Archive for August, 2010

What a great vacuum! Sucks up the dog hair (x3) and does a great job! I have had several sweepers in the past, and have had this one for about 3 months now. Very good vacuum for the money! The best at cleaning up dog hair that I have owned!!
Unfinished Sky

I bought this program for my new laptop. This version of microsoft word is not compatable with my earlier versions of word and I was unable to share it between my two computers. It was a complete waste of money for me. I am writing a book and I am not about to change all the files I have previously written over the last 8 years. Buyer Beware.
10 Skunk Case Pack

A family gaming system that is O.K. With all the hype I was expecting more. Most games are geared towards little kids, which was to be expected. Why no HD? Many people that rate it 5 stars say “It’s the game play not graphics” I agree to a point, but in this day and age there is no excuse not to have HD and to me it only enhances the game play experience. And if it’s game play the’re worried about then I’m sorry to say that I have found few games I consider fun. The sports games are fun but the redundent motion gets old quick. The bowling is fun when having a party! For ages 4-9 and 50+. My wife likes it but I will stick with my 360.
Waring Quik Stik XPress

Well I have been using this for a bit over a week now and here are my impressions:

Pros:
-Excellent build quality; very solid and holds my iPhone (in a Speck PixelSkin case) very sturdily.
-Good mounting of iPhone with swivelling dock connector and flexible/adjustable top clip.
-Fits iPhone perfectly with my Speck PixelSkin case. But be warned – it was adjusted to its highest point, so it wont fit a case larger than the PixelSkin.
-GPS fix more accurate than iPhone’s internal GPS. This resulted in less jerky movements and less jumping around during GPS application usage.

Cons:
-GPS signal dropped out far more often than my standalone TomTom PND. This is unacceptable in a product meant to improve GPS reception that actually uses the same GPS chip as the TomTom PND I am comparing it with.
-With kit mounted on windscreen the iPhone overheated and stopped working (displayed a temperature warning message and forced itself into sleep mode) once. Mind you this was after three hours of driving, directly towards the Australian summer sun on a 35C/95F day. This is not a shortcoming of this Magellan kit, but rather an issue with mounting iPhones in car windscreens in general.
-When switching the car ignition from ‘accessories’ to ‘run’ and then to ‘on’, the Magellan kit naturally loses power momentarily. However when it powers back on, it often would not sync with the iPhone’s Bluetooth as the power cycle was too fast. I would need to manually power cycle the Magellan kit (ie. remove power plug, then reconnect) allowing enough time for the iPhone to lose Bluetooth sync before re-establishing the power.

MAJOR MAJOR CON:
-When you plug a 3.5mm audio cable into the AUX connector on the Magellan kit (for attaching to a car stereo, or external powered speakers, etc.), the music and application sounds CONTINUE COMING OUT OF THE BUILT-IN SPEAKER!!! This is a ridiculous design, as it means to listen to music through your car stereo without the crappy built-in speaker ruining the mu
Magellan Premium Car Kit

I took an instant dislike to the title character, and the more I read, the less I liked him. It is easy to see the appeal to a certain age group: the kid is smart, he has resources, and he has his own private goon squad to sic on anyone who displeases him. The author has created a sociopathic little monster with the moral compass of a pit viper. Great role model for the younger set! Every once in a while, the author tries to insert something to make us like Artemis better. He loves his mommy – so have most of the serial killers in real life. Now and then he questions (sort of) what he is doing, then he goes ahead and does it anyways. His victims in the first book are the fairies, and I give the author credit for a nice take on the little people – I was rooting for them all the way. If it hadn’t been for this imaginative portrayal, I would have been looking for a way to give this book a negative star rating. The story is well written, which makes the subject matter even more appalling. I will not be purchasing any more books in the series.
Ceiling Fan Wall Control

I got this as a gift for my girlfriend, who has been eyeing it for a long time. Once we got the package and opened it, I was amazed how small but durable it was. The more she played around with it, the more features she discovered and the better it became. This is an amazing device! I wouldn’t mind getting one for myself. I recommend the Kindle to people all the time.
Aroma ABD 520BD 1

I have like ten of these. they ship fast, super cheap, and work great. I would highly recommend.
The Fun Factory Violin

Leonid Kogan Interpretations

As I said in my title, this cable works great. Not much else to it. I plugged it in, and it functioned just like it should. The physical cable itself seems to be of good quality on visual inspection too.
Japanese Sanrio Key Ring

I just purchased the Hoover SteamVac F5914 from Amazon. After wrestling with my Bissell Steam Cleaner, I finally gave up and decided to give this cleaner a try after reading the reviews. Most of my home is carpeted and I have some large rooms. I cannot believe how much more dirt this machine picked up than my Bissell. I thought the Hoover seemed kind of cheap while assembling it (thus only 4 stars). This machine is so easy to use and does a great job of cleaning the carpet! Spots that my old machine would not remove, disappeared with my new machine. I love the spinning brushes- they are easy to remove and clean, and easy to reinstall. With my Bissell, I had a rolling brush that seemed to pick up tons of carpet fuzz and clogged up the machine. It was a night mare to clean. I also had to take the Bissell apart to replace the belt. I love that this machine has no belts and is very easy to clean. I like how the yellow ball pops up when you need to empty the dirty tank and refill the clean tank. My only disappointment is that the tank only holds 1 gallon which is not enough to get some of my larger rooms completed. I’ll stick with this size of steamer though because it is easy to handle and easy to store. Over all I think this is Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge, F5914-900an excellent machine and a good buy!
Manhattan Portage Medium Professional