Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Quickbooks 2010 for Mac
Don’t worry, you didn’t misread the headlines. This is a review of, dare I say it again, QuickBooks 2010 for Mac. And I know that the headlines, along with my paycheck, are labeled PC Quarterly Review, but that doesn’t mean we can’t extol the virtues of a good product when we see it.
The gorgeous...
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First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550
Since its inception, Mercedes-Benz has strived to capture the essence of luxury in their cars. And to be honest, they’ve always done a fairly good job. Such a good job in fact, that for a driving purist like myself, I’ve always found Mercs to be a little bit like teddy bears that I would describe...
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First Drive: 2010 Jaguar XFR
Whenever I think of the Jaguar XFR I can’t help but think of the most popular misunderstood characters from literature and film. Take Captain Jack Sparrow from Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy for example. Here’s this devilishly handsome, infuriatingly charming criminal who the audience...
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iMinds MindTracks – Cliff Notes, Bathroom Reader, or Something Else?
When I first became aware of iMinds audio book program I was excited. iMinds promotes itself as offering 8-minute audio books that deliver bursts of general knowledge. They were designed to offer well-rounded subject review of a general knowledge topic. The books are read by voice-over artists mixed...
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TomTom Go740 Live – Robust, High-End GPS
When consumer GPS devices first became available, back when cell-phones were the size of bricks, we were so impressed by their ability to communicate with satellites, that we were willing to put up with their quirks just so that we could get rid of the Thomas Guide that had sat beside us on oh-so-many...
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First Look: 2010 Audi A6 3.0 TFSI Quattro
In what seems to be “the year of the V6” at Audi, the folks over in Deutschland have done it again with the A6 3.0 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic Premium. This supercharged little beauty provides a nice pasture for 300 ponies eager to hurl you out of the corners with a tremendous 310 lb-ft of torque available...
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Digital Picture Frames Reviewed
My testing looked at four different picture frames from three manufacturers. Pandigital provided their 8” Digital Photo Frame with PanTouch and their 9” Digital Photo Frame. GiiNii and Westinghouse digital both provided their 8” digital photo frames. Each frame although very similar in design had...
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Pandigital Photolink One-Touch Scanner
Perhaps Pandigital introduced their Photolink One-Touch Scanner to the market a little too soon. The scanner offers consumers a practical tool, but unfortunately does so with too many obstacles. This device is designed to function along side Pandigitals’ line of digital photo frames; aiming to easily...
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Cardo S-800 Bluetooth Headset
The Cardo S-800 Bluetooth Device comes equipped with a long list of features, giving users more options at the touch of a button. This unit is attractively designed and much welcomed on long car trips, Cardo produces a Bluetooth option that offers a compelling choice. For users that appreciate more widgets,...
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Where Has Auto Design Gone?
“Try stuff that you don’t know will work and that’s how you be creative.”
- Burt Rutan
With the current economic drama that has most folks gasping into brown paper bags as they stumble into the bank, I worry that the next few years will be plagued by relentlessly boring eco-boxes that are sure...
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