The Other Queen: A Novel

This book was a disappointment. I'm glad that I checked it out of the library instead of buying it. It lacked the quality of "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Boleyn Inheritance". It's surprising because Mary Stuart was every bit as interesting as Anne Boleyn and of more historical importance than Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard.

What I liked about the book: Mary Stuart is pres read more..

The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008

I've read all the previous Woodward books - have to wonder how author maintains his access for the interviews. Mostly, this book validates information from other authors; particularly those who were on-scene participants in Iraq or imbeds on missions. A total disconnect from
policy makers and boots on the ground. Years from now, when history
is evaluated, this book will be a prima read more..

Quicken Starter Edition 2009

I had a much older version of Quicken. I can't live without this useful tool. read more..

Bosch DLR165K Laser Rangefinder Kit

This is just a fantastic device. Massive time savings. Keep in mind that it's the first measuring device I've owned that is not a steel tape, so perhaps I'm more easily impressed than more up-to-date DYI-ers.

I have always been a do-it-yourselfer, but just occasional projects here and there, nothing that in my mind justified a $130 measuring device. But I now have big backyard and fr read more..

Vicks 1.0 Gallon Cool Mist Humidifier

After reading many, many, negative reviews of various and sundry humidifiers, I thought that this one seemed like the best deal. I have had it for about a month now and haven't experienced a single problem with it. The high setting is, as other reviewers have noted, noisy. Nevertheless, the low setting emits a low hum that is actually quieter than a fan. It has not leaked even once, although I read more..

Plantronics Explorer 320 Bluetooth Headset

This headset is easy to use, has excellent sound quality, stays in my ear, and was simple to pair with my phone. My only complaint: weird connection with the charger cord. This is a big improvement over my previous (much more expensive) Jabra headset, which had lots of bells and whistles, but poor sound, wouldn't stay in my ear, and was difficult to pair with the phone. read more..

Boston Acoustics TVee Speaker System (Black)

I ordered this speaker system even after reading of some the problems in previous reviews. It was very easy to install. The wireless woofer works perfectly out of the box, no need to set frequencies or anything. While the sound doesn't compare to true surround sound, that's not what I was expecting. I just wanted better sound than the built-in speakers on my Sony Bravia 40" LCD TV. And that's exac read more..

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

This is a great book and I highly recomment it. I read it in one day and gave it to my sister-in-law to read. She agrees with me that everybody should read this book. read more..

Norton Antivirus 2009

Conflicted with my ZoneAlarm and caused my WinXP desktop to freeze repeatedly. Symantec said Norton Removal Tool had to be downloaded in order to uninstall, but this tool didn't work (nothing at all happened when I clicked). Contacted Symantec support via online chat, and techie eventually advised me to uninstall using Windows Control Panel, which I could have done myself without any help. Wast read more..

SanDisk SDMSPD-4096-A11 4 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo (Retail Package)

great producted brane new like they stated and fast shipping would buy again from same seller. read more..

Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/ Negative/ Photo Scanner (2168B002)

I bought this to convert hundreds of my parent's old 35mm slides to digital format. The quality is great and the software is super easy to use. It comes with a tray that holds 4 35mm slides and it scans them all at once with a single push of a button on the exterior of the scanner. The software automatically saves the slides as individual images. I haven't used it for anything else but the sli read more..

MSI Wind U100-053US 10-Inch Mini Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM

Affordable, light weight, long battery life, great performance, bright screen, comfortable keyboard, easily upgradable, what's else can you expect from a perfect ultra-portable machine like this one? read more..

Kingston 8GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Card SD6/ 8GB

I was reluctant to try this because the price seemed too good to be true. I'm so glad I did - it is terrific! read more..

Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks

Works well for lefties. The Logitech software is better than the Kensington's in that the setting to switch button clicks is persistent between reboots, which wasn't the case with Kensington's Mouseworks software. However, the Logitech mouse driver will not let my laptop sleep, and I am forced to hibernate when I quit working. read more..

I Spy Funhouse

My children (4 and 7) love playing ISPY. It keeps them busy for hours. This title is fun - you solve "riddles" and earn tickets to play games in the Fun House. One thing I particularly like is that the game is good for readers and non-readers alike. The riddles are written at the bottom of the screen, and children can click on words they don't know and the program will read them aloud. This s read more..

Ultimate LEGO Building Set

For the most part this was a good toy. I got this for my 5 year-old on his birthday, but most of the pieces are a little too complex for him. Also, the base plate Lego that you build Legos on is way too small (may 3" X 3") to build things one. Lastly, the pamphlet shows great ideas on what you can build with the Legos, but only SHOWS you how to make about 10 of them. read more..

