Office Reviews

Some trendnet products have Linux drivers however this one does not (yet). Unfortunatly this made it difficult to use this product.

put it in and works fine on my xp computer.

When I was in search for a cheap and efficient wireless LAN adapter for my computer, I happened to run into TRENDnet's wireless PCI adapter. I wasn't sure if it would be any good since it was only $20. But after reading a couple of reivews, I decided to take a chance.

One of the best decision I've made (computer-wise). I just plugged it in, attached the detachable antenna, boot up my computer, and it was ready to go. Since I use Windows XP, I didn't even need to install the software that came with the disc it included. Which is a plus, in case you lose the disc and need to connect online to just download a newer version of the software for the adapter.

Overall, it's an excellent product for its price, and I highly recommend it.

As compared to my older HP printer. The cartridge is rather small! HP has long made their money back on me! If you have this printer, try to stock up on these when there is a sale.

I'll only buy HP brand due to more than a handful of poor substitutes(problems only when printing photos). This is a great deal when there is a free S&H offer.

You don't get much choice about which cartridge to use when you purchase a printer. Fortunately my HP Photosmart 7760 printer uses this cartridge. The results are excellent. Okay, the cartridge runs out of ink quickly, but it costs less than other larger cartridges. The printer also advises you that you are running low before the cartridge is empty so you have time to prepare. I keep a few extras around to make sure that I can always finish what I start printing.

My wife recently purchased an Intuos 3 6x8 for me as a gift, and I honestly can't imagine how I ever worked without one of these before.

I've been a comic artist and part-time graphic designer for years in the traditional media realm, and have longed to make the jump to digital media for some time. Anyone who has tried (like I have) to create original art in Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, etc. all know how difficult it can be working with a mouse due to the lack of precise control. The Wacom tablet gives me the precision control I need to really create what I want to, and additional things like the eraser on the grip pen and the hot keys on the tablet itsself only make it easier to do this. The tablet itself is not near as bulky as I expected, and is actually quite light without seeming cheap or flimsy at all. It is aesthetically pleasing, having a clean, slick look that I don't think many of the other tablet offerings have. Working with it at my desk or in my lap is also easy and quite natural. In terms of size, I think the 6x8 allows for excellent control without being too small to work with or too large and overly expensive. Converting over to using a tablet does take getting used to, but experienced artists will feel at home in no time due to the similarity between a traditional pen & paper (or brush and canvas) and the Wacom tablet & grip pen. I am still getting used to the Intuos myself, but it hasn't been a difficult ordeal in the least and has been more pleasure than pain.

The documentation that physically comes in the box with the tablet is spartan, mainly just installation instructions and discount ads for third-party vendors. In addition to the driver disk, Wacom also includes a disk of demos and products like Corel Painter and Nik Multimedia Filters, which is pretty cool.

The only real drawback of this beautiful product is the price tag. $300 is definitely a lot to spend, especially if you have a limited budget to work with. But with this product, you definitely get what you pay for and I can say that in my case this was some of the best money spent on computer parts/accessories. For a hobbyist, this may be just an expensive toy; but for the professional (or aspiring one), this is an absolute must-have piece of equipment. Once you give in and make the purchase, like me you'll wonder how you ever worked without it and you'll certainly be glad you did.

**Update: I recently got together with two friends, both of which are up and coming digital designers like myself. Both of them tried out my Wacom and were so impressed that they each ordered their own the same day! The only difference being that one ordered the 'widescreen' version of my Intuos. This should speak volumes for a product that upon initial interaction they too would take the plunge and purchase one.***

Great item, well made! It's a thick sturdy slab of what appears to be abs plastic which house the electronics inside. Somehow this thing detects pen tilt, pressure, and button clicks through the wonder of magnetics. How it does it, I have no clue. The pen itself has a nib, a rocker switch which can emulate 2 buttons, and an 'eraser'.

The install was snap. If you get problems with weird behaviour, uninstall any specialty software that comes with your mouse ( Such as AOpen's gaming center ). This gave me a few headaches till I found the problem.

The Wacom tablet manager makes customizing a snap. Just bring up the manager, and start the program you want customize mappings in. You can then test out changing systemwide defaults, or 'add' a running program to the manager, and customize settings just for that program. This makes it awesome to use in Silo3D.

One minor niggle, is be sure to doublecheck the box when done. I almost missed and threw away the extra nibs as they fell out of the Wacom pen packaging and into the box. The box comes with 1 felt nib ( pencil feel ), 4 replacement plastic nibs ( my least favorite ), and a 'brush' nib which has a internal spring and is silky smooth. It's easy to replace the nibs by gently gripping them with tweezers, and pulling them, and pushing another nib in.

The tablet and pen itself take some getting used to, as you draw on the tablet, but have to watch the screen. However, after doodling, I was turning out 'pencil' sketches in Corel Painter essentials.

One note, if you are planning on buying Photoshop, or Corel Painter, buy a WACOM first!

The Painter Essentials and Photoshop Elements software bundled with the tablet are eligible for the upgrade price for upgrading to the full versions!

So for the price of straight out buying Painter or Photoshop, you can get a Wacom, and then pay for the upgrade. This is the true bargin.

I have been using one for years. If you are working with graphics all the time, it is a night and day difference in the improvement of quality and speed between this and the dark ages of the mouse (worse yet, the Touchpad!)

