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Archive for September, 2010

I should have paid more attention to the negative reviews: The third time I used this machine, it simply quit picking up its water. On a very hot, very humid day, I’m left with a wet rug. “Troubleshooting” in the manual told me to do what I’d already done; take off the inordinately picky-fitting water containers and try to reinstall….14 times. When I called the number listed on the machine (under the “do not return to the dealer” admonition), their computerized answer told me to take it to the nearest authorized dealer — an hour’s drive away. When I went to their website, “customer service” isn’t even on the front page. After I located it on the page for the specific category of product, I found nothing helpful. Their customer service motto seems to be “let ‘em eat cake.”

The first time I used this thing, it made six clean streaks in a very dirty off-white rug (my Bissell had died, too, of a different set of symptoms): That was how I learned to check the brush setting.

Also, its capacity is WAY too small for cleaning room-sized rugs. It took about 2 1/2 refills to do my bed/bath, using gross quantities of their cleaner in the process.

After a world’s record overnight delivery by the shipper, this has been a TOTAL disappointment! Even worse, the price has dropped since I bought it last month.
Casio Men s DW6900CS

Worked fine for the first few weeks. It is now IMPOSSIBLE to push in thick carpet. I am not sure how I will be able to use the warranty as the nearest service center is 50 miles away. It replaced another Hoover that also became very difficult to push in carpet. I am tired of buying vacuums that work for a few weeks/months and then stop working. I will be shopping for a different brand, one that has a local service shop where I can use the product’s warranty.
Irwin Industrial Tools 2078618

The Tax Man Cometh

These are great. Unbelievable low price for the quality of product. Would definitely order more.
Neoair PLUS Replacement Filters

I know what you’re thinking. The kid at just tried to sell me one for $45 and that was the cheapest one in the store! So how is this one $3?

It’s fine, the in store markup is really that much. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this cable. Order it right now, then pat yourself on the back for not falling for the kid’s sales pitch.
Timex Water Resistant Fits

I was delighted to find the FURminator at amazon.com at a huge discount. The product really works on my dog, a mix of German Shepherd and Border Collie. When I don’t use it, my carpeting turns black from clumps of fur.
Local Democracy in India

I have long wanted this vacuum for its low pricing and very good performance. It doesn’t disappoint either. I have had it for nearly a year now and it cleans beautifully. I wish it didn’t have bags though. Still this is a quality product well under the cost of its closest competitors. A great value.
DURAGADGET Advanced Screen Protector

I am a late-blooming fan of the Twilight series. I happened to catch the first movie on satellite about six months ago and became very interested in the storyline. Meyer definitely writes in a linear, story-telling fashion, which is perfect for the overall story. Her descriptions of teen love and angst, along with the whole vampire motif, made me truly feel what was going on for both Bella and Edward. And I’m not even close to being a teenager anymore. If you like vampire stories and just enjoy a good read that takes you out of your own life for a while, I would highly recommend this book. And that goes for any age group.
The History Channel The

I bought this vaccum while in grad school, figuring that for the low price, I’d be okay with it dying in a year or two. I was really impressed by the quality and the cleaning power. The way it was explained to me was that you might burn out a vacuum quickly in a large home, but for an apartment or condo or smaller home it probably has good lasting power. And mine lasted until I accidentally ran over a pair of socks and killed the gear or something like that. At that point, the repairs were too costly to be worth it, but I’m buying another and wont’ leave my things about when I’m vaccuming. If you need a 2nd vacuum or even a first for a smaller space, you won’t be let down by this. Good power, and yeah, it’s noisy but what vacuum cleaner isn’t?
Ace of Cakes The

This book cover everything you should know before attempting to pass the 70-218 exam assuming that you already study and passed the 70-215 exam. It goes beyond the scope of the exam in the area of intra and inter-site active directory replication (at least for the exam that I passed) but it helped me to understand the overall concept. The explanations are simple but effective (not lile the microsoft book).I also used the sybex tcp/ip jumpstart book who is very good at explaining the concept of subnetting.
MCSA MCSE Windows 2000