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Archive for October, 2010

I got my Forerunner as a Mother’s Day present. I use it while biking and running (I do triathlons) and love the device. This has been a fantastic addition to my training tools. I have a Polar HRM, and I use it during the triathlons since it can stand going into and out of the water. The Garmin 305 is not welcome in the water, but on dry land it is terrific. The data is lovely, the ability to customize the display to bring the information I want to the front for each activity is also delightful. I had to do a soft reset the other day, and it was easy to get the steps to do this on the internet.
Light The screwed in

This bean bag holder is a great buy and works like it should. Sits firmly where you put it and is a breeze to use. I would consider it a necessity to any GPS.
Vetta VL110HR T2X Torpedo

I liked this product a lot more before I found out there was a new version that was smaller with more contrast and $50.00 cheaper. I would have waited a month had I known.
Sport Rocketry

With HDMI cable being so necessary for optimal HD quality these days, everyone coming out with cable of various quality(supposedly) and various costs. While you still have to pay an arm and a leg to get state of the art components for the best audio/video experience, it’s nice to be able to save a couple of dollars on the cable and still get the quality you need and these cables give you just that.
Motta Panettone 1 1

I have begun writing a book and only had Works on the computer. I have had Word in the past so knew I had to get it for this project. When I read of the free update to 2010 I decided to go with the student edition. It has what I need and the 2007 edition price was right plus being able to use it on the desktop and laptop (3 computer family ).Good value compared to elsewhere.
DLO DLG73334 17 Window

After seeing over 1,000 five-star reviews, I feel an obligation to let people know how bad this book is. It has been a couple years since I read it, so unfortunately I can’t remember a lot of details about what I hated about it. I actually finished it, but only because I was in a foreign country and couldn’t get my hands on anything else to read. I spent the whole time I was reading it ranting to my husband about how bad it was, then threw it in the garbage when I was done.

I am not an expert on the era, but I could never get past all the anachronisms. The dialogue in particular did not seem believable for its time. All the characters spoke with the same voice, and the author was completely unable to capture the voice of an older man. It is not enjoyable to read fiction when you do not experience any suspension of disbelief. This author might have some potential to write a decent book, but only if she sticks to characters who are exactly like her. She has no business writing historical fiction.

Unlike some other negative reviewers, the profanity and animal abuse was not an issue for me.
Journal of First Voyage

Good product, however I am waiting for the 2010 Student Office download information that was promised with the sale.
Airdow ADA704 02 Solar

I recommend this faucet to anyone who likes the way it looks,as I do, and does not need to use it. As long as you do not turn on the water, it does not leak. If you need to use this as a faucet, I do not recommend it. I leaks horribly and when I tried to get Kohler to make good on the warranty it would only send weird looking parts with no instructions. The plumber said it would cost three times the price of a new faucet to try to fix it and he said he did not think it would really stop leaking. I finally bought another faucet–but not a Kohler!!
KOHLER K 12176 CP

This is what I needed for daily mass. Our church no longer uses a missal that includes the readings, only the propers. I wanted to follow along, so this it.

It’s a bit bulky and can be confusing, but I have been figuring out where to place the ribbons the night before. That’s made it easier to use.
Vatican II Weekday Missal

so my wife loves to clean, clean, clean … she is also very particular about doing research to make sure she gets the right product … she read many great things about this SteamVac so we bought it … while we’ve only cleaned one area rug with it, it seems to be living up to it’s positive reviews. the area rug is made of wool and is very thick. the rug was not dirty by my standards — no stains, no pets, just “used” by me, my wife and three year old daughter and no one had ever spilled anything on it, etc. but, after cleaning it, one could clearly see a difference. my guess is the steamvac cleaned the dirt that the rug picked up when it was being manufactured (?) and then in the warehouse and then shipped, etc.

suffice it to say that the rug looked (and smelled) cleaner afterward. i would recommend this product as of now. if i do a few more rugs (which my wife wants to do) and it doesn’t do as good a job, i’ll be sure to update my review.
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