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Comment on 33 pc. Security Bit Set by kattphud

kattphud — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:25:26 +0000

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useless but cool, February 28, 2008

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This review is from: 33 pc. Security Bit Set (Misc.)

I bought this set mostly for the tri-wing bits so I could use it with my Nintendo gear, but the tri-wing bits are tapered instead of flat, and so don't fit into Nintendo screws. I'm sure I'll find a use for the bits eventually...

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Comment on 33 pc. Security Bit Set by D. Haugh

D. Haugh — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:39:23 +0000

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Not for Wii, November 15, 2009

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This review is from: 33 pc. Security Bit Set (Misc.)

The triwing bits were too thick for the Wii, so this toolkit was useless for fixing the Wii. It probably won't work on most delicate technology.

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Comment on 33 pc. Security Bit Set by Ron Anderson "BengalTigger"

Ron Anderson "BengalTigger" — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:25:31 +0000

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

It's okay but not precision, January 6, 2007

Ron Anderson "BengalTigger" (Alma, AR United States) -

This review is from: 33 pc. Security Bit Set (Misc.)

I almost bought this (again) for the Tri-wing bit. Then I realized I already owned it. When I tried to use it, the bits were too big. None of the tri-wing bits are small enough to use on the small screws in Nintendo, cellphones, etc.
For other uses, it has been a handy bit-set.

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Comment on How to Talk to Your Android: More than 100 tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts for Android phones and tablets by Engineer "always taking things apart"

Engineer "always taking things apart" — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:40:02 +0000

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Very easy to understand, March 7, 2011

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This review is from: How to Talk to Your Android: More than 100 tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts for Android phones and tablets (Paperback)

I read the Kindle version before I purchased the paperback. Great book. I am buying copies for my two friends who also have Androids. Easy to follow with many photos and screen shots. Teaches you dozen of shortcuts. I finally understand how to use Google search with voice commands. I would have liked more than just 20 pages of searching using Google Maps, but the author says that will be in a future book. This book is 350 pages of everything you ever wanted to know about using your Android using voice commands and learning about how to use Google to search for information on your phone or on the web. If you are going to buy only one book to help you with your Android phone or tablet, this is the book.

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Comment on How to Talk to Your Android: More than 100 tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts for Android phones and tablets by Engineer "always taking things apart"

Engineer "always taking things apart" — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:24:55 +0000

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Learned more in 60 minutes with this book then 2 years of using my Android phone., February 4, 2011

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This review is from: How to Talk to Your Android - More than 100 tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts with examples (Kindle Edition)

The Quick Start section is great. I went through it slowly so I spent 60 minutes, not the 30 minutes the book says, but I learned more in that one hour about using my Android then in the last two years of owning Androids. They should have called this book - Android: The Missing Manual.

I didn't know my T-Mobile Android had all these VOICE shortcuts: Weather, Calculate, Translate, airline flight information, and more. Wow! How come the manuals for this phone and my earlier Android from Verizon didn't show me how to use all of the shortcuts.

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Comment on How to Talk to Your Android: More than 100 tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts for Android phones and tablets by Androidbarbie

Androidbarbie — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:36:22 +0000

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All you ever wanted to know about Android and were afraid to ask!, February 4, 2011

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This review is from: How to Talk to Your Android - More than 100 tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts with examples (Kindle Edition)

This is a very well written detailed user-oriented guide that will answer questions as well as train new users. It has been extremely helpful for me and my family in learning to operate our new tablet. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to really learn how to use the tablet.

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Comment on The Telling by Jessica Shepherd "Blonde Witch"

Jessica Shepherd "Blonde Witch" — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:19:19 +0000

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

GREAT!!!, January 17, 2010

Jessica Shepherd "Blonde Witch" (Colorado Springs,CO) -

This review is from: The Telling (DVD)

I really only bought this dvd because of Holly & Bridget and I thought it was going to be a horrible low budget movie.

I was very wrong, I love the story lines and was amazed of how well they could act!

Every Girls Next Door fan or horror movie fan should buy!

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Comment on The Telling by A. Brown "horrormymovie"

A. Brown "horrormymovie" — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:01:35 +0000

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

I thought it was good..., September 20, 2009

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This movie was really cheesy, the acting was pretty bad, but it's fun. I am not a GND fan, but I love a cheesy horror. There were three stories. The first is about a guy that brings home a scary homicidal doll that forms an infatuation on him. In the next story, Bridget Marguardt plays an over-the-hill actress who encounters a horrible fate when she tells her agent that she will take the last roll on Earth as long as the check clears. The third story reminded me of some of the older slasher movies that I grew up on such as When a Stranger Calls. It involves three girls that make prank phone calls and overhear a murder. Because they forgot to block their number, the killer called them back and told them that he would kill them if they went to the cops. There isn't a lot of gore, it really isn't that scary, and the worst acting in the movie came from Bridget and Holly.