Weber 751001 22 1/ 2-Inch One-Touch Gold Charcoal Grill, Black

Weber Kettles have always set the standard for real charcoal BBQ, and the "GOLD" kettle is perfect for our needs. Very satisfied. read more..

Polar Insulated Water Bottle

Escellent product-love the fact that there's no bpa. Insulation does tend to keep things cold or hot. Only drawback is the I haven't been able to unscrew the mouthpiece, though haven't tried real hard yet.
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KitchenAid KP26M1XNP Professional 600 Series 6-Quart Stand Mixer, Nickel Pearl

Like another reviewer stated, this mixer has the power, but Kitchenaid cheaped out on the design of the supporting components. I use my mixer at least once per week to make bread, marshmellows, etc etc. In the 2 years I have had this mixer, I have now burned out 2 motor controllers (at a cost of $130 a piece to replace!!!)

Right off the bat, I noticed that the mixing bowl actuall read more..

Letter to My Daughter

Just to be able to write a review with Maya's name on it is an 3extraordinary honor.
Her words are like a gentle balm that soothes the soul. She is for everyone. Her encounters and wisdom come from the deepest place in her heart - all keeping me on the edge of my seat, hanging on to her every word.
How this world is blessed because of YOU, Maya Angelou!
You take our pains and an read more..

Microids: Sinking Island

This game looks good, but unfortunately it crashes almost at the beginning (when you combine items in the case) and exits to Windows.

As I have searched the forums, no patch is out yet.

Its a pity that it apparently didn't pass a single test under Windows x64. It seems that the developers wanted to get it released fast without adequate testing first.

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Mamma Mia!

This soundtrack made me want to see the movie again, RIGHT AWAY! The music is fun and even if some of the actors aren't the best singers (how lame would it be if they had voice doubles), it's great! Great movie, great soundtrack! read more..

Apple iPod classic 120 GB Black (6th Generation)

I bought this product to replace an older Creative Labs MP3 player I've had for years. The old unit was a 40 Gb unit that worked great, but was pretty much limited to MP3 files only - but it supported a wide range of formats and rates. I bought this IPod and began transferring music over using ITunes (which is a hog all to it's self). When I tried to listen to some of my music, the IPod would skip read more..

Oldboy

why was this man kept prisoner for 15 years? it does not matter if he can not get out. well one day he gets his freedom. he has five days to find out why he was put there and to get revenge on the people that did it to him. straight to the point, easy plot right? yes and no. revenge is a hard thing to do.

graphic is the best word to describe this movie and the ending will prob read more..

Garmin n??vi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech

We purchased the Garmin 350 because our auto has a GPS system, and this is merely a backup, eg for car rentals, or for walking around. For its price, it's great--compact (it fits in a shirt pocket), easy to use, and can be supplemented with travel cards, if desired. If you need them, full instructions are on the unit as a PDF file. read more..

Single Unit Uitx 945G ATOM330

Usually low power cpu's are considered to be slow. But the ATOM 330 debunks all the myths.

I am running VISTA very smoothly on this board. Both cores are recognized and shows up as 4 graphs in task manager (due to hyperthreading on each core).

All my applications load up very quickly and it is generally acceptably fast.

Of course, this board is not recomm read more..

Linksys Wireless-G Range Expander WRE54G

This is the second expander I have purchased, both of which had the same firmware revision. With the first one, I attempted to join it to my WEP-enabled network that also had MAC Address filtering enabled. It took over three hours on the phone with Linksys to get the expander to recognize my network and required changing my router's timing settings. Since the unit was such a pain to configure, read more..

House, M.D. - Season Four

Okay, so we had a great show, with a conventionally unlikeable but definitely fascinating main character, surrounded by a likeable and often interesting support crew. As Series Three progressed, House became increasingly troubled and dare I say unsympathetic (am I the only one to think that arch-villain, Tritter, actually had a point?)

So the solution? Get rid of the sympathetic chara read more..

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-ray]

Are you an Indy fan? Then avoid this movie! I love the original 3 films, this last one was disgraceful! Raiders of the Lost Ark dealt with the Ark of the Covenant, heavily based in magic and myth. Temple of Doom (originally the weakest of the 1st 3 films) dealt with the Thuggee cult also based heavily in magic and Hindu myth. The Last Crusade dealt with the Holy Grail, you bet, heavily based in ma read more..

Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter

I love this. It allows me to use my favorite brand of coffee in my Keurig coffee maker, which BTW, I think is the best coffee maker ever! It's a little loud, but it's awesome!! read more..