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Archive for September, 2010

I needed and planned to use this drive as portable backup solution to my laptop computer since I don’t always have my Buffalo drives turned so and my scheduled backups drives don’t always run. For me this drive works great (so far). It is more than enough space and it’s portable enough that it does not need an external power supply and it fits right in my laptop bag. The design of this drive is nice. As you can tell from the picture it’s glossy black in color with two white LED’s that glow when plugged into a PC. It’s small, compact, and is a perfect size to fit in your laptop bag or even in your pocket though I would not suggest you do so.

Setup is a snap, all I had to do was plug the USB portion to the main drive and it was ready to go. When I plugged the drive in for the first time it tried to run an install program for the included backup software. I promptly cancelled the install program because it only took me one bad experience with Buffalo’s poor, user unfriendly Memeo backup software that I decided that I would not ever use bundled backup products again. No worries though, I have been using Acronis True image for many years now and that is what I am still using with this new drive.

I am using this drive mainly for backup purposes for my laptop and from about a week of daily backups, I have experienced no issues with slow transfer times, loss of data, or errors. I have also used this drive to backup my Virtual PC Hard drives at work as well as using it to play my MP3’s during the day when I leave my thumb drive at home. In all three cases it performs like a champ and luckily I haven’t had any of the data loss issues that other’s have experienced. The drive’s temperature always remains constant and never seems to run hot. Keep in mind however that I’ve only had and used this drive for a week or so, so there a possibility my successes with it may change down the line. If I start having issues, I will update my review accordingly.

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500

Mixed reviews held me back from reading this book for quite some time, despite my recent foray into juvenile literature. I have to say I have mixed feelings as well, though not for a lot of the reasons I’ve read (okay, people who say a 12-year-old criminal mastermind is just ‘too farfetched’ of an idea… did you notice the fairies and dwarves and trolls and the centaur? Oh, a 12-year old genius is too much to handle, but all of the fantasy creatures… no problem? Fiction, people… it’s fiction. If I wanted ‘real world’ stuff I’d just leave the house!). Mostly I had a very hard time picturing a lot of the creatures (specifically the dirt-eating unhinged-jawed dwarf) and didn’t have a great handle on the setting/technology/magic being described. But the action was good, and I did like a lot of the characters. So it gets a pretty middle-of-the road review, though I will read more in the series.
Inside Sport

The product listing doesn’t list the items in the basket, and although I looked at the product dimensions and noticed it was smaller than the picture made me think it would be, the good reviews convinced me it was a good buy. The basket is very tiny, and the bottles are less than full size. Besides the 2 larger bottles, the other items are very tiny, either travel-size or one-use sample size. It was a puny-looking gift and I had to throw in a couple of gift cards to not make it look so sad.

I’ve told myself it was still a good price for what I got, but I’m just making myself feel better.
Burt s Bees Bundle

Im enjoying this very much. The order came on time and with out issues. I walk with this in my pocket all the time now and am getting a better idea of my activiy levels than I had before. I would recommend this pedometer to anyone.
Put Yourself In My

Ordered item, NEVER RECEIVED!! I needed this book for a bookclub, real disappointed in this seller. Seller did reimburse me after I emailed to inquire the status of my order.
Portrait of Petula Clark

very sensitive
very repeatable readings
very easy to see
best I have seen
Mobile Die Fachzeitschrift Fuer

Yes, i did heat up the water (not boiling hot) before putting it in the unit to start cleaning.
You DO have to be careful with the unit putting it together since the plastic is very flimsy which is a shame since it does the job and was very effective for the room and stairs i used it on. My unit did not come with the piece to clean out the suction area so i just unscrewed the cover off of it and washed it down.

Could this be better? absolutetly! but if you need one that will work this is the machine for you. I used it with the professional pet detergent. I did have leakage when i letthe unit stand upright while i used the stair hand held accessory but a small price to pay to get them clean. This still saves me money by not havingto call in the pros to clean and i don’t need an appt. I just wish they would improve on it.
Aprende Mientras Duermes learn

This is a great choice when it comes to a HDMI cable. Since these are digital cables all of them just transfer 1’s and 0’s so no use buying an expensive product when this will work equally as well.
So Smart! Beginnings Music

I didnt even get to use this at all. Very fragile piece of device. Replacement screens cannot be found for DIY. Amazon is charging a lot of money to replace it. Grrrr. Buy case for it and treat it extra nice or pay the consequence..
American Folk Country Music

I shopped for this mixer in retail stores near me. The price offered by Amazon beat the price of the KitchenAid KHM900ER 9-Speed Hand-Mixer, Empire Red in every store. For many years, I had a Kitchen Aid Hand Mixer which I really liked, but I stripped the gears by going from Low to High without stopping between speeds. The digital speed control on this mixer makes it impossible to do this. The mixer is sturdy and strong for most tasks except extreemly stiff dough. For that you need to use the Kitchen Aid Stand mixer. I would highly recommend this mixer to anyone.
KitchenAid KHM900ER 9 Speed