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Comment on The Telling by J. Brannon

J. Brannon — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:36:33 +0000

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Unexpectedly likable. :], August 27, 2009

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This review is from: The Telling (DVD)

Upon reading the synopsis for the movie and watching the snippets featured in GND, I was hopeful--if still somewhat dubious given the cast of pretty women I have never heard of--that this feature would entertain me for the 100 minutes it promised. It has the potential to entertain if you: a) Don't take this seriously. b) Are not a horny male idiot expecting to see all sorts of nekked pseudo-lesbians "goring" themselves with sex (there is none) and c) Are not bothered and/or offended by some of the cast members' "bunny" affiliation. If that describes you, do read on! This movie was filmed on location at the Playboy Mansion and the Hollywood Castle with a good camera, so you do not have to endure 90+ minutes of crappy homemade video footage that you could have made yourself. The acting is what you would expect from a movie of this caliber. Some of the women really show potential to act in bigger movies (ex: Rebekah Kochan, Jean-Louise O'Sullivan) while some of the others (i.e. Bridget Marquardt and Jessica Lowe) should stick to being cute. The three plots are interesting, and the one featuring Bridget is certainly pretty to look at. There is a good twist at the end. With all said and done, this movie is not amazing, but not terrible, and much better fare than most low budget horror films. I would recommend renting it before shelling out the money if you're still uncertain, but if you're willing to take a chance and have a couple laughs at some one-liners ("she burned my hand... ON PURPOSE!!!" "We may be dead but you'll still be a loser!") then go ahead and buy it. Cheers.

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Comment on April Fool’s Day by Michael R Gates

Michael R Gates — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:48:52 +0000

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It's a Cut Above Many '80s Slasher Flicks. No Foolin'!, January 27, 2004

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This review is from: April Fool's Day (DVD)

Another teen horror film whose creators hoped to garner a few drops from the lucrative post-HALLOWEEN slasher-flick fount of the 1980s, APRIL FOOL'S DAY is surprisingly a cut above many of its contemporaries. The film contains relatively little graphic gore, no actual nudity, and some pretty good actors, thereby going against the cookie-cutter recipe and, instead, concentrating on the development of likable characters, eerie atmosphere, and some genuinely effective spook-show scares.

The plot unfolds at a sequestered island estate, familial home to wealthy college student Muffy St. John. Having the big house to herself the weekend of April 1st, Muffy has invited some of her fellow ivy-league students to spend a few days partying with her. Get a bunch of college kids together on April Fool's Day and, of course, the practical jokes abound. But this is a slasher flick, remember, so it isn't too long until the kiddos start turning up dead. But who's responsible for the bloodshed? Hostess Muffy? The boatman who ferried the group over to the island? One of Muffy's remaining guests? Or is there some other secret hiding behind the doors of the old family mansion?

APRIL FOOL'S DAY offers a successful combination of mystery, horror, and humor, and the talented young cast delivers both the suspense and the laughs without taking it too far over the top. The film's subtle scares and toned-down gore make it more akin to older psychological spook films like THE HAUNTING (1963) and THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973) than to typical slasher fare, and this, combined with the good writing and good acting, make it stand out above many of the other teen horror flicks of the 1980s. Admittedly, the twist ending might be a letdown for some horror fans, and those gore hounds who watch slasher flicks solely for the blood and guts will probably find the entire film too tame. But true horror aficionados who enjoy the entire range and history of the genre should at least give APRIL FOOL'S DAY a once-over.

Avid filmgoers will enjoy seeing the film's familiar faces from the 1980s and 1990s. Deborah Foreman, who plays Muffy, is probably best known for her roles in comedies like 1983's VALLEY GIRL, 1985's REAL GENIUS, and 1986's MY CHAUFFER. Film fans will no doubt recognize Clayton Rohner from his appearance in the comedy JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (1985), as well as from genre films such as THE RELIC (1997) and SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...FOR MORE (1999). Hardcore genre fans will be delighted to see Amy Steel, known for her appearances in some of the FRIDAY THE 13th films, and SF fans will get a kick out of spotting Thomas F. Wilson, who is probably better known as bully Biff Tannen in the BACK TO THE FUTURE film series.

As with many DVDs from Paramount, the disc is short on extras. However, it offers a beautifully crisp and clean digital transfer in anamorphic widescreen at the film's original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. And at the very reasonable amazon.com price, horror fans can easily afford to add this one to their growing DVD collections.

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