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So unlike many of the comments on here, I do print a LOT (4 rolls a week). Initially i thought this was a hatchbox re seller, which was what i was looking for. But after printing the filament for roughly 12 hours I can confidently say this is not. Here are the issues I have experienced with this filament. 1. I have had 2 clogs so far. It seems that the diameter is not very consistent, or perhaps it was sitting in a warehouse for an extended period of time. 2. It doesn't flow consistently. Parts came out looking faded and some sections were obviously under extruded. 3. It requires a lot more heat than other brands I use (Hatchbox, Gizmodorks, Esun...). I have to print this at 205C+ (while the rest are amazing at 195) for it to flow well, leading me to believe it is not very pure or something. Overall, I don't recommenced anyone who relies on their printer to purchase this filament. It just isn't consistent enough and frankly is just inferior to everything else I have tried. A better and cheaper alternative, which I have purchased tens of rolls and never had a problem is Hatchbox. In full disclosure this is based off one roll, so it is possible that mine was a Dud. If the manufacturer wants to send me another roll I will test it and correct this review I did in fact receive a bad roll.	negative	[ "So unlike many of the comments on here, I do print a LOT (4 rolls a week).", "Initially i thought this was a hatchbox re seller, which was what i was looking for.", "But after printing the filament for roughly 12 hours I can confidently say this is not.", "Here are the issues I have experienced with this filament.", "1.", "I have had 2 clogs so far.", "It seems that the diameter is not very consistent, or perhaps it was sitting in a warehouse for an extended period of time.", "2.", "It doesn't flow consistently.", "Parts came out looking faded and some sections were obviously under extruded.", "3.", "It requires a lot more heat than other brands I use (Hatchbox, Gizmodorks, Esun...", ").", "I have to print this at 205C+ (while the rest are amazing at 195) for it to flow well, leading me to believe it is not very pure or something.", "Overall, I don't recommenced anyone who relies on their printer to purchase this filament.", "It just isn't consistent enough and frankly is just inferior to everything else I have tried.", "A better and cheaper alternative, which I have purchased tens of rolls and never had a problem is Hatchbox.", "In full disclosure this is based off one roll, so it is possible that mine was a Dud.", "If the manufacturer wants to send me another roll I will test it and correct this review I did in fact receive a bad roll." ]
As a teacher with dry erase boards all over my room, I've used Expo markers extensively for many years. I work for a government agency, and we sometimes use the cheapest source for markers. I recommend Expo over any off brand we've used. There's simply no comparison. I write constantly the entire time I'm teaching, and Expo is the only brand that can keep up. However, the newer "low odor" markers can't compete with the originals. The original markers might carry a strong odor, but they last at least three times as long. I do like the bullet tip over the original chisel tip. It gives someone who's writing a lot extremely rapidly a lot less trouble. The chisel tip gets annoying because it doesn't provide a consistent line. I have to constantly erase and fix skinny lines. The bullet tip is nice. The "low odor" will cost you at least twice as much and probably three or four times as much, though. They don't last very long.	negative	[ "As a teacher with dry erase boards all over my room, I've used Expo markers extensively for many years.", "I work for a government agency, and we sometimes use the cheapest source for markers.", "I recommend Expo over any off brand we've used.", "There's simply no comparison.", "I write constantly the entire time I'm teaching, and Expo is the only brand that can keep up.", "However, the newer \"low odor\" markers can't compete with the originals.", "The original markers might carry a strong odor, but they last at least three times as long.", "I do like the bullet tip over the original chisel tip.", "It gives someone who's writing a lot extremely rapidly a lot less trouble.", "The chisel tip gets annoying because it doesn't provide a consistent line.", "I have to constantly erase and fix skinny lines.", "The bullet tip is nice.", "The \"low odor\" will cost you at least twice as much and probably three or four times as much, though.", "They don't last very long." ]
I was one of those people who saw and loved "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring!", the classic movie. I thought the video game would be much of the same. Fun, great story, good graphics and overall just something to spend time playing. Well, I was wrong. This game is nothing like the movie, and in my opinion was a very over-hyped game. "Why?" 1. The gameplay: It's just boring. You start off spending an hour in the Shire, trying to do various tasks, which are rewarded very lightly. For example, you have to give the lady who's buying your house a letter, which takes 15 minutes to find (usually more). There is no map of the Shire, no hints of what to do. Everything has to be figured out by yourself. So after you find the little paper or letter, you walk back to give it to her. But nooooooooo wait, you have to find another item without any help and ring a bell because she believe there are "Wolves" in the shire. That's another 15 minutes if your lucky, 30-45 minutes if your not. You also have to complete close to a dozen tasks to get your "Corruption" rating up. If you become to corrupted (it's a second bar above your health), you just die. I had to start over several times because of that. So say that somehow you do get all this done, get stocked with supplies, talk to everyone, and are ready to go in less than 2 hours, you must escape the black riders. I did this, and it is extremely difficult, and yet in parts so easy it's stupid. There is always a certain area you can go where the black riders can't get u. And yet at the end, u must make a run for it. No where to go, no where to hide. And the black rider you must at the end escape from, is on a horse. Well, if you get past all that in 3 hours, without dieing, your lucky. Most people don't. And the whole process is just boring. No excitement, no real rewards. I hated the first part. Well, once your out of the Shire, you head into a forest. The forest is full of creatures, which are all so easy to kill. You must find your 3 companions who came with u, who somehow get lost in 4 different parts of the forest. This alone took another hour, and if your not lucky, you'll get lost forever (literally). Once past that, you are caught by a willow tree, when u are suddenly saved by a fat, short man named "Tom Bambaldi" or something like that. You must then find 15 lilies, which takes another 30 minutes. At this point, I had died 5 times, had not found anything I liked, was bored, and was just sick of the repetitiveness of the game. That was my wonderful experience playing this game (luckily I rented, and returned the next day). Graphics: This would get probably 4 stars. The graphics are pretty goood, but are PS2 graphics. It wasn't what it could have been. For example: The black riders are in total 3D, and look really cool. But their capes for some reason are flat and are in 2D. Very dumb. You can't go in the water, which once again, looks very bad. The leaves you can quote "Run through" you can only run through once. And they are very rare, only a few for each part of the level. But in many aspects, the game was good. You can break many things, and that's always fun as they fully destruct. The Shire is brought to life well, and in many ways, this game was fun to look at. But with the horrible gameplay, this game could not be saved. 3. Sound / Lasting Appeal: Well, the voice acting was fantastic, and the one point where this game was 5 stars. It was always fun to listen to people talk, and the cut scenes are very well done. Unfortunantly, this was the only fun part of the game. As for the lasting appeal, none. It takes 5 hours just to get a chapter into the story, and the whole thing, I'm afraid, just bored me. If you think you can stand all this, then this is the game for u. Persounally, I think a game should start out easy and become challenging later on, and let u do something cool and interesting within the first hour. Some may like this game, but I sure didn't. Over-hyped, and over-bought, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the XBOX, PS2, and PC was a disapointment in my mind. Hope this helped, and I prevented those who would have hated this game from making a VERY tragic decision. Thx!	negative	[ "I was one of those people who saw and loved \"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring!", "\", the classic movie.", "I thought the video game would be much of the same.", "Fun, great story, good graphics and overall just something to spend time playing.", "Well, I was wrong.", "This game is nothing like the movie, and in my opinion was a very over-hyped game.", "\"Why?", "\"\n1.", "The gameplay: It's just boring.", "You start off spending an hour in the Shire, trying to do various tasks, which are rewarded very lightly.", "For example, you have to give the lady who's buying your house a letter, which takes 15 minutes to find (usually more).", "There is no map of the Shire, no hints of what to do.", "Everything has to be figured out by yourself.", "So after you find the little paper or letter, you walk back to give it to her.", "But nooooooooo wait, you have to find another item without any help and ring a bell because she believe there are \"Wolves\" in the shire.", "That's another 15 minutes if your lucky, 30-45 minutes if your not.", "You also have to complete close to a dozen tasks to get your \"Corruption\" rating up.", "If you become to corrupted (it's a second bar above your health), you just die.", "I had to start over several times because of that.", "So say that somehow you do get all this done, get stocked with supplies, talk to everyone, and are ready to go in less than 2 hours, you must escape the black riders.", "I did this, and it is extremely difficult, and yet in parts so easy it's stupid.", "There is always a certain area you can go where the black riders can't get u.", "And yet at the end, u must make a run for it.", "No where to go, no where to hide.", "And the black rider you must at the end escape from, is on a horse.", "Well, if you get past all that in 3 hours, without dieing, your lucky.", "Most people don't.", "And the whole process is just boring.", "No excitement, no real rewards.", "I hated the first part.", "Well, once your out of the Shire, you head into a forest.", "The forest is full of creatures, which are all so easy to kill.", "You must find your 3 companions who came with u, who somehow get lost in 4 different parts of the forest.", "This alone took another hour, and if your not lucky, you'll get lost forever (literally).", "Once past that, you are caught by a willow tree, when u are suddenly saved by a fat, short man named \"Tom Bambaldi\" or something like that.", "You must then find 15 lilies, which takes another 30 minutes.", "At this point, I had died 5 times, had not found anything I liked, was bored, and was just sick of the repetitiveness of the game.", "That was my