. Arriving at the hotel's entrance on the corner by cab, you enter at the street level, then follow a large curving staircase up one level to a very pleasant and well-furnished lobby... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400158592644 Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:09:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400158592644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_385705348740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I am one of those sad people who is entirely too addicted to the Blackberry. I check it first thing in the morning, when I go to bed, at meetings etc. I get between 75-150 e-mails a day, and so mowing the in-box is a never-ending task. So when my IT... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~385705348740 Tue, 3 Jul 2007 19:45:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_385705348740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_379540967044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - Does this sound like you? You've ripped all the CDs and DVDs you own and they are sitting on a hard drive on your computer right now, neatly organized. Same thing for all those vacation pictures and movies you've taken, they are just sitting on that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~379540967044 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:43:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_379540967044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_376784522884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - If you are reading this, you probably already have at least a basic understanding of what a Uninterruptable Power Supply ("UPS") does - it's box with a small DC battery along with a charger to keep the battery charged and a voltage inverter to convert... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~376784522884 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:52:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_376784522884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_375931702916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - If you are shopping for a camcorder right now, I feel your pain. There are a lot of things to think about if you are in the market for one of these things at the moment. In five years this will be a much easier thing to shop for, but right now the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~375931702916 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:08:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_375931702916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_349191048836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I've had my D-R5 for several weeks now, and have been generally pleased with the results. Here's a quick rundown: Setup: B- The manual is overly complicated and not particularly well-organized. (I'm shocked, shocked.) It took me a while to get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~349191048836 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:43:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_349191048836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_343536995972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - Overall, our experience with this vacuum was very mixed. We replaced our traditional bag vacuum cleaner with this about 1.5 years ago. When it was new it really was a terror on dirt. You'd vacuum an apparently clean rug and just be shocked at how... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~343536995972 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:38:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_343536995972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_333707513476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - Frank Lloyd Wright is generally viewed within architectural circles as one of the most creative and visionary architects the field has ever known. He practiced a kind of "organic architecture", which focused on the relationship between the building and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~333707513476 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:20:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_333707513476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_300657249924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I'd been looking at GPS systems for a while. My wife got a new car with one and I've been wishing I had one for mine. I was going to hold off, but my wife did research here and elsewhere and decided to surprise with one for Christmas. Overall, I think... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~300657249924 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:18:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_300657249924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_287437393540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - RCN came to my area, the suburbs of D.C. a few years ago. They came in promoting lower prices, higher quality service and savings obtained by the vaunted "triple-play" of cable, phone and internet on one convenient bill at lower prices. Let's just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~287437393540 Mon, 4 Dec 2006 17:13:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_287437393540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_282352586372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I recently returned from a long weekend in Las Vegas, meeting up with a bunch of old friends. We stayed at the Mirage and had a very nice time there. We also spent a day walking the strip checking out most of the other places, and after walking around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~282352586372 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:01:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_282352586372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253914156676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - We have a pair of Siberian Husky dogs. Although they are very nice dogs, their shedding can sometimes try the patience of Job. We have such an issue with keeping the place vacuumed that we even bought one of those super-heavy-duty Dyson "animal"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253914156676 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:57:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253914156676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242149330564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I spend entirely too much time in front of this monitor. It's my office monitor at work. I do a lot of writing and other, general office work on this thing, often over long hours, and it's perfectly suited to that task. The picture is crisp and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242149330564 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:26:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242149330564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_239109312132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - The Illikai is something of a minor Hawaiian institution. If you ever watch old episodes of Hawaii 5-0, there is a dramatic shot zooming in on Jack Lord, standing on top of a tall building in the opening title sequence. That was shot at the Illikai... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~239109312132 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:47:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_239109312132?linkin_id=8003929