Archive for March, 2010
My Garmin 265WT portable GPS unit arrived last month. Included with it was the window-shield suction mount. I tried it and it worked OK. It was a stable mount, but somewhat of a security pain-in-the-neck. Since security is an issue nowadays with portable GPS units, I had to remove the suction mount from the windwhield in order to hide it away each time I exited my car. Then, I had to re-attach it to the windshield again upon re-entering. I subsequently searched the Internet for alternative mounting devices. Nearly every user product review recommended the portable friction mount because of its ease of use and stability. I purchased one, and have been using it ever since. It has great stability due to its lockable “bean-bag” base, and I am able to install/uninstall it in seconds. It definitely is the way to go.
Retractable USB Cable for
I have nothing but great things to say about Eforcity. I will continue to purchase all of my cables from them whenever possible. They provide excellent products at great value.
This Little Light of
Our Eureka Altima was falling and cracking apart after 3 years of usage. I read a very favorable review from Consumer Reports and saw this on Amazon. I’m very pleased with its performance and features. I used to like the visual aspect of seeing the bin fill up on non-baggged vacs; but after using this unit for a few weeks now, that’s not an issue. I do like the red indicator on the front of the unit to give me an idea when the bag needs to be replaced. The headlight on the unit is very bright compared to other vacs we’ve used. It helps in the darker corners and other areas such as beneath coffee tables etc. It seems a touch quiter than our old Eureka. I feel we’ll continue to use Hoover products from here on out.
PROFESSIONAL HD 3 5x
First wish: Make it possible to open the “bubble” package it comes in without cutting my hands and using nasty words in the process. Next wish: Figure out the programming so that it is simple and direct. Did not realize this little thing took so much time to get to work properly.
Yakima Beddy Joe
I wanted another WW scale as mine had finally died. I loved my first one. This one is junk. You can never get the same weight twice. When I replaced the battery to see if that was the problem… the scale had a weight of 6lbs without me even standing on it… JUNK!
New Londoners Reflections on
Update/Caution: As of early October 2004, PalmOne has a “Universal Wireless Keyboard driver” update on their T3 web page. That is NOT the correct driver for this keyboard – the driver for this keyboard is available from the Palm Accessories page for this keyboard and appears to have last been updated in 12/2003. I experienced system problems after installing that incorrect driver, so be sure you’re getting the right one (the pictures show the UWKeyboard with a different key layout).
I’ve had one of these for a few days now, and it seems to work very nicely. The lack of dedicated number keys is indeed a minor annoyance as is the position of the lower hinge (at the spacebar) but everything else has worked quite well with my Tungsten T3.
There are several things to be aware of when you get one of these:
* The driver software in the package is almost certainly out of date, so you should download the newer version from the Palm website. Be sure you get the drivers for the correct keyboard since there are two different wireless ones.
* On a T3 you’ll need to set landscape mode to left-handed orientation because of the position of the IR transmitter.
* While it seems tight, the IR wand is long enough to work with an extended T3 in landscape mode – you’ll have it at what seems an odd angle, but it works. If you use the flipover cover that comes with the T3, you’ll need to have the T3 sitting a bit further out and further to the right (the base of the T3 won’t be down in the holder area), but it still seems stable – you don’t have to remove the cover in order to use the keyboard.
* On-screen buttons that don’t match the preprogrammed names reachable with the blue Fn key can be selected using Ctrl-Cmd-Letter where Letter is the first letter of the button (or any unique letter in its name).
* The default in the Keyboard driver is to only look for a keyboard signal for a short time after the Palm is powered on – generally 10-30 seconds depending on how you set it. After that i
PalmOne Infrared Wireless Keyboard
Fast delivery and in excellent shape. Used directly after arrival. I would order from these people again.
PTI High School Musical
Received the unit on time. Gave this as a gift to my daughter. She said that it was very easy to use.
PAUL YAFFE ORIGINALS THINNY