wonderful experience playing this game (luckily I rented, and returned the next day).", "Graphics: This would get probably 4 stars.", "The graphics are pretty goood, but are PS2 graphics.", "It wasn't what it could have been.", "For example: The black riders are in total 3D, and look really cool.", "But their capes for some reason are flat and are in 2D.", "Very dumb.", "You can't go in the water, which once again, looks very bad.", "The leaves you can quote \"Run through\" you can only run through once.", "And they are very rare, only a few for each part of the level.", "But in many aspects, the game was good.", "You can break many things, and that's always fun as they fully destruct.", "The Shire is brought to life well, and in many ways, this game was fun to look at.", "But with the horrible gameplay, this game could not be saved.", "3.", "Sound / Lasting Appeal: Well, the voice acting was fantastic, and the one point where this game was 5 stars.", "It was always fun to listen to people talk, and the cut scenes are very well done.", "Unfortunantly, this was the only fun part of the game.", "As for the lasting appeal, none.", "It takes 5 hours just to get a chapter into the story, and the whole thing, I'm afraid, just bored me.", "If you think you can stand all this, then this is the game for u.", "Persounally, I think a game should start out easy and become challenging later on, and let u do something cool and interesting within the first hour.", "Some may like this game, but I sure didn't.", "Over-hyped, and over-bought, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the XBOX, PS2, and PC was a disapointment in my mind.", "Hope this helped, and I prevented those who would have hated this game from making a VERY tragic decision.", "Thx!" ]
I bought this to cook my 12 lb thanksgiving turkey. The size is right. Big enough for the bird and more. Small enough to fit in a standard oven. I've given it only two stars because this is NOT my grandmother's granite ware. It is very thin. The finish is blemished with metal showing through in some spots. The lid does not fit tight. I plan to use it for the holiday. I will cook my turkey in an oven bag in the pan. I don't expect this to last. Consider it a heavy duty disposable.	negative	[ "I bought this to cook my 12 lb thanksgiving turkey.", "The size is right.", "Big enough for the bird and more.", "Small enough to fit in a standard oven.", "I've given it only two stars because this is NOT my grandmother's granite ware.", "It is very thin.", "The finish is blemished with metal showing through in some spots.", "The lid does not fit tight.", "I plan to use it for the holiday.", "I will cook my turkey in an oven bag in the pan.", "I don't expect this to last.", "Consider it a heavy duty disposable." ]
I had been using a 30" HP LP3065 for a few years. When it started intermittently failing for short periods I started researching my options. I'm a software developer, but also do some amateur photography. I have two PC's and two Mac Mini's. My previous monitor had three dual link DVI inputs. Trying to find a monitor to support inputs from three or four computers at full resolution was difficult, so I ultimately opted to purchase an IOGEAR 4-Port Dual-Link DVI KVMP Pro switch to switch the video (and keyboard and mouse) externally. This allowed me to get the most cost effective panel for my needs without paying for all the extra internal switching circuitry. This Yamakasi fit the bill perfectly. Now, not only is the switching external, but the monitor power supply is external as well, so if anything fails I can replace the individual piece without shelling out over $1,000 for a whole the monitor. I was concerned about reports of the hot power supply, but the one I received is marked for US with a 7 AMP rating. It did get pretty warm when first testing out the monitor at full brightness, but when I dialed the brightness back to a non-suntanning level, the power brick cooled off considerably. I did indeed receive a panel with zero dead or stuck pixels... always a joy. I did a custom calibration on my Windows and Mac machines with the standard monitor calibration widgets and everything looks just lovely in all the desktop and graphics applications I use. Update - 12/4/2014 - Monitor Died after 8 Months. There doesn't appear to be a warranty. So it looks like I paid about $50/month to rent it for a while.	negative	[ "I had been using a 30\" HP LP3065 for a few years.", "When it started intermittently failing for short periods I started researching my options.", "I'm a software developer, but also do some amateur photography.", "I have two PC's and two Mac Mini's.", "My previous monitor had three dual link DVI inputs.", "Trying to find a monitor to support inputs from three or four computers at full resolution was difficult, so I ultimately opted to purchase an IOGEAR 4-Port Dual-Link DVI KVMP Pro switch to switch the video (and keyboard and mouse) externally.", "This allowed me to get the most cost effective panel for my needs without paying for all the extra internal switching circuitry.", "This Yamakasi fit the bill perfectly.", "Now, not only is the switching external, but the monitor power supply is external as well, so if anything fails I can replace the individual piece without shelling out over $1,000 for a whole the monitor.", "I was concerned about reports of the hot power supply, but the one I received is marked for US with a 7 AMP rating.", "It did get pretty warm when first testing out the monitor at full brightness, but when I dialed the brightness back to a non-suntanning level, the power brick cooled off considerably.", "I did indeed receive a panel with zero dead or stuck pixels...", "always a joy.", "I did a custom calibration on my Windows and Mac machines with the standard monitor calibration widgets and everything looks just lovely in all the desktop and graphics applications I use.", "Update - 12/4/2014 - Monitor Died after 8 Months.", "There doesn't appear to be a warranty.", "So it looks like I paid about $50/month to rent it for a while." ]
Wow, what a let down. Here's the short version. 1. Horrible control. Very awkward, especially the camera. Worst camera I've seen in a game like this in a long long long time. 2. Short/small/linear. Laughably short. I beat this game in 5 hours. No cheats, no hints,....so short, so easy, just.... laughable. Go buy/rent Drakan the Ancients gate. Uses a similar engine (the good parts done by surreal), but just a much much much better game, in every way imaginable. I certainly wouldn't recommend buying this, and I be hard pressed to even recommend renting it, it's not even worth the 6 bucks it cost to rent....what a let down, avoid at all costs.	negative	[ "Wow, what a let down.", "Here's the short version.", "1.", "Horrible control.", "Very awkward, especially the camera.", "Worst camera I've seen in a game like this in a long long long time.", "2.", "Short/small/linear.", "Laughably short.", "I beat this game in 5 hours.", "No cheats, no hints,....", "so short, so easy, just....", "laughable.", "Go buy/rent Drakan the Ancients gate.", "Uses a similar engine (the good parts done by surreal), but just a much much much better game, in every way imaginable.", "I certainly wouldn't recommend buying this, and I be hard pressed to even recommend renting it, it's not even worth the 6 bucks it cost to rent....", "what a let down, avoid at all costs." ]
I got this toy for my son for Christmas. It looked really cute in the store. That's about all the value it had. We tried to get it running on our computer, downloaded all the software, hooked up the USB cable as directed and whammo! We kept getting an error reading "attach the cable agian and retry." we did this for an hour. Finally I called the 1800 number. They trouble shooted for a few minites and quickly said" you have a defective model. We'd be happy to set up a return for you." huh? they threw the towel in very quickly. So we got another one, and LOW AND BEHOLD- the same darned thing!!!!! same error message. All elmo could say was HI JOHNNY and then fuzz... that's it. NO birthday, no friends names. We thought maybe it was our computer that was broken . Imagine? Could it really be another dud elmo? yup. we finally read the reviews here and saw that there are all similar problems with the doll. Does not format with windows XP. NO wonder they were so quick to send us a new one. OH by the way, we did get the second one working using someone's laptop. No good if you want to change the settings at a future time. The elmo did awaken in the middle of the night, day etc and mysteriously start talking "play with me Johnny." Needless to say, Elmo is going back to defunct land with all the other defects.	negative	[ "I got this toy for my son for Christmas.", "It looked really cute in the store.", "That's about all the value it had.", "We tried to get it running on our computer, downloaded all the software, hooked up the USB cable as directed and whammo!", "We kept getting an error reading \"attach the cable agian and retry.", "\" we did this for an hour.", "Finally I called the 1800 number.", "They trouble shooted for a few minites and quickly said\" you have a defective model.", "We'd be happy to set up a return for you.", "\" huh?", "they threw the towel in very quickly.", "So we got another one, and LOW AND BEHOLD- the same darned thing!!!!", "!", "same error message.", "All elmo could say was HI JOHNNY and then fuzz...", "that's it.", "NO birthday, no friends names.", "We thought maybe it was our computer that was broken.", "Imagine?", "Could it really be another dud elmo?", "yup.", "we finally read the reviews here and saw that there are all similar problems with the doll.", "Does not format with windows XP.", "NO wonder they were so quick to send us a new one.", "OH by the way, we did get the second one working using someone's laptop.", "No good if you want to change the settings at a future time.", "The elmo did awaken in the middle of the night, day etc and mysteriously start talking \"play with me Johnny.", "\" Needless to say, Elmo is going back to defunct land with all the other defects." ]
First I will mention that I had no problem with the actual content presented in the chapters. This was a textbook for my Computer Architecture class, and the figures and presentation were fine. I really like the "pitfalls & fallacies" section of each chapter, as well as the brief sections looking at how real processors apply ideas and looking at the histories of the processors. (Go ARM!) Now, as I mentioned this was a textbook for my class, and we were often assigned problems at the end of each chapter to do as homework. These problems are the sole reason I give this book a two star. There are so many problems that are very ambiguous as to what they are asking for. Also, I don't mind having multiple parts to a problem, but they went overboard with it. You have one problem with an A and B part, then the next with A-F that you need to perform for both A and B parts of the problem before. It would be MUCH more straightforward just to make all of these sections their own individual program and it would clear up a lot of the confusion that my whole class experienced.	negative	[ "First I will mention that I had no problem with the actual content presented in the chapters.", "This was a textbook for my Computer Architecture class, and the figures and presentation were fine.", "I really like the \"pitfalls & fallacies\" section of each chapter, as well as the brief sections looking at how real processors apply ideas and looking at the histories of the processors.", "(Go ARM!", ")\n\nNow, as I mentioned this was a textbook for my class, and we were often assigned problems at the end of each chapter to do as homework.", "These problems are the sole reason I give this book a two star.", "There are so many problems that are very ambiguous as to what they are asking for.", "Also, I don't mind having multiple parts to a problem, but they went overboard with it.", "You have one problem with an A and B part, then the next with A-F that you need to perform for both A and B parts of the problem before.", "It would be MUCH more straightforward just to make all of these sections their own individual program and it would clear up a lot of the confusion that my whole class experienced." ]
