Epinions Recent Reviews for valeski

Solid speakerphone.

Tue, 4 Jan 2005 14:51:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - If you're looking for a speakerphone, this is a nice, relatively small one. Polycom dominates the high-end speakerphone market, and this is a great entry level phone. The phone is full-duplex which means you, and the other party, can be talking...

Advanced phone but missing some basics.

Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:03:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - My previous phone was Nokia 7210 on ATT's GSM network. I'm now using the Sony Ericsson T616 on ATT's GSM network. So far I'm loving this phone! The body is slick with clean lines and the keypad faceplate and battery back are made out of true aluminum...

Great range and crystal clear call quality.

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:32:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I just retired my old Plantronics CT10 900mhz phone, the predecessor to the CT12, for this one. Chec...

my third Olympus

Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:28:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - This is my third Olympus digital camera. I started with their 1.2 Megapixel, moved to their 2.1 MP D-490 (review here), and have finally found point and shoot digital photography nirvana.

My first two cams...

totable video recording

Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:01:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - This is my first MiniDV palmcorder. My previous video recording device was a Sony Hi-8 camcorder. We recently had our first child, and thousands of digital still pictures later, we realized we needed to up the ante and start recording video. In our...

Nokia 7210 GSM / EGSM Cellular Phone: Incredible call quality, sluggish UI.

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:39:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - This is my third Nokia phone (I've reviewed my other two here on epinions as well) and I'm impressed once again. Nokia has melded style with function with this phone. I really like the unique keypad layout, and the mixture of clear and opaque plastic for...

Kolcraft Universal Car Seat Carrier: Sturdy cruiser.

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:22:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - We bought this stroller as a secondary stroller so we didn't have to keep transferring our only stroller between the front of the house and the car.

We use it with our Graco infant car seat with latch.

Setup out of the box was...

Clear quality.

Tue, 31 Dec 2002 14:44:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - This is my first Uniden product; I've always avoided the brand due to some old pre-conceived notions about quality. I'm impressed with almost everything about this phone.

Actual construction of the phone is great; it seems very well put...

Great tube, funky sound.

Tue, 31 Dec 2002 12:40:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - First off, the Sony Trinitron screens are true flat screens which means that they are _flat_ (no bubble tubes like regular TVs), and they are not kidding. Some companies sell their TVs as "flat" screen, however, they are not. Also, to be clear, this is...

It's all in your head (set).

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:09:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I've burned through several headsets trying to find the "right" one. I finally stumbled across the M170 and now own two (one for home, one for office).

The headset comes with an over the ear clamp (which is quite comfortable) and an over the...

Relatively discreet stroller.

Sun, 8 Dec 2002 18:37:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - We live in an old downtown area with very cracked/un-even sidewalks, and do a lot of walking. One of the things we were dreading about toting our baby around was the practically SUV sized baby strollers on the market these days. The MetroLite was one of...

Whole world in his hand.

Thu, 14 Nov 2002 00:47:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I'm using this on a Windows XP machine, with Sid Meyer's Civiliation III game.

I can finally push my keyboard aside with this new device. I've customized the SpeedPad to handle all of Civ's keyboard commands (keypad simulation, function keys,...

small package, big phone

Sat, 26 Oct 2002 02:17:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I ditched my Nokia 3360 (see my epinions review on that one if you'd like) on ATT's TDMA network to move over to the Nokia 6590. I waited awhile until ATT's GSM network started maturing a bit, but, I recently picked up the Nokia 6590 GSM (it's only sold...

Crystal clear cordless.

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:08:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I just got over a horrible experience w/ a 2.4 Ghz Panasonic (see my review on it for more info). I knew Plantronics has been in the corporate phone business for awhile, so, I figured their standards would be high; I was right.

This cordless...

bottom of the phone barrel

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:55:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - First, a bit about my situation... I work from a 12'x12' office and am on the phone approximately four hours per day. I recently moved from a corded phone to a cordless so I could move around the office more easily; I purchased this Panasonic so I could...

My first Nokia.

Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:00:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I finally left Sprint because I couldn't take the dropped calls any longer (primary use in CO, Bay Area CA, and Dulles VA). That allowed me to move to a carrier with more sexy handsets :-). While traveling in Europe a few months ago, I saw this gorgeous...

Strong point-and-shooter.

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:37:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - This past Christmas I was able to retire my Olympus 340R Digital Camera, as I received the Olympus D-490 ZOOM which can take up to 2.1 Mega-pixel shots (1600x1200 pixel resolution).

The picture quality still is not as good as traditional film,...

Philips TiVo PTV 300 Digital Recorder: My savior!

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:16:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I have the Phillips PTV 312 w/ 30 hour capacity (at low recording quality). I only record at the highest quality and that bring the capacity down to 6 hours.

I can finally watch television again w/ this product. Television content is 50%...

Solid little box.

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 12:38:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I finally bought the bullet and purchased a DVD player. This one is easy to setup and simple to use. I used to be heavily into stereo components and features, but, as of a few years ago, I've calmed down and just buy what's "needed" (there's a...

Little miracle.

Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:31:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I finally caved into the wireless phone browser hype. I had been tempted for months, but my criteria were stringent: the phone had to be smaller than my old Samsung SCH-2000 (not an easy feat), I needed voice activated dialing, vibrating ringer, anykey...

Red Hat Linux: Not bad, for a unix.

Tue, 21 Mar 2000 01:23:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I've been a Windows developer for 10 years and changed my primary machine from NT 4.0, over to Redhat 6.1 about a month ago. I just couldn't take the downright horrible virtual memory management of NT, nor the lack of Window subsystem configurability,...

great, laid back Italian

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 17:17:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - Consistency, consistency, consistency. You can go to JF anytime for fantastic fresh food. The wait staff is always the same so you can get a nice sense of familiarity. This one-time ice-cream parlor still has the counter top (which is now used for some...

Nail -> Head

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:34:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I usually stay away from products that come out of massive electronics manufacturing conglomerates (such as Samsung). They tend to be clueless about what the consumer really wants and they spend so much time refining assembly line and manufacturing costs...

Tradition with a kick.

Sat, 18 Dec 1999 15:16:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I had no clue what to expect. I had heard this was a great place to eat, and that I needed a jacket (which I usually don't like eating in :-). When we arrived I realized that the restaurant was in this big ugly black glass building I had been walking...

I'm drowning in foo-foo.

Sat, 18 Dec 1999 14:41:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valeski - I've only been to this restaurant twice so I'm probably not an expert on it, but let my low visit count speak for itself.

Atmosphere:

I have never been to a more pretentious restaurant in my life. The decor is contemporary with a dash of...