Archive for August, 2010
What else is there to say.
An HDMI, or any other cable is just that, a cable.
Wires in a jacket with connectors on the end.
I don’t care what brand it is, if its cheap, and it is the right length, I’ll buy it.
This particular HDMI cable is ruggedly built, with good quality connectors.
I’ve got it stretched almost its entire 6′ length from my Roku HD box to my Denon AVR, and it works.
Don’t be fooled, by the claims made by those big scary named cable makers ( ya’ know), any cable will pass the signal.
It’s data, 1’s & 0’s, either they flow, or not, but the price has nothing to do with how they get there.
A great buy!!
Client side Red Hat
I am the wife and I couldn’t be happier with this item. Assemblage was easy. The ease of cleaning and cleanup are very simple but the results are what matter. The results were fantastic. We had our carpet installed 8 years ago and this was the first cleaning. We also have 3 cats and a Chihuahua indoors. The knap was restored to the carpet. Stains gone. The house smells clean and fresh. The results were instantly visible as a result this was an extremely satisfying experience. Who needs a man when one has a Hoover steamVac. Enjoy!
The Seeds of Greatness
Artemis Fowl is a magical action story. In the beginning Artemis goes to Cairo to visit a sprit. He goes to download a book. Next he captures a fairy named Captain Short. The fairies try to get Captain Short back. They send in a troll to kill Artemis to free her, then they send ransom money. They get Captain Short back, but then they want their money back. Finally, they bombed the house, but Artemis and Butler, the butler, survive.
Pre de Provence Soap
Like many (apparently many many) others my 16GB Transcend SD card failed. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones that got at least 10 months of trouble free use in my video cam. I’m moving back to San Disk. I’ve never had one of those fail. You save 20 bucks by buying this card, but the savings is not worth taking the risk of losing important videos or stills.
The Jetsons Judy Jetson
I, like everyone else, heard great stories about this amazing de-shedding tool, so I bought one and have tried it a dozen or so times on my American Eskimo dog. She looks like a giant snowball, an oversized Pomeranian or a miniature Samoyed for those of you who have never seen one – and as you can imagine, she has LOTS of hair and sheds tumbleweeds year round.
When I got this brush out of the package, the first thing I did it run it down my own arm to make sure it isn’t painful like those pin brushes (which I bet you will stop using once you try them on yourself). It it actually fairly uncomfortable when you test it on yourself, because the blades are very sharp, so even though they are aligned in such a way as to provide a largely flat grooming surface, they still scrape and scratch quite a bit. That being said, dogs have thicker, tougher skin than people (well, most dogs) and can handle a bit more roughness. So I tried it out on my Eskimo.
I fully admit that it did work as advertised, for which I’ll give it credit. The undercoat comes out little by little, in tiny poofs of wispy hair. If you groom for 15 minutes, you’re completely covered in wispy hair that is soft and impossible to gather up and throw away. After 5 minutes she was noticeably uncomfortable,after 10 minutes she was shewing on me and acting fussy, after 15 minutes she started making little whining noises, and after 20 minutes she was practically biting my arm in annoyance. She never likes grooming much, but she really did not care for this tool. It rips the undercoat out in small bits. I wouldn’t care for it either if it were me. I did get a lot of hair out of my dog, but she wouldn’t come to me for half a day afterward because she appeared to feel mistreated by the grooming session.
Each successive session was about the same. I knew I wasn’t really hurting her, but rather causing her quite a bit of discomfort, so I made sessions 10 minutes or less after that to minimize the soreness that apparen
Ricoh Print Cartridge Yellow
After reading all the glowing reviews of “Lush” and this book, I ran to my local bookstore to pick them up. What a waste of gas and my time. Highly disappointing. The sex was boring, the story mildly interesting. I doubt I will ever pick up a book from this author again.
Gypsy Heart
This is my first running training aide purchase and I absolutely love it. While it is a little bulky, it is worth every penny I spent on it. The 405 is smaller, but I couldn’t justify the difference in cost to simply get watch functionality (which is buried in the 305) and a slightly smaller package. The heart rate monitor, GPS, and all the training features make this a MUST HAVE when starting to run.
Legends of Beach Music
As I read everyones reviews, they kind of give you summary of what the story is about. So i’ll skip that.
Stephanie Meyer takes the concept of Vampires to a whole new level. Still dark, mysterious, but not so sinister that you want to stay away. Just the opposite in fact, after you pass the point of him introducing himself and the meadow scene..YOUR HOOKED! You cannot help but to be part of the forbidden love. The author tells the story perfectly that you feel your right there. I’ve read a lot of a books and some authors take too much time in describing too many minor details..Not Stephanie Meyer.
Its more of a challenge to complete this book and not pick up the rest of the Saga. The infectious craze you see and hear, you’ll understand why and realize that you are NOW apart of it too. ENJOY!!
Wondering what to read next..check out VAMPIRE ACADEMY or what Stephanie Meyer recommends City of Bones..great read too!!
The Numbered Account The
I really like this product. All in all, a huge improvement, and a great product. Highly recommended. Also, as a number of other reviewers have said, get the SportTracks software. It’s free and it will greatly enhance the viewing of the data from your new ForeRunner. If you are interested in the GPS aspects of the device, you can read the other reviews–like they nearly all say, the 205 and 305 are excellent. I wanted to specifically point out how much improved and how accurate the heart rate monitor and strap are over the previous version., as well as how favorably the 305 HRM functions in comparison to the benchmark Polar monitor. This model has not dropped my heart rate once in nearly three weeks of daily workouts ranging from one to two hours. I have and have used the 301 for the better part of a year, and continually had problems with interference, which caused extended data dropouts and extremely high, inaccurate readings. The model is nothing like the old 301, which is reason enough to purchase if you require a solid HRM with your GPS data. A side benefit is that it is accurate! I’ve compared it with my Polar Accurex monitor, and it’s dead on. If anything, the Polar updates a bit slower than the Garmin.