Had a Tiffen that I paid $40 for years ago and loved it, but it broke. Ordered a new Tiffen for $20. Turning it is so tight that it throws off the focus. My old Tiffen did not have this problem. My Hoya does not have this problem. This problem is unacceptable since its impossible to tell the polarizing effect with the lens out of focus. Returned it for a new one and same thing. Quality control is gone for this product. Amazon will pay for the return if its within 30 days I believe. Beware	negative	[ "Had a Tiffen that I paid $40 for years ago and loved it, but it broke.", "Ordered a new Tiffen for $20.", "Turning it is so tight that it throws off the focus.", "My old Tiffen did not have this problem.", "My Hoya does not have this problem.", "This problem is unacceptable since its impossible to tell the polarizing effect with the lens out of focus.", "Returned it for a new one and same thing.", "Quality control is gone for this product.", "Amazon will pay for the return if its within 30 days I believe.", "Beware" ]
You came here thinking you were going to see rave reviews about how Nabisco cracked the atom in making a new and "exciting" cookie flavor, wrong. These are hunks of brown play dough disks with bits of yellow play dough placed over the surface of the "cookies". I put the word cookie in quotes because it appears someone at Nabisco made these things so soft they are more like nasty peanut butter cup than a cookie. What went wrong? I think the problem is that they chocolate is misrepresented in this equation. The only reason people buy jars of Reeces Peanut Butter is because they are mentally unstable. These cookies taste sickly of the peanut butter with nothing to stop you from revealing the dirty secret behind it. The "Peanut Butter" they use could hardly be called a peanut butter. Sometimes I like to think I am trying something because I think it might be a good idea but I secretly knew they couldn't replicate the formula for cups into a cookie. Something about not having the chocolate to lean on leaves the nasty peanut butter exposed to the world. This product is disgusting and the peasants who enjoy it would shove virtually any sweet into their mouths to sate their constant hunger for Type 2.	negative	[ "You came here thinking you were going to see rave reviews about how Nabisco cracked the atom in making a new and \"exciting\" cookie flavor, wrong.", "These are hunks of brown play dough disks with bits of yellow play dough placed over the surface of the \"cookies\".", "I put the word cookie in quotes because it appears someone at Nabisco made these things so soft they are more like nasty peanut butter cup than a cookie.", "What went wrong?", "I think the problem is that they chocolate is misrepresented in this equation.", "The only reason people buy jars of Reeces Peanut Butter is because they are mentally unstable.", "These cookies taste sickly of the peanut butter with nothing to stop you from revealing the dirty secret behind it.", "The \"Peanut Butter\" they use could hardly be called a peanut butter.", "Sometimes I like to think I am trying something because I think it might be a good idea but I secretly knew they couldn't replicate the formula for cups into a cookie.", "Something about not having the chocolate to lean on leaves the nasty peanut butter exposed to the world.", "This product is disgusting and the peasants who enjoy it would shove virtually any sweet into their mouths to sate their constant hunger for Type 2." ]
Update After three months... yes only three months and installing two of these on my car. While on, driving down the road a deer ran across the road and hit me dead center. Yes my car was totaled. I thought this was great.. However, if it really did stop deer from running into your vehicle, insurance companies would offer a discount for have it. Total waste of money. Old Review Was five stars I loved it so much I purchase several more. You can't use it in town, it's too loud. However, I have seen animal move off the road when they hear it coming. This is not perfect, because a sound that would scar them completely would be best.	negative	[ "Update\nAfter three months...", "yes only three months and installing two of these on my car.", "While on, driving down the road a deer ran across the road and hit me dead center.", "Yes my car was totaled.", "I thought this was great..", "However, if it really did stop deer from running into your vehicle, insurance companies would offer a discount for have it.", "Total waste of money.", " Old Review Was five stars\nI loved it so much I purchase several more.", "You can't use it in town, it's too loud.", "However, I have seen animal move off the road when they hear it coming.", "This is not perfect, because a sound that would scar them completely would be best." ]
Spoilers, do not read any further if you do not want to know what happens Ok, I was really bothered by the infidelity in this book. I understand that they felt like they were soul mates but they were both involved with other people. Yes, it's fine to have a friendship with someone of the opposite sex when you are married. But to think about leaving your wife while you know she is trying to get pregnant and you are still actively participatng in getting her pregnant, really bothered me. Then he flat out cheats on her!! I cannot get past that. It really bothers me. And the female character accepts an engagement ring when she knows she is in love with someone else too. I guess it was too much for my head to process. Rant over. Don't think I will read a book by this author again.	negative	[ "Spoilers, do not read any further if you do not want to know what happens\n\nOk, I was really bothered by the infidelity in this book.", "I understand that they felt like they were soul mates but they were both involved with other people.", "Yes, it's fine to have a friendship with someone of the opposite sex when you are married.", "But to think about leaving your wife while you know she is trying to get pregnant and you are still actively participatng in getting her pregnant, really bothered me.", "Then he flat out cheats on her!!", "I cannot get past that.", "It really bothers me.", "And the female character accepts an engagement ring when she knows she is in love with someone else too.", "I guess it was too much for my head to process.", "Rant over.", "Don't think I will read a book by this author again." ]
I have been a satisfied Virgin Mobile (VM) customer for several years, happily using an Audiovox 8500. VM uses the SPRINT cellular network which has a strong signal in my area. Lets talk about the SLICE which is made by UTSTARCOM. I was very much attracted to this thin stylish cell phone. I am not going to waste any time - what you see is what you get. It is basically a pretty phone with very good reception, but the outgoing voice quality is below average. The person on the other end will think you are swallowing water while talking. Another issue is the cramped key pad. This cell phone reminds me of a pretty girl with the voice of cartoon character. If you prize fashion over function - go for it. I am switching back to my AUDIOVOX. P.S. You will feel compelled to purchase additional "wallpaper" for an additional $2, because what comes on the phone as standard fare is ugly!	negative	[ "I have been a satisfied Virgin Mobile (VM) customer for several years, happily using an Audiovox 8500.", "VM uses the SPRINT cellular network which has a strong signal in my area.", "Lets talk about the SLICE which is made by UTSTARCOM.", "I was very much attracted to this thin stylish cell phone.", "I am not going to waste any time - what you see is what you get.", "It is basically a pretty phone with very good reception, but the outgoing voice quality is below average.", "The person on the other end will think you are swallowing water while talking.", "Another issue is the cramped key pad.", "This cell phone reminds me of a pretty girl with the voice of cartoon character.", "If you prize fashion over function - go for it.", "I am switching back to my AUDIOVOX.", "P.", "S. You will feel compelled to purchase additional \"wallpaper\" for an additional $2, because what comes on the phone as standard fare is ugly!" ]
I haven't spent nearly enough time with this to give it a thorough review. But it only took me five minutes to figure out it couldn't do one simple thing that QB for windows has had since at least 2004. Call it Progressive billing or partial invoicing, whatever you call it is a ridiculously simple transaction that is practiced in every trade and profession, and in some is the prime transaction. Simply put, you can create an invoice from a sales order or estimate, etc. In windows you can invoice for part of the sales order or combine multiple sales orders onto one invoice. In the mac version, NADA. One more time. You can't bill someone for part of an PO. It's all or nothing. When I was looking around the support forums on intuit's site, I came across a posting about someone complaining that intuit left this feature out of the QB 2010 for Mac. An intuit Product manager chimed in that "it wasn't left out, we chose not to include it because we don't think our customers require this feature. but if its important to you you should send in a feature request." Nice. What's incredible is that we aren't talking about some hugely complex function and ultimately it boils down to QB 2011 for the MAC is going to be of very limited use to a very small number of businesses. Oh by the way, 2011 still doesn't support creating an accountant copy, so good luck with that too. Intuit has got to be the worst/last company that still makes crippled versions of its products for macs. Honestly I don't know why they even bother. Its less work to use boot camp or parallels than try to workaround all the limitations of mac versions of quicken products.	negative	[ "I haven't spent nearly enough time with this to give it a thorough review.", "But it only took me five minutes to figure out it couldn't do one simple thing that QB for windows has had since at least 2004.", "Call it Progressive billing or partial invoicing, whatever you call it is a ridiculously simple transaction that is practiced in every trade and profession, and in some is the prime transaction.", "Simply put, you can create an invoice from a sales order or estimate, etc.", "In windows you can invoice for part of the sales order or combine multiple sales orders onto one invoice.", "In the mac version, NADA.", "One more time.", "You can't bill someone for part of an PO.", "It's all or nothing.", "When I was looking around the support forums on intuit's site, I came across a posting about someone complaining that intuit left this feature out of the QB 2010 for Mac.", "An intuit Product manager chimed in that \"it wasn't left out, we chose not to include it because we don't think our customers require this feature.", "but if its important to you you should send in a feature request.", "\" Nice.", "What's incredible is that we aren't talking about some hugely complex function and ultimately it boils down to QB 2011 for the MAC is going to be of very limited use to a very small number of businesses.", "Oh by the way, 2011 still doesn't support creating an accountant copy, so good luck with that too.", "Intuit has got to be the worst/last company that still makes crippled versions of its products for macs.", "Honestly I don't know why they even bother.", "Its less work to use boot camp or parallels than try to workaround all the limitations of mac versions of quicken products." ]
