Epinions Recent Reviews for zapbot

View the beauty of the night skies, but do it with the right instrument.

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:28:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - First, let me list all the technical details of this instrument:

The main objective lens aperture (diameter) is 60 millimeters (approximately 2.5 inches). Most serious star gazers know to never buy a refracting telescope with a main...

"Look dad! It’s bigger! Is that better?"

Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:57:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Having long been an amateur astronomer, I can not count the number of times I have cringed when someone (usually another amateur astronomer companion) misuses the term "binocular," by referring to them as "binoculars," when they are actually referring...

Pandora's Box Wonderfully Opened For Music Techs!

Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:28:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Basic product information:

Produced by: Magix AG - a German based company

Purpose: To transform your personal computer into a virtual music studio.

General personal computer system...

Nissan Sentra SE? Keep the '91 Chevy S-10!

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:24:07 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I know most consumer reports try to deal with product specifics. Perhaps that is as it should be. However, for most common purchasers, buying an automobile is an experience of hope, ownership pride, and excitement, which usually crosses one’s mind...

Whirl And Giggle With A Lifetime Of Affection

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:32:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Making Animated Whirligigs

Second Edition

Anders S. Lunde

ISBN 0-8019-7707-X (pbk.)

Priced at about $10.95 US

Sittin' here on my porch at Epinions I got stumped on some thinkin' between visiting neighbors. The thought...

Does Your Fifteen Year Old Use a Pacifier?

Sat, 1 Jul 2000 11:13:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Does your fifteen year old use a pacifier? They might, if they're disabled.

Safety 1st Digital Pacifier Thermometer - No. 12345-000124

My daughter - Devine1, drop by for a visit the other day. Independent kids seem to do that...

Mach3 Non Electric Razor: I Thought I'd Cut My Throat On Mother's Day!

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 11:01:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - At the time of this posting the Personal Care category was under development. I will move it to that category when it is available.

After being mentally or physically challenged (disabled or handicapped) for quite a period of time, one tends...

Pulmo-Aide Compressor/Nebulizer: To Breathe Or To Breathe Easier

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:37:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Unfortunately it is just a fact of life, that millions of children have respiratory problems requiring medications. There are even millions of adults with the same requirements. From allergies to emphysema (I suffer from the later) there are hundreds...

Continuous Positive Air Pressure Device, Model 7300: Is The Serious Lack Of Sleep Killing You or Your Child?

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:07:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I'm writing this epinion from the perspective of an adult because I became aware of it, and am being treated for it as an adult. However, I was informed by my doctors that this condition is as prominent in children as it is in adults.

Most...

Four Star International Model: TS1000 Personal Shredder: Not For Cheese Or Cabbage... But Security...

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 15:37:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Tech Solutions

Warranted by Four Star International Personal Shredder

P. O. Box 6889

Holliston, MA. 01746-6889

Phone: 1-800-639-3803

Model TS1000 Personal Shredder

I can remember, as I was growing...

Get Steamed... For Your Health's Sake!

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 15:06:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Rival Automatic Steamer and Rice Cooker (Model 4450)

Customer Service Department: 1-800-557-4825 (USA and Canada)

Service Division: 217 East 16th Street; Sedalia, MO 65301

Having arrived into this world in 1950 I was totally...

Juicy... And No Pulp Fiction!

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 14:47:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Juice Extractor Model 57150

Customer Service: In USA; 1-800-851-8900 - Canada; 1-800-267-2826 - Mexico; 91-800-16-100

Now here is a handy kitchen appliance... for around $35.00... that will bring good...

Simplicity Has Its Beauty, but It's Not This D@#$..mn Thing!

Sun, 12 Mar 2000 05:25:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I always worried about my hyperactive toddler possibly strangling in the blind chords... Actually it would be a terror for the parent of any child...

So, what do you do? Naturally, you go hunting for the latest thing to keep the chord safely...

Kmart: "Attention, Kmart Shoppers", I got Kmart's Attention!

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:24:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I credit this opinion to Epinions.com member: "DavidBulley". His review (on the same topic) prompted me to submit the following opinion, as a response to his article...

Their advertisement is always trying to get your...

BOSTON Deluxe Electric Pencil Sharpener Model: 1800: Stick It To Boston and Get Sharper!

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 01:42:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - "Snap!" It was annoying. "Snap!" I was becoming agitated. "Snap!" Perturbing... that's what it was... downright perturbing! "Snap!" Now I was peeved! I couldn't take it anymore!

I slammed the...

Just Cuts That Thing Right Off - But Try Putting It Together

Sun, 6 Feb 2000 02:54:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - If you are having a scavenger hunt in a moderate size city, be sure to put "food slicer" on your opponents shopping list. I searched my entire community looking for this device. I couldn't even find a professional food slicer. However, I...

The Food Dehydrator by Mr. Coffee, FD5: What A Way To Get Jerked Around

Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:47:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - Sometimes a manic-depressive individual swings low. Sometimes they swing high. Like a pendulum, they hardly ever come to dead center. Medication just keeps their swing in rhythm with the rest of the world.

Its like the young pup scratching...

The Little Toaster Is A Little Short

Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:27:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - There you are flipping eggs "over easy", while the other hand is flipping bacon with a fork. With that "third eye"...every kid thinks mom has one in the back of her head...you gently warn the toddler, "Don't touch the...

It Never Made The Bag Beside Justin's Chair!

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:02:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - As a child, I was the only kid in the orphanage with a phonograph...record player? Either way, it was a cherished possession...I had no problem making friends. One of the guys had one of those tiny reel to reel versions of a tape recorder/player...we...

Infogrames Entertainment Candy Land Adventure (0422230): A Special Game For "Special" Children

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 01:36:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - If you are the parent of an Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder child with a mild autistic lifestyle, then you understand The "Mega-mile-an-hour" syndrome. It's that never ending movement, high speed speech, almost reading your mind, what...

"Special" Kids Need Special Toys, Part 2

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:30:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - This is another fine tool for parents of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder children. It is very often the rule, that communicating with ADHD children can be difficult at best. My son is also mildly autistic.

With Legos he can give me an...

A Real "NO" Choker!

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 22:26:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I kind of specialize in "Special" kid reviews. As a work at home dad with a fourteen year old son, Justin, who is at about the five or six year old level with Attention Deficit Disorder, hyper-activity, autism, and Irlens syndrome, where a...

"Special" Kid's Gate To The World

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 20:29:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - For the average preschool child this is a wonderful exposure to the world of creativity. They never seem to tire of it.

To the "Special" child, and those involved with their lives and development, the "Magna Doodle"...

"Special" Kids Need Special Toys

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 18:35:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I've spent fourteen years (my son's life span) in a Attention Deficit Disorder, Hyper-activity, and Autistic lifestyle environment. At three he understood a screwdriver, which resulted in my 3 a.m. awakening one morning, and there Justin held out a...

Not The Work Horse I Thought It Would Be

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:29:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zapbot - I've been a professional computer technician for over thirty years. Over half of those with NASA Mission Control at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. I've been from the old burn in weather FAX machines to some magical type printers (government...