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2x Digital Telephoto Professional

I love this timer. Besides the fact that it matches all of my other red kitchenaid items, I love that it is heavy duty, easy to use and loud. I’ve read that the timer is too quiet, but they must have fixed this attribute because it is loud enough for me to hear from the other side of the house. It is easy to set also. I suppose if you’re in a major rush maybe it would take too long to set, but for normal cooking I can spare the 10 seconds to set it.
KitchenAid KG150 Digital Timer

This is a very efficient vacuum that has a lot of suction. It does a very good job at cleaning in most situations, and it does really well on pet hair. This isn’t the end-all vacuum. It doesn’t have quite the versatility for comprehensive or heavy duty cleaning–for tool use, the hose is too short and inflexible and the tools are small and cheap. However, for overall carpet vacuuming and minor tool use, it does just fine. Historically, we have not had really good luck with Hoover vacuums hanging in their for extended periods. Our main vacuum these days is a Kenmore canister vac. This new Hoover is serving as a back up to our primary unit and also for when we need really strong suction (e.g., when the dogs track mud into the house, the pet hair is excessive, or we have sand in our RV after camping at the beach).
0 5x Digital Wide

We have had this vacuum for 4 months now. I couldn’t believe the power of this machine when we first got it, then about a month ago the only thing that would work is the handheld hose. Oh great, we thought we got a lemon. We took the screws off the bottom and sure enough the belt had already broken. We replaced it and it’s like new again. I love the suction, its lightweight for lugging up and down stairs, and simple design that my kids can use. The cord could be longer, it could be quieter, and yeah, the belts could last longer, but just buy some extra while you’re purchasing this and you should be fine. I still think it’s an excellent value~I’ve never had a vacuum work better.
Lithium Ion Digital Cameras

Dreadful. Judging from the first paragraph, this novel had the potential for being absorbing and a good holiday read. I was soon only making my way through it because I had nothing else to read and I kept thinking it must get better since it came highly recommended. If only I had had something better than this time waster: lazy plot that never seemed to go anywhere because it went in too many irrelevant directions, little firsthand knowledge of the circus, low-level vocabulary. A waste of time on a good topic.
58mm Digital SLR White

I never thought I would pick this book up but for some reason when I passed it on the shelve for the 8th time I decided to read it. Read it I did from front to back pretty dang quick. Great book.
DURAGADGET Blue Hard Digital

I got K2i used and am very satisfied. Since my reading is mostly Chinese, I installed a third-party operating system that can co-exist with the default one. So far, I find it runs very good with occasional hiccups. Anyway, this really helps me in reading all kinds of Chinese TXT and PDF files that can be found on the web. I like this very much, and I cannot think of any improvement that I can ask for.
2x Digital Telephoto Professional

Book Review of Artemis Fowl, by Eion Calfer

GREAT! (4 stars)
Artemis Fowl is an action packed suspenseful book. The action is constantly shifting and keeps you on your toes. You would think one thing was going to happen and it would then totally change to something else happening. The main character is Artemis Fowl, an eleven-year-old kid who’s a criminal mastermind and he has the highest IQ in Europe and he’s a millionaire. Other characters are his bodyguard Butler, and Holly Short, A LepRecon Captain. If you’re wondering, yes–she is a fairy. Artemis Fowl is an evil, greedy, selfish character. ” I don’t care if I put the world in grave danger, the world isn’t me, and I will be rich.”

Butler is a highly trained warrior-bodyguard for Artemis. “Very well captain the beast shall live another day. Luckily for him I’m in a good mood. Holly is the first girl LepRecon recruit. LepRecon is a swat, CIA, Special Forces team, for the Fairy’s. Artemis fowl is a book about Artemis Fowl who wants to steal some of the Fairy’s massive amounts of gold. This book is SCIFI realistic fiction book. Most of the time this book is set in Ireland but many other places too. A book I have read like this one is the young bond book. Its like the fowl books because it has lots hi-tech gadgets just like Artemis fowl books. And lots of the same suspense, life or death kind of suspense. But by far I think the Artemis fowl books are much better and that Eion Colfer made a great book worth reading.

2x Digital Telephoto Professional

The Wii is great on its own. The games are fun, and it was easy to set up and start using. However, I feel a bit cheated, in that the unit was sold at the same price whether it came with Wii Sports and Wii Resort, or just Wii Sports. I have to take responsibility for not looking closely enough, that I clicked on the unit with Wii Sports only. But from all the advertising, I expected to also get Wii Resort, so I did not look more closely. So while the game is fun, it is also a bit sad.
Linux System Administration Digital

Admittedly this product isn’t the most exciting thing to review… really it just sits there doing its thing. I bought it to protect my home theater electronics and keep the DVR’s running through minor power glitches and short power outages.

I got this unit specifically because it displays the critical data visually on its LCD, without needing a computer to know how much battery life is left (it does have a USB port for connecting to a computer). It also displays the line voltage which is useful in brown-out conditions. The unit is actually quite small for what it is, as my APC 1000VA unit is possibly twice as deep.

I gave it 4 stars for one reason: I would prefer a user replaceable battery bay. I have replaced the cells in my APC units since it is more environmentally friendly to replace just the battery rather than the whole unit (and often cheaper, too, for 500VA models or larger). Without user replaceable cells, most people will either scrap the unit or send it in to TrippLite for what I would imagine to be an expensive battery replacement service. Since I am electrically and mechanically inclined, I’ll probably attempt the battery replacement myself when the time comes.

Bottom line, this does what it is supposed to do, and I’ve had no issues with this UPS. I will likely get another one in the future if needed.
Tripp Lite SMART1000LCD Digital