I ordered this item 2 weeks ago for the price of $15. The item never came and I never got a tracking number. I had to email the seller to ask where my product is. At that time the price jumped to more than $17 and they asked if I just wanted to cancel. I said "No" and asked that they please re-ship them. I am still waiting for a tracking number at this time and the peanuts are still not here (second week in a row) and now the price per item has jumped up to $20. It seems that the seller is not wanting to sell me the item at the price I paid for it which is the $15. Have contacted seller a second time. Still no response. I would purchase from a different seller.	negative	[ "I ordered this item 2 weeks ago for the price of $15.", "The item never came and I never got a tracking number.", "I had to email the seller to ask where my product is.", "At that time the price jumped to more than $17 and they asked if I just wanted to cancel.", "I said \"No\" and asked that they please re-ship them.", "I am still waiting for a tracking number at this time and the peanuts are still not here (second week in a row) and now the price per item has jumped up to $20.", "It seems that the seller is not wanting to sell me the item at the price I paid for it which is the $15.", "Have contacted seller a second time.", "Still no response.", "I would purchase from a different seller." ]
Piece of junk! We bought this set at toys r us, and ours did not come with animals- the the structure and vet table, etc. we took it back In Pieces in a box and toys r was was great and refunded us no problem! My kids r 7 and 10.... They are not rough with things and we were loosing pieces weekly, like signs breaking off, the fencing breaking off, etc. not to mention that we were reconstructing the thing at least twice a day. Great idea Breyer, make it better. We loved the idea and were sad that we couldn't find anything else that had the indoor vet and outdoor vet idea. My kids love animals of all kinds and love watching shows like dr Pol and dr Oakley, so we were so disappointed when this thing wasn't as great as we'd hoped. Super glue won't help with this disaster- the parts are just too thin and break apart too easily.	negative	[ "Piece of junk!", "We bought this set at toys r us, and ours did not come with animals- the the structure and vet table, etc.", "we took it back In Pieces in a box and toys r was was great and refunded us no problem!", "My kids r 7 and 10....", "They are not rough with things and we were loosing pieces weekly, like signs breaking off, the fencing breaking off, etc.", "not to mention that we were reconstructing the thing at least twice a day.", "Great idea Breyer, make it better.", "We loved the idea and were sad that we couldn't find anything else that had the indoor vet and outdoor vet idea.", "My kids love animals of all kinds and love watching shows like dr Pol and dr Oakley, so we were so disappointed when this thing wasn't as great as we'd hoped.", "Super glue won't help with this disaster- the parts are just too thin and break apart too easily." ]
I got the m105 and the very expensive portable keyboard so that I could do lots of text entry when I was away from my computer at home, then upload what I'd written later. I was unemployed at the time and didn't want to spend the money on a laptop. I thought I was being clever and thrifty. Serial connectivity was already on its way out when I bought the m105, but I wasn't worried because my shiny new (bought just before the layoff) no-serial iMac had an IR port, and the m105 was supposed to be able to hotsync via IR. In fact, this turned out to be an iffy procedure at best. I thought I'd improve my odds of getting a proper hotsync if I bought a serial/USB converter, but I was wrong, and I was out some more money. Soon, I was unable to hotsync at all, and the m105 started losing its memory every time I had to change the batteries (contrary to what it said in the manual). And believe me, I changed them quickly, but I still lost a LOT of data. All of this nonsense began shortly after the warranty ran out. I called Palm for advice. They didn't try to troubleshoot the hotsyncing problem, offer to tell me where I could send the device for evaluation, or even recommend a similar model I might like. I was very surprised to read another review here that mentioned a class action lawsuit. I never heard anything about it. It's too bad, because when this PDA worked, I loved it. If the ability to hotsync, retain data across battery swaps, and receive courteous service from the manufacturer aren't important to you, a used m1xx-series Palm could be a pretty sweet deal, maybe as an organizer for your kids. I certainly won't ever buy a NEW Palm-brand PDA again after the way they treated me; but if you're looking for something cheap, easy to use, and NOT for critical data (appointments you can't afford to miss, etc.), this could be just what you need.	negative	[ "I got the m105 and the very expensive portable keyboard so that I could do lots of text entry when I was away from my computer at home, then upload what I'd written later.", "I was unemployed at the time and didn't want to spend the money on a laptop.", "I thought I was being clever and thrifty.", "Serial connectivity was already on its way out when I bought the m105, but I wasn't worried because my shiny new (bought just before the layoff) no-serial iMac had an IR port, and the m105 was supposed to be able to hotsync via IR.", "In fact, this turned out to be an iffy procedure at best.", "I thought I'd improve my odds of getting a proper hotsync if I bought a serial/USB converter, but I was wrong, and I was out some more money.", "Soon, I was unable to hotsync at all, and the m105 started losing its memory every time I had to change the batteries (contrary to what it said in the manual).", "And believe me, I changed them quickly, but I still lost a LOT of data.", "All of this nonsense began shortly after the warranty ran out.", "I called Palm for advice.", "They didn't try to troubleshoot the hotsyncing problem, offer to tell me where I could send the device for evaluation, or even recommend a similar model I might like.", "I was very surprised to read another review here that mentioned a class action lawsuit.", "I never heard anything about it.", "It's too bad, because when this PDA worked, I loved it.", "If the ability to hotsync, retain data across battery swaps, and receive courteous service from the manufacturer aren't important to you, a used m1xx-series Palm could be a pretty sweet deal, maybe as an organizer for your kids.", "I certainly won't ever buy a NEW Palm-brand PDA again after the way they treated me; but if you're looking for something cheap, easy to use, and NOT for critical data (appointments you can't afford to miss, etc.", "), this could be just what you need." ]
I do not actually own this toy. A friend of mine let us borrow it for a LONG road trip. This is a very cute toy, but I wouldnt waste my $$ on it. It is very very difficult to activate. I could barely do it, let alone my 11 month old. You are supposed to press the nose to activate. I had to mash it very hard to get it to play. Once it does come on, its fun and it vibrates and my daughter loved it. The only problem is it only seemed to last for about 5 seconds. It wasn't worth the fight to turn it on for such a short time. My daughter ended up using the ears as a teether and thats about it.	negative	[ "I do not actually own this toy.", "A friend of mine let us borrow it for a LONG road trip.", "This is a very cute toy, but I wouldnt waste my $$ on it.", "It is very very difficult to activate.", "I could barely do it, let alone my 11 month old.", "You are supposed to press the nose to activate.", "I had to mash it very hard to get it to play.", "Once it does come on, its fun and it vibrates and my daughter loved it.", "The only problem is it only seemed to last for about 5 seconds.", "It wasn't worth the fight to turn it on for such a short time.", "My daughter ended up using the ears as a teether and thats about it." ]
We have had three of these units for less than six months. We also have two other CO units that are AC only that we have had for a few years. Just about every week one of these three units beeps very loudly for three or four beeps and then quits. This is very annoying when you are sleeping. It does not continue like it is a real alarm. They are not the soft chirps indicating low batteries. I have replaced all the batteries with new quality batteries instead of the cheap ones that come with the unit. Our regular, more expensive, CO units have never gone off at the same time as these cheap units. Buy the more expensive units. We do not think these are unsafe, just annoying.	negative	[ "We have had three of these units for less than six months.", "We also have two other CO units that are AC only that we have had for a few years.", "Just about every week one of these three units beeps very loudly for three or four beeps and then quits.", "This is very annoying when you are sleeping.", "It does not continue like it is a real alarm.", "They are not the soft chirps indicating low batteries.", "I have replaced all the batteries with new quality batteries instead of the cheap ones that come with the unit.", "Our regular, more expensive, CO units have never gone off at the same time as these cheap units.", "Buy the more expensive units.", "We do not think these are unsafe, just annoying." ]
