Epinions Recent Reviews for webboy

You've come a long way, baby.

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:41:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - I have been an HP DeskJet owner for quite a while now. Back when color inkjets were expensive, I went with a dependable B&W 520. I graduated up to the 672c, followed by the 722c, mostly to improve color output. The 722c never did me wrong and had fine...

A phone I really don't want to replace.

Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:26:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - I used to go through phones like paper towels. Several years ago, I found this Sony at a good price: it included a speakerphone, which I'd wanted, and was a then-new-fangled 900MHz cordless. The Sony name didn't hurt any, and the unit has had an above...

Cheap Monitors R Us

Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:38:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - I've had 17" monitors on my home computers for years now. Back when they weren't typical, I got a Mag Innovision 17" with my Pentium 100. It was gorgeous. Then one day, I turned on the monitor and was greeted with the smell of burning plastic.....

An attention-getter with utility.

Thu, 22 Mar 2001 18:02:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Updated Jun 24 02: Added progress report (at bottom).

Updated Jun 6 01: Added three-month progress report (at bottom.)

Updated Apr 11 01: Added one-month progress report.

Updated Mar 23 01: Clarified a few...

AT&T Mobile Phone Service in Chicago: The most incompetent corporation on earth by a country mile.

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 21:24:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - [This epinion has been updated; check the last paragraph.]

After my immense dissatisfaction with PrimeCo and its shoddy service quality, I did a lot of homework on cell phones. I opted to go with AT&T locally. Things started out fine. But...

Webvan: [Chicago] Still excellent, but the lustre is fading.

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:23:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - [This opinion has been updated; check the last paragraph.]

The very first thing I bought online, ever, was a CD back in 1993 or so. I was amazed that I could buy things online cheaper than in the stores, and... the selection!

My...

Poor service, high prices.

Sun, 24 Sep 2000 12:06:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - [Revised: see last paragraph.]

Our house has had cable since it was first available in our Chicago burb. We've seen things change: what started as MetroVision became Time Warner Cable a number of years back. Last year, AT&T took...

Just plain bad.

Sat, 9 Sep 2000 01:23:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Preface: I am a red-blooded male. I hate Hooters. Allow me to explain it all in this Epinion.

First Impressions

Obviously, you know what Hooters is about. People come here for one thing and one thing only, and it's not the...

Ain't what it used to be.

Sat, 9 Sep 2000 00:56:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Houlihan's used to be a Very Irish Place, somewhat like Bennigan's but taking it to its logical conclusion: a nice, friendly hangout type of place. Then something happened. Houlihan's moved upscale. Unfortunately, they took the prices with them.
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[Chicago burb] Good, but I expected a little more.

Sat, 9 Sep 2000 00:41:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Big scary note: This review only applies to the North Riverside IL location. A Chicago review is forthcoming.

We've finally got a real sit-down restaurant in my neck of the woods. A long-abandoned Pizza Hut is now Famous Dave's, and...

[Chicago] A fun, strange, unforgettable show.

Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:57:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Who are these guys? These Blue Men? This Group? This show? It seems that every opinion here can't sum up the experience, but can relay details. I'm afraid that I can't exactly articulate quite what this show is, either.

The...

It might be, it could be...

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:49:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - ...it is! A home run! Holy cow!

Harry Caray is, and was, Chicago. His restaurant is blessed with a beautiful building, a prime location, and as it turns out, great food!

First Impressions

It might surprise you...

Intimate, charming, wonderful.

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:33:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Let's face it: there are a lot of restaurants in Chicago. A whole lot. But for my money, very few I've been to can match the intimacy or charm of Geja's.

First Impressions

Geja's, located in Lincoln Park, is an extremely...

Ick. Ick. Ick.

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:04:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Once upon a time, Netscape ruled the universe. I think they were even once credited for creating the universe - but don't hold me to that. Now, in 2000, we're all waiting for 6.0 because 4.7 is hopelessly inadequate. Why, Netscape, why?
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$30 is about right.

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 00:33:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - My first real cell phone was this one, the QCP-1920. With service from PrimeCo, I was ready to go in January of 99, and at first was pleased as can be. This stuff was fairly new to me, and I liked the phone. Menus were methodical, there were plenty of...

TV will never be the same.

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 00:14:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - TiVo. Chances are, you might've heard of TiVo but don't own one. Sales aren't exactly red hot but a recent push by TiVo and Circuit City, driving net prices down to $99, might help.

What is TiVo?

TiVo's most basic...

Oh man, is this stuff good.

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:53:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Before I started drinking beer, I always, always said I would be one of those people that didn't drink it to get drunk - I'd drink it because I enjoy it. Which is how it's become, thankfully. I've had a good number of beers, tending to stick with...

A tale of two Wildfires

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:21:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - Through word of mouth and a general good vibe, I heard good things about Wildfire. I wanted to take my girlfriend to someplace special for our anniversary, and Wildfire looked like it fit the bill.

The reservation process couldn't be easier...

Solid set for general surround usage.

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:46:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - One of the dilemmas of buying new hardware, such as a sound card, is buying more hardware to support that new add-on. I did my research when it came time to retire my Sony 3-piece speaker system, and selected the PCWorks setup from Cambridge. I'm a...

A very good value.

Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:36:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author webboy - [This epinion has been updated; check the last paragraph.]

It came time for me to buy a car. I wasn't in desperate need of a car, but my 95 Neon was growing long in the tooth with 87,000 (fun) miles on it and the niggles I had come to live...