Austin Welles

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Google

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

4 pros

3 cons

love it

Review date: October 19, 2009

Google Chrome

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

15 pros

12 cons

Review date: October 19, 2009

Ubuntu

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

12 pros

1 con

Review date: October 19, 2009

GMail

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

14 pros

4 cons

love it

have it

Review date: October 19, 2009

Sony Playstation 3

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

27 pros

9 cons

Review date: October 7, 2009

Apple iBook G4 12-inch

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

3 pros

2 cons

have it

love it

Review date: October 7, 2009

iriver Spinn

ProSCORE

100

negative

mixed

positive

6 pros

0 cons

Review date: October 7, 2009

Creative Zen

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

9 pros

6 cons

love it

have it

Review date: October 4, 2009

Creative Zen X-Fi2

ProSCORE

negative

mixed

positive

11 pros

3 cons

Review date: October 4, 2009

Austin Welles updated 5 products

Updated YouTube

October 19, 2009 at 6:07 pm

Disagreed: "Video player always uses a very small window"

Updated Google

October 19, 2009 at 6:06 pm

Tapped as "love it"

Disagreed: "Googol is spelled wrong"

Disagreed: "Supports illegal sponsored advertising such as child pornography"

Disagreed: "google "is" evil 'fullstop'"

Agreed: "Could be more open about how they work - too much of a black box "

Updated Google Chrome

October 19, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Disagreed: "It is hard to load new pages because there are no buttons"

Disagreed: "Virtually no security(its like safari on windows{no explanation needed})"

Disagreed: "Privacy concerns over usage tracking"

Disagreed: "No F11 full-screen mode "

Agreed: "lots of themes are hideous"

Updated Ubuntu

October 19, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Disagreed: "If the kernel doesn't have a driver for your hardware, very little can be done to get it working"

Agreed: "Often ignored by hardware vendors when writing drivers."

Agreed: "easier to fix than windows eg. full reinstall takes under half hour, XP/Vista At least an hour"

Agreed: "online community can fix anything with linux and ubuntu and solves problems alot of people cannot figure out eg. driver issues"

Agreed: "Ubuntu OS incorporates an effective firewall - No need for 3rd party security applications. "

Updated GMail

October 19, 2009 at 5:49 pm

Tapped as "have it"

Tapped as "love it"

Disagreed: "can't create folders!"

Disagreed: "Heavy javascript usage slows page loading"

Disagreed: "Does not deal well with low bandwidth or poor connections"

Disagreed: "Does search only complete words......................"

Agreed: "Can incorrectly groups emails in conversations"

Agreed: "Search works only with full words"

Agreed: "Does not automatically switch to a Secured https page while using the application."

Agreed: "Can't manually break up conversations"

Disagreed: "Saves my college $250,000 a year, and it's better than the old email system."

Disagreed: "Integrate well with Google Chrome "

Agreed: "Useful addons in GMail labs "

Agreed: "Skins"

Agreed: "Mobile version available"

Agreed: "Lightweight, fast loading, easy to use, but still carries advanced features"

Agreed: "Get GMail for your own custom domain for free"

Agreed: "Great UI"

Agreed: "Best spam protection"

Agreed: "Built in chat"

Agreed: "Free IMAP access"

Agreed: "Ability to create tags and apply multiple tags per email."

Agreed: "Fast, powerful searching of your emails"

Agreed: "Organizes emails into conversations"

Agreed: "Free, easy POP, SMTP access"

Agreed: "A ton of storage capacity (almost 3GB)"

Austin Welles commented on Creative Zen

October 16, 2009 at 4:06 pm

"I had this PMP (Portable Media Player) for over a year. It get phenomenal battery, a great screen, good sound quality and a great, clear, and easy-to-use interface. I have had about three other MP3 players before this one, and this one, by far has been the best. The battery didn't get much worse over the period of time that I had it. I listened to it about 3-4 hours every day on the bus and I had to recharge it about once a week. Videos on this PMP can't be beat. The screen is vibrant and colorful and has a screen larger than the iPod Nano. The screen does, however get scratched VERY easily, even when just placed in the same pocket as a cell phone. It also feels a little cheap in terms of material. The music quality is overall clear and crisp. Although this isn't the X-Fi version, it delivers sound that isn't easily rivaled. The custom EQ doesn't change the music enough in my opinion and bass can come out wimpy in most cases, giving you that weak sound. It also depends mostly on the headphones, which with the headphones they include, it sounds very lame. The headphone also separated and frayed at the jack on me in less than a month. The interface is very nice allowing you to customize exactly how you want things placed. Being able to set up the Main Menu can be very helpful and the shortcut button is very helpful, depending on what you use it for. This also is one of the few PMPs that let you change the background. The reason I didn't write this for a year, is because I only write a product review after it is completely dead and unusable. In this case, it was my fault. I had a power cord that went to a fiber optic lamp that was very similar to the look and feel of a headphone jack. When attempting to plug the PMP into my stereo, I found that, indeed, it was the incorrect cord. The screen immediately went blank, I turned on the light, and I discovered a puff of visible smoke. I then proceeded to smell the burnt circuit. Granted, I did not have the cord plugged in long, but the battery began to get hotter during a very short amount of time. Rather than risk the battery exploding and dealing with battery acid leaking into the carpet, I threw it directly in the dumpster, realizing the death of one of the best PMP I've owned yet. Long story short, I would recommend this player to just about anyone who is on a tight budget. I now look forward to receiving a Cowon S9 for Christmas, which I will be reviewing in the months to come. " more