I had high hopes for this but was let down hard. It sounded like I was inside a tin can. I tried it with the Noise Shield on and off but no difference. The caller on the other end didn't notice that effect but the removal of background noise for them was no better than my favorite, the Plantronics Voyager 510. The other big issue was the fit. The ear loop is slightly spring loaded to keep the mouthpiece sensor pressing against your cheek. This is intended to allow the sensor to differentiate between your voice and the background sounds. The problem was that the spring tension of the ear loop was slightly pushing the headset off my ear. It comes with several ear bud sizes and two ear loop sizes. I tried them all, on both ears. No luck. It was held on so loosely that the slightest lean of my head to that side and off it came. Completely unacceptable and far worse than all the others I've tried. I have tested 8 different headsets. The way I do my tests is to pair two headsets, put one in each ear, and then switch between them while on the same call. Even if I ignore the fit problem (a deal breaker for me) the sound quality was poor. Worse for me than the caller but why bother, I'll stick with my 510.	negative	[ "I had high hopes for this but was let down hard.", "It sounded like I was inside a tin can.", "I tried it with the Noise Shield on and off but no difference.", "The caller on the other end didn't notice that effect but the removal of background noise for them was no better than my favorite, the Plantronics Voyager 510.", "The other big issue was the fit.", "The ear loop is slightly spring loaded to keep the mouthpiece sensor pressing against your cheek.", "This is intended to allow the sensor to differentiate between your voice and the background sounds.", "The problem was that the spring tension of the ear loop was slightly pushing the headset off my ear.", "It comes with several ear bud sizes and two ear loop sizes.", "I tried them all, on both ears.", "No luck.", "It was held on so loosely that the slightest lean of my head to that side and off it came.", "Completely unacceptable and far worse than all the others I've tried.", "I have tested 8 different headsets.", "The way I do my tests is to pair two headsets, put one in each ear, and then switch between them while on the same call.", "Even if I ignore the fit problem (a deal breaker for me) the sound quality was poor.", "Worse for me than the caller but why bother, I'll stick with my 510." ]
I read the first 100 pages and the plot of blowing up a bridge was fine, although the plot is exceedingly slow. Hemingway does a good job with describing the details of the surroundings. The main character Robert Jordan will have an observation of another character that is insightful. Then the old guide Anselmo will have the same observation. Then the old woman Pilar would have the same observation. Then the guerrilla guard will have the same observation. Why is everyone talking about the exact same observation? It seems pretty bad writing and a poor understanding of human nature for everyone to be echoing Robert Jordan's thoughts. But that amaturish style wasn't what turned me off of the book. It was the horrible love story. I'm a woman in my 30s and maybe this kind of tripe would appeal to guys, but the love story was not only exceedingly unrealistic, but also stupid and insulting to women. I was curious how this horrible love story would end, so then I read the last 20 pages of the book. The ending of the love story was even worse than the beginning. This book was not only not insightful about human nature, it actually ran counter to human nature. I do like Hemingway's book "The Sun Also Rises." That book is a simple story, but well done. I recommend that book over For Whom the Bell Tolls.	negative	[ "I read the first 100 pages and the plot of blowing up a bridge was fine, although the plot is exceedingly slow.", "Hemingway does a good job with describing the details of the surroundings.", "The main character Robert Jordan will have an observation of another character that is insightful.", "Then the old guide Anselmo will have the same observation.", "Then the old woman Pilar would have the same observation.", "Then the guerrilla guard will have the same observation.", "Why is everyone talking about the exact same observation?", "It seems pretty bad writing and a poor understanding of human nature for everyone to be echoing Robert Jordan's thoughts.", "But that amaturish style wasn't what turned me off of the book.", "It was the horrible love story.", "I'm a woman in my 30s and maybe this kind of tripe would appeal to guys, but the love story was not only exceedingly unrealistic, but also stupid and insulting to women.", "I was curious how this horrible love story would end, so then I read the last 20 pages of the book.", "The ending of the love story was even worse than the beginning.", "This book was not only not insightful about human nature, it actually ran counter to human nature.", "I do like Hemingway's book \"The Sun Also Rises.", "\" That book is a simple story, but well done.", "I recommend that book over For Whom the Bell Tolls." ]
It goes without saying that "Upstairs/Downstairs" is a brilliant, entertaining series well worth the owning. When Amazon offered the Collector's Edition Megaset on a great sale, I couldn't pass it up. I didn't really remember the series well, but I knew I very much wanted to see it. Like others, I read the discouraging reviews about the A&E Home Video transfer, but I thought, I'm not really that picky and it's probably not all that bad. Well, I am not that picky; I don't care about things being in HD or looking like a "Harry Potter" movie. That said, I want readers to know, I was very, very disappointed in the visual and sound quality of A&Es Megaset. So much so, I had given thought to sending this set back and exchanging it for another in hopes that it might be better. But first I did some research. I googled "Why are the DVDs of A&E's Upstairs/Downstairs so bad?" and found an informative website which had a page on the US A&E version. It made it clear that A&E Home Video had used old copies of the episodes for their remastering instead of getting new ones from the UK, undoubted a cost saving measure on their part. As someone who has purchased many of these wonderful, older British series, I can tell you that the A&E version of the Joan Hickson "Miss Marple"s are not terribly good either, although they are certainly better than these sorry things. I have only taken a quick look at the two Thomas & Sarah DVDs and they do appear to be somewhat better than Upstairs/Downstairs. Hopefully, someday another company will release a quality set of the original series.	negative	[ "It goes without saying that \"Upstairs/Downstairs\" is a brilliant, entertaining series well worth the owning.", "When Amazon offered the Collector's Edition Megaset on a great sale, I couldn't pass it up.", "I didn't really remember the series well, but I knew I very much wanted to see it.", "Like others, I read the discouraging reviews about the A&E Home Video transfer, but I thought, I'm not really that picky and it's probably not all that bad.", "Well, I am not that picky; I don't care about things being in HD or looking like a \"Harry Potter\" movie.", "That said, I want readers to know, I was very, very disappointed in the visual and sound quality of A&Es Megaset.", "So much so, I had given thought to sending this set back and exchanging it for another in hopes that it might be better.", "But first I did some research.", "I googled \"Why are the DVDs of A&E's Upstairs/Downstairs so bad?", "\" and found an informative website which had a page on the US A&E version.", "It made it clear that A&E Home Video had used old copies of the episodes for their remastering instead of getting new ones from the UK, undoubted a cost saving measure on their part.", "As someone who has purchased many of these wonderful, older British series, I can tell you that the A&E version of the Joan Hickson \"Miss Marple\"s are not terribly good either, although they are certainly better than these sorry things.", "I have only taken a quick look at the two Thomas & Sarah DVDs and they do appear to be somewhat better than Upstairs/Downstairs.", "Hopefully, someday another company will release a quality set of the original series." ]
I remember playing Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis and Sega CD and having a blast. It was simple, Played well and was fun to play over and over. Now this load of[..]showed up. The good: -Sonic is on the Next Gen systems. -The Animated movies are mostly fluid and fun to watch until you notice how poor the voice acting is. There are some funny mess ups with the animation during the cut scenes when characters start to speak, but their mouths continue to move even though the dialogue is done. The Bad: -The camera is almost never focused on what you need to see. The enemies are off-screen where you can't fight them, and you die because you are blind to them. When you're in the tank with Shadow, you drive off the map and can't find your way around. -There are glitches. Sometimes when you're running through loops; your character falls through them when they're obviously not supposed to, and you die. -The load times are frequent. They occur before a cutscene, after a cutscene, before a boss fight, after a boss fight, after you die, before and after you begin the next phase. It slows the action down to boredom within minutes. -There is nothing original about this game that would set it apart from other Sonic games or other Platform games. This could have been half way decent if the development team had done proper testing and fixed all of the problems. They apparently don't care about quality or a good reputation.	negative	[ "I remember playing Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis and Sega CD and having a blast.", "It was simple, Played well and was fun to play over and over.", "Now this load of[..", "]showed up.", "The good:\n-Sonic is on the Next Gen systems.", "-The Animated movies are mostly fluid and fun to watch until you notice how poor the voice acting is.", "There are some funny mess ups with the animation during the cut scenes when characters start to speak, but their mouths continue to move even though the dialogue is done.", "The Bad:\n-The camera is almost never focused on what you need to see.", "The enemies are off-screen where you can't fight them, and you die because you are blind to them.", "When you're in the tank with Shadow, you drive off the map and can't find your way around.", "-There are glitches.", "Sometimes when you're running through loops; your character falls through them when they're obviously not supposed to, and you die.", "-The load times are frequent.", "They occur before a cutscene, after a cutscene, before a boss fight, after a boss fight, after you die, before and after you begin the next phase.", "It slows the action down to boredom within minutes.", "-There is nothing original about this game that would set it apart from other Sonic games or other Platform games.", "This could have been half way decent if the development team had done proper testing and fixed all of the problems.", "They apparently don't care about quality or a good reputation." ]
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I've owned several of these routers for many years. I've upgraded and downgraded firmware trying to find something that was really solid and reliable. I've come to the conclusion this unit is good for a small, non-critical network, but it has reliability issues. Since Cisco took over Linksys, the long-term stability and reliability of their products has diminished in my opinion. This router works well, but it will occasionally freeze up for no reason and require a hard reset/power cycle to work again. Also this unit will sometimes reset and reload factory default information with no notice. If you change the default admin password you may find it reset back to the default. Sometimes it will just lock-out and you have to do a hard reset (pressing the reset button while powering up) to reload factory defaults. This router should not be used in any environment where it would be left unattended for long periods of time. It simply is not reliable in that capacity.	negative	[ "I've owned several of these routers for many years.", "I've upgraded and downgraded firmware trying to find something that was really solid and reliable.", "I've come to the conclusion this unit is good for a small, non-critical network, but it has reliability issues.", "Since Cisco took over Linksys, the long-term stability and reliability of their products has diminished in my opinion.", "This router works well, but it will occasionally freeze up for no reason and require a hard reset/power cycle to work again.", "Also this unit will sometimes reset and reload factory default information with no notice.", "If you change the default admin password you may find it reset back to the default.", "Sometimes it will just lock-out and you have to do a hard reset (pressing the reset button while powering up) to reload factory defaults.", "This router should not be used in any environment where it would be left unattended for long periods of time.", "It simply is not reliable in that capacity." ]
