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Frederick B.

Frederick B.

Joined on 11/18/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Pictures. Nice camera.

Olympus VR-340 White 16MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
Olympus VR-340 White 16MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom

Pros: Good size. Good quality. Good pictures. Battery life ok. Nice interface.

Cons: Uses not so common cable for USB interface and charging. But you can find the cables ok.

Overall Review: After using Canon P/S for decade plus, I switched to Olympus. Glad I did. Love this little camera. Images clean at higher ISO's. You can use auto iso for quick pics without fear. Good interface on screen. Decent feature set. Get yourself spare batteries, cable, and a charger, and your all set.

11/18/2012
Most Critical Review

DO NOT BUY

Roxio Creator NXT 2
Roxio Creator NXT 2

Pros: It looked perfect.

Cons: Does not get song titles / tags from Gracenote or CDDB like it should. Many error messages during operation. Can lock up your computer. This program is horrible. NO SUPPORT.

Overall Review: I loved Roxio Creator 10.1 for audio stuff. But it would not work on Windows 7 properly. But this? I will never buy a Roxio product again...NEVER. Total ripoff. You can get freeware programs that are far superior. NO SUPPORT. This program and Roxio are a joke. Read reviews on other websites before getting this. AVOID this program.

Good basic NAS. Not for Cloud though.

NETGEAR ReadyNAS 102 2-Bay Network Attached Storage Diskless (RN10200)
NETGEAR ReadyNAS 102 2-Bay Network Attached Storage Diskless (RN10200)

Pros: Good, stable RAID 1 NAS. Good build quality. Can transfer files to remote devices through Readycloud. No router setup to use for remote apps. Good for just home local LAN use. Good price point.

Cons: Tech support HORRIBLE. Forums are ok, but phone support is useless. Slow transfer rates.....just the same as the old Duo. APPS are available, but not too good. No real remote streaming of audio and video even with apps.... apps and OS too buggy. The processer is just too slow for transcoding for remote viewing...it can't be done unless you transcode OFFLINE on your PC. When trying to remove an app...it does not do it. The only cure is to RESET the entire unit wiping everything off the disk. PLEX is the app for streaming...and it is not the most stable software in the world. It does not let you upgrade apps without problems.

Overall Review: I tried this out and you need a LOT of patience to work with this. It has a RESET button, and it needs it. It is a great NAS for purely local LAN use. Not good for any media streaming. Media streaming uses APPs, not Netgear software. All in all, I retured this and will try out another brand. It should be restated that Netgear phone support is USELESS and annoying.

10/25/2015

App does not work on tablets now.

HONEYWELL TH6320WF1005 Wireless Wifi Thermostat, 7 Programmable
HONEYWELL TH6320WF1005 Wireless Wifi Thermostat, 7 Programmable

Pros: Sounds good.

Cons: As of early August 2014, the app will NOT work with android tablets. You can't even download it from Google Play Store. Honeywell now says it only works with phones.

Overall Review: If you are planning on getting any Honeywell WIFI thermostat, beware. It will not work on tablets. So what is the point of using it in a home???????

Does not work with WIFI tablets

Pros: Looks pretty on wall.

Cons: Does not work with WIFI tablets. The app from Honeywell will not even show up with a tablet on the Google Play Store. Honeywell says it will only work on phones.

Overall Review: After I installed this thermostat, I learned that it will NOT work with android WIFI tablets at all. Not happy at all. Be careful.

Overated. No bass.

Corsair Vengeance 1500 USB Connector Circumaural Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset
Corsair Vengeance 1500 USB Connector Circumaural Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset

Pros: Solid and well made. Plug and play. Comfortable. Reasonable mic.

Cons: Overrated. Surround sound, no matter what option is poor. Basically just a stereo headset with far reaching claims. No real low frequencies at all. Better than a cheap voice USB headset, but in no way a full range gaming headset.

Overall Review: Poor low frequency response. What it does have is distorted. No real surround imaging makes this a joke in the realm of gaming headsets. Ok for the price. But I would not buy another Corsair headset at any price.

11/14/2013