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Philips DVD Player (Model#: DVP320F)
Posted by Mark | Filed under Reviews
I recently found out from some friends of mine that our local Target was selling a $50 Philips DVD player that has an extremely simple hack you can use to change the region of the player (more on that later). As an added bonus, this player has component video. I figured at that price; I […]
Tags: dvd-player, dvp320f, electronics, philips, Reviews
He Shall Thunder in the Sky
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I finished reading He Shall Thunder in the Sky and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by it. I had been finding Ramses and company to be more an annoyance than an interest in some of the previous books, but in He Shall Thunder in the Sky, they felt more like complete […]
Tags: mystery, peabody, Reviews
Silver Wolf, Black Falcon
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I just finished reading Mr. McKiernan’s Silver Wolf, Black Falcon and while I found it to be an enjoyable read; it was nearly as good as some of his other books (e.g. “The Eye of the Hunter”). The characters were not fleshed out as fully as had been done in previous books and in part […]
The Falcon at the Portal
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I finished reading Elizabeth Peter’s The Falcon at the Portal last night and while I did enjoy it; I’m finding that I like the newer books in this series less and less. The idea that Ms. Peters is the Editor of Emerson family’s personal papers and has assembled the books from the remains of Ameila’s […]
Tags: mystery, peabody, Reviews
Cool Toy
Posted by Mark | Filed under Links, Reviews
Disney recently released an extremely cool toy that a friend of my, Bryon, has always wanted. It was a bit pricey, but AWelkin talked him into getting it. He did a review of it that got posted over at the Captain Toy website. After reading the review, I wish I had the money to get […]
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