This oil sprayer is terrible. Doesn't hold pressure, and doesn't "mist"... In fact, it's a toss up what's going to come out of this thing. I can pump it up, spend 5 minutes making pizza dough, and when I go to spray, it needs to be pumped again. (And now it's slippery in my flour covered hands, etc...) Filled it with extra virgin olive oil, and sometimes I get globs, sometimes I get streams, sometimes I get nothing. It leaks when not in use. The "pump" part is always soaked in oil when I pull it off the top. I've tried cleaning it, using lighter oil... I seriously regret wasting money on this product. I could just take a swig of oil and spit it on my food for better results.	negative	[ "This oil sprayer is terrible.", "Doesn't hold pressure, and doesn't \"mist\"...", "In fact, it's a toss up what's going to come out of this thing.", "I can pump it up, spend 5 minutes making pizza dough, and when I go to spray, it needs to be pumped again.", "(And now it's slippery in my flour covered hands, etc...", ")\n\nFilled it with extra virgin olive oil, and sometimes I get globs, sometimes I get streams, sometimes I get nothing.", "It leaks when not in use.", "The \"pump\" part is always soaked in oil when I pull it off the top.", "I've tried cleaning it, using lighter oil...", "I seriously regret wasting money on this product.", "I could just take a swig of oil and spit it on my food for better results." ]
These things hurt my ears, MUSICALLY!!! Comfortable to wear, but the audio sounded like it was coming out of a tin can. Awful sound reproduction. I returned these and bought the Audio Technica ATH M50X. I compared the Sennheiser HD 280 and Audio Technicas to the same MP3 player. A Zune MP3 player and a professional Wheatstone broadcast audio mixer. I did not touch any EQ settings. The Audio Technica ATH M50's sounded so nice and smooth. The technical specs for both headphones are not consistent and not complete. Impedance mismatch??? Not sure.	negative	[ "These things hurt my ears, MUSICALLY!!!", "Comfortable to wear, but the audio sounded like it was coming out of a tin can.", "Awful sound reproduction.", "I returned these and bought the Audio Technica ATH M50X.", "I compared the Sennheiser HD 280 and Audio Technicas to the same MP3 player.", "A Zune MP3 player and a professional Wheatstone broadcast audio mixer.", "I did not touch any EQ settings.", "The Audio Technica ATH M50's sounded so nice and smooth.", "The technical specs for both headphones are not consistent and not complete.", "Impedance mismatch???", "Not sure." ]
This review is being written 4/13/2014 for the Norton Internet Security 2014 - 1 User / 3 Licenses [Download], advertised and sold by Amazon on their website. Unfortunately, I've seen several instances of virus-infected computers that were protected using this product. The single most important aspect of this software suite to me is to prevent a computer from becoming infected with a virus - hence the failing grade. The users of computers infected are adults, and I'm often called in to assist with various general computer setup and usage due to my expertise in this field. I'd characterize these users as average, and the applications they use include banking, music entertainment, social networking, voice/video over IP communications, and some games. The vector for infection is in the downloading, particularly of games. Norton has failed to detect these viruses. In contrast, I'm also performing the same consultant role with a half dozen people using <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/McAfee-Total-Protection-3PC-2014/dp/B00E6OPDUS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">McAfee Total Protection 3PC 2014</a> and none of them have infected computers. The profile for this set of users include teenage children all the way up to senior citizens. Based on my experience with the two sets of users, I don't recommend the Norton product.	negative	[ "This review is being written 4/13/2014 for the Norton Internet Security 2014 - 1 User / 3 Licenses [Download], advertised and sold by Amazon on their website.", "Unfortunately, I've seen several instances of virus-infected computers that were protected using this product.", "The single most important aspect of this software suite to me is to prevent a computer from becoming infected with a virus - hence the failing grade.", "The users of computers infected are adults, and I'm often called in to assist with various general computer setup and usage due to my expertise in this field.", "I'd characterize these users as average, and the applications they use include banking, music entertainment, social networking, voice/video over IP communications, and some games.", "The vector for infection is in the downloading, particularly of games.", "Norton has failed to detect these viruses.", "In contrast, I'm also performing the same consultant role with a half dozen people using <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/McAfee-Total-Protection-3PC-2014/dp/B00E6OPDUS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">McAfee Total Protection 3PC 2014</a> and none of them have infected computers.", "The profile for this set of users include teenage children all the way up to senior citizens.", "Based on my experience with the two sets of users, I don't recommend the Norton product." ]
I think I must have read a different book to the other reviewers. I bought this book after reading the reviews and seeing that it was rated 4 1/2 stars and I was disappointed. From the very first, the main female character came over as foolish and empty headed. How in one breath she could proclaim that she was aware of the matters of the world and still get herself caught in the most silly situations is beyond me. She displays not innocence but really just a lack of common sense throughout the book. And this is obvious since it took six or seven men contantly watching her every move to ensure she did nothing silly during her outings. The male character Taylor is really only a tad better but definitely an improvement of the female lead. I do agree with one of the other reviewers that this book comes over as being written by an American ...it needs a rewrite to ensure it fits into the time period in England that it purports to be set in. Notwithstanding the above, it does have a good plot.	negative	[ "I think I must have read a different book to the other reviewers.", "I bought this book after reading the reviews and seeing that it was rated 4 1/2 stars and I was disappointed.", "From the very first, the main female character came over as foolish and empty headed.", "How in one breath she could proclaim that she was aware of the matters of the world and still get herself caught in the most silly situations is beyond me.", "She displays not innocence but really just a lack of common sense throughout the book.", "And this is obvious since it took six or seven men contantly watching her every move to ensure she did nothing silly during her outings.", "The male character Taylor is really only a tad better but definitely an improvement of the female lead.", "I do agree with one of the other reviewers that this book comes over as being written by an American...", "it needs a rewrite to ensure it fits into the time period in England that it purports to be set in.", "Notwithstanding the above, it does have a good plot." ]
I bought the 70 and 110 aquaclear filters. I do have a couple of complaints with this filter. If this filter is not level it has leaked water on me over the side. Right now my filter is turned off. I went on a trip for about two days and came back to see the little leveling device had been off. So you I just put it right back on and watched for a bit because it was leaking still. Well turns out that the lip that returns the water got cracked from losing its little leveler. I loved this filter, but it is kinda hefty when filled, so that is why I think it cracked. So if you are going to get the 110 I recommend possibly thinking about gluing the level piece so it doesn't fall off. All of that being said after owning it for just a week I actually like this filter still.	negative	[ "I bought the 70 and 110 aquaclear filters.", "I do have a couple of complaints with this filter.", "If this filter is not level it has leaked water on me over the side.", "Right now my filter is turned off.", "I went on a trip for about two days and came back to see the little leveling device had been off.", "So you I just put it right back on and watched for a bit because it was leaking still.", "Well turns out that the lip that returns the water got cracked from losing its little leveler.", "I loved this filter, but it is kinda hefty when filled, so that is why I think it cracked.", "So if you are going to get the 110 I recommend possibly thinking about gluing the level piece so it doesn't fall off.", "All of that being said after owning it for just a week I actually like this filter still." ]
First of all, my unit was factory refurbished, so had no warranty. It smoked on the first use and died on the second. I ordered an oster blender and it's been working fine ever since... two or three years, never a problem. But I won't stop there. Thought maybe I could find the problem or use the motor for another project, since I couldn't return the unit, took it apart and was absolutely flabbergasted with what I found. I'm an electrical engineer and have been involved with designing and building all sorts of things through my life... but this takes the cake for poor design and unsafe practices. The motor is mounted using a paper (not plastic, not cardboard) tube that fits into a plastic ridge at the top. It rests on the bottom of the housing on a rubber grommet and is not anchored in place except for this PAPER tube, shaped like a toilet paper center. So I threw the bottom half away, put a mason jar lid on the bottom of the nice glass jar and thought I'd use it as an orange juice container... bad idea... it won't pour without slopping down the front and all over the table. This is junk and shame shame on you cuisinart... I'm sure they bought it from someone else because they would NEVER have designed something this badly... someone was making it as a joke!	negative	[ "First of all, my unit was factory refurbished, so had no warranty.", "It smoked on the first use and died on the second.", "I ordered an oster blender and it's been working fine ever since...", "two or three years, never a problem.", "But I won't stop there.", "Thought maybe I could find the problem or use the motor for another project, since I couldn't return the unit, took it apart and was absolutely flabbergasted with what I found.", "I'm an electrical engineer and have been involved with designing and building all sorts of things through my life...", "but this takes the cake for poor design and unsafe practices.", "The motor is mounted using a paper (not plastic, not cardboard) tube that fits into a plastic ridge at the top.", "It rests on the bottom of the housing on a rubber grommet and is not anchored in place except for this PAPER tube, shaped like a toilet paper center.", "So I threw the bottom half away, put a mason jar lid on the bottom of the nice glass jar and thought I'd use it as an orange juice container...", "bad idea...", "it won't pour without slopping down the front and all over the table.", "This is junk and shame shame on you cuisinart...", "I'm sure they bought it from someone else because they would NEVER have designed something this badly...", "someone was making it as a joke!" ]
