Archive for May, 2010
This is a really nice product. Love how sturdy it is and how solid it is attached into the hitch, does not move.
The drop down feature works very well and lets me open my SUV gate. My SUV window clears just fine to open while it’s up.
I like the THULE anti sway and holders a bit better, (they seem to hold a bit better) but these work fine. I also like the two removable arms better than the fold down on the competition. Specifically it keeps people from swiping your rubber tie downs and the arms dont get all gunked up with dirt and road grunge.
I had my rack shipped to me and one of the plastic anti sways had cracked in transit. An email to customer service and I had TWO free replacements with straps in a few days. That is service! I’m very happy with my Softride. Oh, it looks cool too.
Softride Access Dura Bike
Have been working with MS Works and MS Word Perfect and the old version of Word. Works is good but not that great. About the same for Word Perfect. 2007 version is going to take some getting used to but once I figure it all out, I’m sure I will love it. Amazon did a great job with the order. Once ordered it only took about 3 days and it arrived in very good condition. Amazon does a good job. Will continue using them.
Decorated Mouse Pad with
An aftermarket GPS unit presents a problem of how to mount and display the unit without leaving any conspicuous evidence that you have one. The problem is that thieves frequently break into cars to steal a GPS navigation unit. The rubber suction cup mount that is often used to mount the GPS on the windshield leaves a telltale ring on the windshield so that some outside the car looking at the windshield knows that there is likely to be GPS unit inside the car even if the owner has taken it off the windshield. This “beanbag” mount solves the problem. The GPS can easily be taken off the mount and the beanbag mount also hidden leaving no signs that the car has a GPS unit.
Black Divided Dinner Plates
So far, after two weeks of using this pedometer, it has yet to shut off. In the instructions, it says after 5 minutes of not touching any buttons or moving it, it should shut off on its own. It does not. I was the fourth person of my group of friends that are training for a 60 mile marathon, that purchased the same model pedometer, and we all have the same issue. Besides that, it seems to be accurate and it isn’t as sensitive to false (non-walking) movement as others I have had. I would recommend this product!
Summer Infant Extra Camera
I brought this on a long road trip last month and liked it a lot. It’s sturdy and doesn’t move a bit on most road surfaces (disclaimer: I drive a 2WD sedan so don’t go off road — can’t comment on how it works on crazy bumpy surfaces). It’s flexible — you can put it almost anywhere between the dashboard and the windshield. No cleaning necessary, no sticky stuff to deal with. When you don’t use it just stash it under the seat. I will use it all the time on trips long or short. Highly recommended.
Star Trek Voyager Lieutenant
I think the best feature of the Forerunner 305 is seen when you use it, the pace and HR feautres in every day use just work, and that’s what you need in a training device you use every day. Also like the display because it’s big enough to actually see and it’s highly modifiable. The training partner is also a really nice feature, making it possible to race against time, distance, pace, not sure why, but psychologically it’s always just more effective to have someone you’re trying to beat, even an electronic stand in.
Here are the issues (they aren’t deal breakers, but they’re also NOT small):
1. need better driver support – win 7 64 bit driver BSOD all the time when you go to upload data (and garmin knows this)
2. the software for anaylsis purposes is simply not in the same league as what comes with the Polar 800SD (not even close)
3. the strap is one generation behind the Polar, they need to adopt cloth sensors, they’re just more comfortable to wear
4. start/stop/pause isn’t intuitive (if you’ve used a polar and garmin to compare, you’ll know what i mean)
I gave it 4 stars over all, because again, the criticisms aren’t deal breakers, in day in day out use on actual runs this device shines, it’s all the stuff ancillary to the run where garmin needs to work on improvements, like the data anaylsis, drivers, HRM strap update, etc.
Rubba Bandz Shaped Rubber
This has the usual KitchenAid high quality we’ve come to expect. Sure, the specs were given, but without getting out a ruler or tape measure I wasn’t able to correctly picture the size of this mixer in my mind. It is quite large, especially when compared to the Braun I was replacing, making the KitcheAide a bit large and “unwieldy” to use. It surely does the job, and the variable speeds are great. It’s a fine product!
KitchenAid KHB100 Hand Blender
We bought this friction mount a year ago so we could easily move our GPS unit from one of our vehicles to the other. It works perfectly in either vehicle, including the van with a rather steeply sloped dashboard. We keep a Garmin 205W attached to the mount and just grab the entire assembly when we need to move it. To store it, we just tuck the GPS unit and mount into the center console of the car. Just bought this second one for my mother-in-law.
David Feherty s Irish
I bought this steamer because I needed to clean my house and my parent’s house (where the carpets have not been cleaned for many years). I love the convenience of being able to do one room at a time without having to repeatedly go to the store to rent a unit and it is much more cost-effective.
The cleaner requires some simple assembly when it arrives and there is a little bit of reconfiguration of hoses that you have to do to use the hand tool, but the instructions are very easy to follow.
This cleaner is very easy to use. I do agree with the other comments that you need to go slowly to do a really thorough job – especially if the carpet has not been cleaned for some time. However, it works very well when used properly. Every time I have emptied the recovery bucket the water is just black. I had no idea a carpet that looks okay could hide so much dirt. I would absolutely recommend this item to anyone.
Paris Beijing the Ultimate
After having purchased an “all models” base for another older Garmin GPS years ago, I found this one for a Garmin NUVI fits perfectly. Wish I would have had one like it before on the other model.
A History of Errors