© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-thrasher32 Recent reviews written by member thrasher32 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_437729136260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Geek is as Geek does Being the geek PC gamer that I am, I keep up with all the latest CPU and graphics news via tech websites like AnandTech, Tom's, ExtremeTech, and many others. Lately the buzz has been all about ATI/AMD's newest addition to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437729136260 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:13:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437729136260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411605503620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - The Story I bought my previous laptop, an IBM Thinkpad A20p, back in 2001. It proved itself to be a solid and reliable notebook, but now, 6 years later it was way underpowered with a Pentium 3 800Mhz and only 384MB of RAM. I'd been thinking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411605503620 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:20:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411605503620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405353959044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - The need I have a laptop at home that my family uses all the time to access the internet, it's kind of the roaming computer. I had been using the Netgear WG511T PCM-CIA network adapter with it, but that adapter finally fell apart after 5 or 6... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405353959044 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:34:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405353959044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402021518980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Why a new graphics card? I had an EVGA GeForce 7900GT OC video card in my system that was aver 2 years old. When I updated the video driver with the most current one from the nVidia website, the card totally scrambled the screen, and I could not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402021518980 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:41:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402021518980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_381684321924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - SONY-ERICSSON HBH-DS970 REVIEW PLEASE NOTE: Although this review is under the Plantronics HBH-DS970 heading, the headphones I am reviewing - the Sony HBH-DS970's - are identical to the Plantronics model. There was no category for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~381684321924 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:04:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_381684321924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_381660794500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Attempt #2 in my search for Mr. Goodphones I recently purchased an LG CU500v cell phone, which among it's many other features, includes a very nice Music/MP3 player...read my review on the LG CU500v here:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~381660794500 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:42:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_381660794500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_381657583236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - The phone that began the great quest for acceptable headphones I recently purchased an LG CU500v cell phone, which among it's many other features, includes a very nice Music/MP3 player...read my review on the LG CU500v here:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~381657583236 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:06:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_381657583236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_380383432324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Time for an upgrade I've been with AT&T (which changed to Cingular, then back to AT&T) for years now, and my old LG phone (don't remember the model number) was due for an upgrade. I really liked my last LG phone, which was just a basic phone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~380383432324 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:02:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_380383432324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_366008766084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Another pointless Thrasher story Well I never thought there would come a day when I'd pay $100 for a mouse, but that day did come about 6 months ago when I bought the Logitech MX Revolution on the recommendation of a friend. It was time for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~366008766084 Wed, 23 May 2007 17:22:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_366008766084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_365984910980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - So I've had this Saitek Eclipse II keyboard for a little more than a year now. I figured I'd better review it. The Saitek Eclipse II is a standard 104 key wired keyboard. It connects to your PC via a USB connector, or, if you prefer, Saitek includes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~365984910980 Wed, 23 May 2007 16:12:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_365984910980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345841634948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - A tale of two neighbors Let's start off with a tale of two neighbors. We'll call them Timmy and Jimmy. Timmy and Jimmy lived next door to each other and had identical computers, each with state of the art hardware and lots of handy peripherals... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345841634948 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:47:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345841634948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_344398597764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Portable Storage History 101 Remember good old floppy diskettes? You know, they started out as 8 inch 160k monstrosities, then got "shrunk" (lol) down to 5 1/2 inches, then finally ended up as the standard 3.25" 1.44mb diskette that we all know... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~344398597764 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:54:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_344398597764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_339671551620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Ah Microsoft, the target of both the deepest loathing and the greatest admiration. And Windows, the de-facto OS standard of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, also target of scorn and awe. It's hard to imagine a world without either. Today I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~339671551620 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:10:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_339671551620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_336171863684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Time for a new printer I had been using a HP Deskjet photo printer (Deskjet 790c) for the last 5 years, and it recently started making an ugly grinding sound, so I figured it was time to second hand it to the kids and buy myself a new printer. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~336171863684 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:28:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_336171863684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_227551252100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - The Toyota Corolla is a survivor. Introduced in 1968, it has gone through 9 generations of change, all culminating in today's version. To say the Corolla is fully matured would be an understatement. It might surprise some people that the Corolla is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~227551252100 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:35:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_227551252100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183753608836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Intro I've been reading with great interest all of the reviews on TigerDirect.com, and they all either love or hate TigerDirect. Interestingly enough, I agree with both camps. My experience with Tiger Direct I have placed about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183753608836 Thu, 19 May 2005 13:18:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183753608836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182391443076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Introduction As a 39 year old 80's metalhead, it goes without saying that Judas Priest were a huge influence on me. As you might have read in my past Priest reviews, the Priest were a seminal part of my introduction and indoctrination into the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182391443076 Fri, 6 May 2005 17:04:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182391443076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165264330372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - INTRO As some of you may know, I'm a guitarist in a working rock/metal cover band, and as such I have an affinity towards the two biggest names in rock n' roll: Gibson & Marshall. I own three Gibson's at the moment: An SG standard w/tremolo (my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165264330372 Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:34:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165264330372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164767501956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - HOW I JUSTIFIED THIS PURCHASE WITH MY WIFE aka WHY I NEEDED IT I play rhythym guitar semi-professionally in a rock/metal cover band, and we play a lot (60+ per year) of gigs at bars, parties, fairs, etc. A couple of months ago my band moved... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164767501956 Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:37:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164767501956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_110521781892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - All you thrash metal fans know who Overkill is. The New Jersey outfit has been around as a major ac... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~110521781892 Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:13:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_110521781892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_110518439556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Once again I am relegated to writing reviews of albums that no one else has ever heard of, but hey,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~110518439556 Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:40:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_110518439556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_107902701188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Kreator is a German-based thrash metal outfit formed in the early 80's as a Slayer-type clone. Thro... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~107902701188 Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:32:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_107902701188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103182601860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - PART 1: MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE OK, so we all get flabby and lazy as we get older, right? Me, I used... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103182601860 Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:42:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103182601860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_69388570244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Ahhhh, Blue Oyster Cult, the thinking man's heavy metal band. Formed back in the very early 70's in New York City, BOC was one of the best rock bands of the 1970's. Best known for their mega-hit, 1974's "Don't fear the reaper", BOC was well on their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~69388570244 Mon, 8 Jul 2002 16:59:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_69388570244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_69358947972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - I love girls that rock. The Runaways, The Go-Go's, Cycle Sluts from Hell, Broadzilla, Hole, L7, that's some good stuff. Girls with guitars, I'm getting all excited just thinking about it. The best of the bunch, and one of the only surviving girl bands... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~69358947972 Mon, 8 Jul 2002 12:58:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_69358947972?linkin_id=8003929