Uses STARFORCE. Was ready to hit the submit order button, but decided to check the Boycott Starforce games listing. There it was; much to my surprise = since I don't recall Atari using it Very disapponted ! ----- Hmmm; copy protection is now optional(... see post above). Then why include it ? Show me a link and I'll buy the game asap. Playlogic forum will delete posts with STARFORCE related info .... read forum boards on the net Some included it within bug/patch related threads = they were deleted Playlogic will not return STARFORCE related e-mails. I, as well as others, asked if a patch to remove it is in the works. When this game is available without STARFORCE(... a removal patch); I will purchase it. The game asks if you want to install STARFORCE ... which will install upon you running the game for the first time There is a "crack", to play without STARFORCE, which can be used once the game is installed, but "before" you install STARFORCE ... not sure how that works, but you do need the game to use it(... on the web in a AoP forum) ... plus, I don't "crack" my games = you run into risks using them as well Oh, please don't call us ignorant. Some of us have experienced STARFORCE related problems, know others who have and/or read numerous posts over the years of individuals who have had problems. I did my research on the gameplay, bugs/patches and the game in general. There are forums(... not those associated with the game - these will delete STARFORCE related posts ... a bad habit shared by those who have a vested interest)which will explain any problems ... there are tech-gamer related sites written by industry professionals(... columnists) who have opinions worth noting. On one forum board, some who "mod" games(... obviously tech savvy and very knowledgeable about games/coding etc,) noted they won't play games that contain STARFORCE. Two noted that they purchased AoP and are waiting for a removal patch(... maybe one is in the works ?), the other is waiting to see if a patch is forthcoming. Pertinent information based on fact(s) does not indicate ignorance.	negative	[ "Uses STARFORCE.", "Was ready to hit the submit order button, but decided to check the Boycott Starforce games listing.", "There it was; much to my surprise = since I don't recall Atari using it\nVery disapponted!", "-----\nHmmm; copy protection is now optional(...", "see post above).", "Then why include it?", "Show me a link and I'll buy the game asap.", "Playlogic forum will delete posts with STARFORCE related info....", "read forum boards on the net\nSome included it within bug/patch related threads = they were deleted\n\nPlaylogic will not return STARFORCE related e-mails.", "I, as well as others, asked if a patch to remove it is in the works.", "When this game is available without STARFORCE(...", "a removal patch); I will purchase it.", "The game asks if you want to install STARFORCE...", "which will install upon you running the game for the first time\nThere is a \"crack\", to play without STARFORCE, which can be used once the game is installed, but \"before\" you install STARFORCE...", "not sure how that works, but you do need the game to use it(...", "on the web in a AoP forum)...", "plus, I don't \"crack\" my games = you run into risks using them as well\n\nOh, please don't call us ignorant.", "Some of us have experienced STARFORCE related problems, know others who have and/or read numerous posts over the years of individuals who have had problems.", "I did my research on the gameplay, bugs/patches and the game in general.", "There are forums(...", "not those associated with the game - these will delete STARFORCE related posts...", "a bad habit shared by those who have a vested interest)which will explain any problems...", "there are tech-gamer related sites written by industry professionals(...", "columnists) who have opinions worth noting.", "On one forum board, some who \"mod\" games(...", "obviously tech savvy and very knowledgeable about games/coding etc,) noted they won't play games that contain STARFORCE.", "Two noted that they purchased AoP and are waiting for a removal patch(...", "maybe one is in the works?", "), the other is waiting to see if a patch is forthcoming.", "Pertinent information based on fact(s) does not indicate ignorance." ]
THIS WAS AWFUL!!Usually I can find something positive to say about a film, but not with CHINESE BOX! If you choose to waste 99 minutes with a film that is absolutely ridiculous be my guest. How could someone such as Wayne Wang who directed THE JOY LUCK CLUB and actors Gong Li (RAISE THE RED LANTERN) and Jeremy Irons (just about everything for thirty years) have ever held their heads up after this bomb!!! It is obvious that Gong Li was chosen for her crossover fame and NOT her ability to speak English!!! She is given lines such as "What?", "Yes" and the most important "No". Irons is the same if not worse as in his sex-crazed lover role in LOLITA (which was tons better). 1997 Hong Kong is in the midst of British Colonial Rule ending. What will happen to it's culture,it's society etc. as the Chinese regain rule? If that is the story then something really got lost in translation in this internationally produced debacle. This screenplay is absolutely one of the worst that I have ever sat through. The acting is simply misdirected. CHINESE BOX is ludicrous. 0 stars.	negative	[ "THIS WAS AWFUL!!", "Usually I can find something positive to say about a film, but not with CHINESE BOX!", "If you choose to waste 99 minutes with a film that is absolutely ridiculous be my guest.", "How could someone such as Wayne Wang who directed THE JOY LUCK CLUB and actors Gong Li (RAISE THE RED LANTERN) and Jeremy Irons (just about everything for thirty years) have ever held their heads up after this bomb!!!", "It is obvious that Gong Li was chosen for her crossover fame and NOT her ability to speak English!!!", "She is given lines such as \"What?", "\", \"Yes\" and the most important \"No\".", "Irons is the same if not worse as in his sex-crazed lover role in LOLITA (which was tons better).", "1997 Hong Kong is in the midst of British Colonial Rule ending.", "What will happen to it's culture,it's society etc.", "as the Chinese regain rule?", "If that is the story then something really got lost in translation in this internationally produced debacle.", "This screenplay is absolutely one of the worst that I have ever sat through.", "The acting is simply misdirected.", "CHINESE BOX is ludicrous.", "0 stars." ]
I would write a longer review about how bad this phone is, but I don't think I'll bother to. A short one should do. The keyboard is fine, but it doesn't make up for the fact that the overall response of this phone is SLOW. I tried an app killer and a battery saver on it, but those apps further degraded the phone's responsiveness. Upgrading to Froyo improved things a bit, but still, the freezes and memory problems remained. Moving data through USB is sketchy at best. It sometimes cuts off when moving large amounts of it. Luckily, none of my data was lost. (I even made one backup from the micro SD card to a Western Digital 1.5 TB hard drive just before getting rid of the phone.) The camera is actually decent, considering that it lacks flash. It's better than the one that's on the LG Optimus V I now use, but I know my way through Photoshop, GiMP, etc. to fix photos if needed. Night mode actually works quite well. Video quality is passable, but with a poor video processor, it lags behind the LG. Speaking of which, Angry Birds and most other games run slowly, whereas on the LG, they run at a good (if not the absolute fastest) speed. Still, it fails where I need it most. I needed it to do web, text, music, some gaming, and QR/UPC scanning. 3G was barely tolerable, at best. For me, this phone was a huge, EPIC FAIL. Please save yourself the trouble, and don't buy this phone. Seriously.	negative	[ "I would write a longer review about how bad this phone is, but I don't think I'll bother to.", "A short one should do.", "The keyboard is fine, but it doesn't make up for the fact that the overall response of this phone is SLOW.", "I tried an app killer and a battery saver on it, but those apps further degraded the phone's responsiveness.", "Upgrading to Froyo improved things a bit, but still, the freezes and memory problems remained.", "Moving data through USB is sketchy at best.", "It sometimes cuts off when moving large amounts of it.", "Luckily, none of my data was lost.", "(I even made one backup from the micro SD card to a Western Digital 1.", "5 TB hard drive just before getting rid of the phone.", ")\n\nThe camera is actually decent, considering that it lacks flash.", "It's better than the one that's on the LG Optimus V I now use, but I know my way through Photoshop, GiMP, etc.", "to fix photos if needed.", "Night mode actually works quite well.", "Video quality is passable, but with a poor video processor, it lags behind the LG.", "Speaking of which, Angry Birds and most other games run slowly, whereas on the LG, they run at a good (if not the absolute fastest) speed.", "Still, it fails where I need it most.", "I needed it to do web, text, music, some gaming, and QR/UPC scanning.", "3G was barely tolerable, at best.", "For me, this phone was a huge, EPIC FAIL.", "Please save yourself the trouble, and don't buy this phone.", "Seriously." ]
I am no longer a hatchbox customer. I have been fighting like crazy with failed prints until the other day I bought matter hackers filament and ran the exact same part with the exact same settings on two identicle printers. One running hatchbox the other with matter hackers. The matter hackers printed great and the hatchbox failed. I switched the filament around and guess what? the failed print stayed with the hatchbox. Junk! junk!! junk!!! gets gummy and does not melt correctly beware!!!!	negative	[ "I am no longer a hatchbox customer.", "I have been fighting like crazy with failed prints until the other day I bought matter hackers filament and ran the exact same part with the exact same settings on two identicle printers.", "One running hatchbox the other with matter hackers.", "The matter hackers printed great and the hatchbox failed.", "I switched the filament around and guess what?", "the failed print stayed with the hatchbox.", "Junk!", "junk!!", "junk!!!", "gets gummy and does not melt correctly beware!!!!" ]
Orphen was another prime example of a rushed game that wanted to be a launch title. It contains a little bit of [bad] voice acting at the beginning, then from there they gave up and no one moves their mouth. As for gameplay, it's very limited, pretty boring, and overall lacking. ... I don't even know why they call it orphen. You just live out someone elses adventure as you join their party. The story is one of the worst ever made. ... my point is the story [is bad], and everything else about this game [is bad], it's the ... game that ever ... . Use the disk as it was obviously intended to be used as. A frizbee.	negative	[ "Orphen was another prime example of a rushed game that wanted to be a launch title.", "It contains a little bit of [bad] voice acting at the beginning, then from there they gave up and no one moves their mouth.", "As for gameplay, it's very limited, pretty boring, and overall lacking.", "...", "I don't even know why they call it orphen.", "You just live out someone elses adventure as you join their party.", "The story is one of the worst ever made.", "...", "my point is the story [is bad], and everything else about this game [is bad], it's the...", "game that ever...", ".", "Use the disk as it was obviously intended to be used as.", "A frizbee." ]
I received a Costa Rica phone, with all preset specifications of MOVISTAR.CR. The Nokia box had been opened. The 'Nokia' seal was broken. A red seal had been placed over the Nokia seal. All inside seemed fine, except the instruction manual (as well as the box description) is in the local language, not English. When I turned on the phone, it said MOVISTAR, and refused to work with my U.S. sim card. I am now spending a weekend online attempting to find out how to change all the settings which need to be changed, so that I can use this 'unlocked' phone with my current U.S. sim card. Had I known I would receive an international phone with complications, I might have gone a different direction, or sought the same product on a different website.	negative	[ "I received a Costa Rica phone, with all preset specifications of MOVISTAR.", "CR.", "The Nokia box had been opened.", "The 'Nokia' seal was broken.", "A red seal had been placed over the Nokia seal.", "All inside seemed fine, except the instruction manual (as well as the box description) is in the local language, not English.", "When I turned on the phone, it said MOVISTAR, and refused to work with my U.", "S. sim card.", "I am now spending a weekend online attempting to find out how to change all the settings which need to be changed, so that I can use this 'unlocked' phone with my current U.", "S. sim card.", "Had I known I would receive an international phone with complications, I might have gone a different direction, or sought the same product on a different website." ]
I really do like DeWalt tools and own several of them from drills to a 13" planer. I had been looking for a 4 inch brush, but ended up with this one as a compromise. They also make this in a good variation with wound steel .020" brissles too. The price for this one is one of the best around! However that may be, do NOTE: This 3 inch brush does NOT live up to it's rating at all! Not even close. I like Dewalt tools and supplies generally, but this thing is dangerous folks! A simple face shield is NOT enough protection! I am NOT over stating this, with more info to follow. My best guess after using two of them (I bought two at the same time.) is that they should NOT be used at anything EVER over about 2500 - 3000 RPM max. Though rated at 14000 RPM, the lower speed large angle grinder and the smaller Bosch mini angle grinder BOTH caused them to shed their wire at a dangerous rate. I had them sticking all over my arms and chest.... through my shirts into my skin..... eventually the first wheel was beginning to look quite thread bare, with only minimal use for stipping some paint off of flat steel, and was not good at all. The second one was even worse.... if that is possible. Both discarded for failure and danger. Now do NOT confuse this with the twisted wire cup brush (of the heavier .020" inch wire) by Dewalt. So far, that one works well and holds up with zereo wire loss even at the higher speeds of the smaller angle grinder(less than 5000 RPM) I was using it with. Buy that heavy wire Dewalt brush with confidence, but unless you are running this one very slow, do NOT buy this one due the dangers involved. Sorry, wish I give it better, but from my exposure to this one, and the second one being even worse, leads me to alter this review on this date of 16 April 2014 to only 1 star and even that is doubtful at best.... Gary	negative	[ "I really do like DeWalt tools and own several of them from drills to a 13\" planer.", "I had been looking for a 4 inch brush, but ended up with this one as a compromise.", "They also make this in a good variation with wound steel.", "020\" brissles too.", "The price for this one is one of the best around!", "However that may be, do NOTE: This 3 inch brush does NOT live up to it's rating at all!", "Not even close.", "I like Dewalt tools and supplies generally, but this thing is dangerous folks!", "A simple face shield is NOT enough protection!", "I am NOT over stating this, with more info to follow.", "My best guess after using two of them (I bought two at the same time.", ") is that they should NOT be used at anything EVER over about 2500 - 3000 RPM max.", "Though rated at 14000 RPM, the lower speed large angle grinder and the smaller Bosch mini angle grinder BOTH caused them to shed their wire at a dangerous rate.", "I had them sticking all over my arms and chest....", "through my shirts into my skin....", ".", "eventually the first wheel was beginning to look quite thread bare, with only minimal use for stipping some paint off of flat steel, and was not good at all.", "The second one was even worse....", "if that is possible.", "Both discarded for failure and danger.", "Now do NOT confuse this with the twisted wire cup brush (of the heavier.", "020\" inch wire) by Dewalt.", "So far, that one works well and holds up with zereo wire loss even at the higher speeds of the smaller angle grinder(less than 5000 RPM) I was using it with.", "Buy that heavy wire Dewalt brush with confidence, but unless you are running this one very slow, do NOT buy this one due the dangers involved.", "Sorry, wish I give it better, but from my exposure to this one, and the second one being even worse, leads me to alter this review on this date of 16 April 2014 to only 1 star and even that is doubtful at best....", "Gary" ]
This game... it's not good, I saw ONE other review that had 5 stars... and it's not even about the game, the reviewer hadn't even played the damn thing, this game SUCKS! This has to be the WORST Ninja game EVER! The weapon is a cool idea, but the problem is, there are only three basic ways to attack with it at a range: Either decapitate them, tear off their upper body, or their feet, that's it. Unjustified gore, and only three ways to do it, the controls don't feel right when you play it, running on walls is FAR too timid. The VO's are pretty ghastly when you hear them, and they don't even LOOK like ninjas... the male ninja is a spiky-haired guy with a mask on his face, THAT'S NOT A FRICKIN' NINJA! I understand that this game may not be made to make me feel like a ninja, but what do I care? I didn't go into the game expecting to feel like a Ninja, I had high hopes for it, too. And, well, IT SUCKED! Don't buy this game, don't rent it, either, it's ghastly, really bad. Clunky controls, stupidly repettitive and samey, bad voicovers and gameplay make this game a game to hate.	negative	[ "This game...", "it's not good, I saw ONE other review that had 5 stars...", "and it's not even about the game, the reviewer hadn't even played the damn thing, this game SUCKS!", "This has to be the WORST Ninja game EVER!", "The weapon is a cool idea, but the problem is, there are only three basic ways to attack with it at a range: Either decapitate them, tear off their upper body, or their feet, that's it.", "Unjustified gore, and only three ways to do it, the controls don't feel right when you play it, running on walls is FAR too timid.", "The VO's are pretty ghastly when you hear them, and they don't even LOOK like ninjas...", "the male ninja is a spiky-haired guy with a mask on his face, THAT'S NOT A FRICKIN' NINJA!", "I understand that this game may not be made to make me feel like a ninja, but what do I care?", "I didn't go into the game expecting to feel like a Ninja, I had high hopes for it, too.", "And, well, IT SUCKED!", "Don't buy this game, don't rent it, either, it's ghastly, really bad.", "Clunky controls, stupidly repettitive and samey, bad voicovers and gameplay make this game a game to hate." ]
The Resident Evil series has been on a steady decline since the first game came out in the mid-90's. It seems that they make these games harder and harder than they should be and Code Veronica is no exception. It's not the simplistic puzzles that make the game difficult, rather, it's the lack of ammo and healing items that make what what should be easy battles far more difficult than they should be. Why do some zombies take more bullets than others? Why do zombies respawn in some areas? What's up with all the backtracking in this game? You're still forced to use the stupid typewriter ribbons to SAVE? These are some of the questions you'll ask yourself when you play the Code Veronica. Has the series evolved? If you get past the improved graphics, the answer is NO. The control is just as sloppy as it was in RE1, albeit with a quick turnaround feature and a new two-handed gun mode (you burn through bullets faster this way). A great deal of prior planning and trial and error is required, which may have been good back when the series was young, but it has simply gotten to be tedious today. Even the soundtrack is pretty forgettable! The game has a rather cartoonish look to it...could have looked more realistic but then again, the Dreamcast isn't exactly a graphics powerhouse. My suggestion...don't buy it. Granted, I've owned this game for quite some time and those who are new to DC may have heard great things about CV, but trust me, this is a BORING game! Get Shenmue instead as that game simply plays better and has a better story!	negative	[ "The Resident Evil series has been on a steady decline since the first game came out in the mid-90's.", "It seems that they make these games harder and harder than they should be and Code Veronica is no exception.", "It's not the simplistic puzzles that make the game difficult, rather, it's the lack of ammo and healing items that make what what should be easy battles far more difficult than they should be.", "Why do some zombies take more bullets than others?", "Why do zombies respawn in some areas?", "What's up with all the backtracking in this game?", "You're still forced to use the stupid typewriter ribbons to SAVE?", "These are some of the questions you'll ask yourself when you play the Code Veronica.", "Has the series evolved?", "If you get past the improved graphics, the answer is NO.", "The control is just as sloppy as it was in RE1, albeit with a quick turnaround feature and a new two-handed gun mode (you burn through bullets faster this way).", "A great deal of prior planning and trial and error is required, which may have been good back when the series was young, but it has simply gotten to be tedious today.", "Even the soundtrack is pretty forgettable!", "The game has a rather cartoonish look to it...", "could have looked more realistic but then again, the Dreamcast isn't exactly a graphics powerhouse.", "My suggestion...", "don't buy it.", "Granted, I've owned this game for quite some time and those who are new to DC may have heard great things about CV, but trust me, this is a BORING game!", "Get Shenmue instead as that game simply plays better and has a better story!" ]