So if you're a crazy art student that still uses the Touchpad, bug your boyfriend or girlfriend to get you one if you don't have the cash yourself. Convince them that you'll spend more time with them and less time struggling to get your art projects done in time!

If you go on Zdnet for the review of these speakers they state that they almost sound a little too clear, which may sound weird but once you get them you'll see. Turning up the bass tends to reduce some of the clarity.

I live in Canada so I couldn't listen to them anywhere, nowhere carries them. I would have liked to have compared them to the logitech 2300 though, which are equally as good (based on reviews). I like them though. I sometimes hook them up to my portable CD player, just for a different sound. For 2.1 sound I don't think you'll find anything better.

We purchased these for our college-aged daughter to use with her computer and iTunes. They sound better than my pro-level micro monitors, and have plenty of oomph for the dorm room.

There was nothing truly wrong with my previous pair of Boston Acoustic speakers, they were just about 8 years old and I was looking for something that took up less space. I have always had my eye on the Soundsticks, and like the majority of the other reviewers...these do not disappoint. The subwoofer is big, but as they recommend, it's on the floor under my desk, so I freed up a a nice bit of space not having a subwoofer and two speakers on my desktop. They have a clean, simple design. The volume buttons, located at the bottom of the front of one of the sticks, were hard to find, as they are so small they are barely visible...not a problem, just a fact. They are very sensitive and it takes almost no pressure to adjust. The sound is rich and complex with great bass...I hear new things in the music I've been listing to for years. All and all, a great speaker system for a great price.

Logitech, makes nice products; however this is not one of them.

In fact it is not longer being sold off of Logitech's website because, the headband is prone to breaking/cracking when used.

It worked great initially. The range was awesome. However, after 2 weeks it died and had to be returned for a full refund.

I hear another model maybe coming down the pipe later; however, for now. Do not purchase this unit until they fix the poor quality and design.

They sent me a whole pack with jack... I was shocked a bit coz I thought they knew how to apply the headphone to my New Ipod but not at all...I lost my jack and right now it doesn't work for me anymore coz I can't find the size of jack like that

The product produces great sound. Having internal re-chargeable batteries does not draw power from the IPod such as my ITrip does. The skip forward/backward and pause controls work, but the volume control does not. I have read other reviews, and I am not the first to experience the problem.

The purchase of this ink is motivation for me to buy a color laser for home use.

I am very pleased with Epson ink cartridges for my 1280 printer. Have purshed over a dozen at amazon without any problems so far. The only thing I dont like is that the Black cartridge is too small, I use a lot of black ink, would like a bigger cartrdige.

Quality Epson ink at the best price I've found anywhere. I recommend Amazon.com as the place to buy Epson brand inks.

I had read several reviews and really was disappointed when I got this. It is not as easy to use as I thought. I have used a Track Man for years with no difficulty....this one is a bit sensitive......and when it drops to the ground the ball falls out, which is not what I expected. I would never purchase this one again.

I think this is one great mouse. I have used it for years and if this one broke I would buy another one. I have had other mouses but this one is by far the best. It is easy to use and the best thing is if I want I can sit 5 feet away from my computer and use it! It is nice not being strapped to the desk with a mouse. It is a quality mouse that is very durable as I have droped it numerous times and it still works like a charm. It will need its battery changed every so often but it is easy to change. You will know when it is running down because the mouse will seem to get stuck on the screen. The trackball will get dirty sometimes and it will just pop out to allow you to clean it and the lens inside the socket. It fits in your hand naturally and is very comfortible to use. I can't imagine someone not liking it.

I have no complaints. I have had it for a couple of years (I think) and it serves me well. My daughter has one too. I recommend it to every customer because of the portability, it requires almost no desk space, and the ease of maintenance. It does the job for us! I can back up my chair, put my feet up and play my word game with the mouse on my lap.

I Love this mouse, it is very easy to clean, and I have dogs and the regular mouse did not work well because of dog hair getting on mouse pad. It is very easy to use, and no cramping of the hand
if you are on the computer for any length of time. And it saves
space on your desk. because it takes up half the space of a mouse
pad.

I hate mice..optical, ball, wheel or wireless. They all require you to have space on the desk to move them around. This optical marble takes up slightly more space then a tradional mouse and all you do is move you finger tips on the large ergonomically placed ball. Very responsive and a new feature the page up/down buttons make this a great little device for surfing the internet or getting around your Word documents.

So chuck your mouse on the floor and upgrade (at a great price on Amazon) to the Logitech Optical Marble. You won't be sorry and your wrist and desktop will love you for it.

Once again Logitech makes an amazing product. Previously I had been using the right-handed Trackman, but over the years my right hand has become sore when I use it too often, so I started looking at this type of trackball.
The lack of the scroll wheel bothered me a bit so I ended up getting a Kensington Turbo Trackball which did have a scroll wheel. Big mistake that was!! Its design is so inferior to this Logitech, the ball falls out way too easily, and the scroll wheel is totally useless. What a waste of cash!
I didn't hesitate to pick up one of these instead and I knew as soon as I plugged it in that I should have gone with this one right from the start. The size is perfect and it's very easy to use in either hand. Your hand will curve around the body very naturally, and little movement of the fingers is needed to control the ball. GREAT product, I'll be getting more for the rest of my comps soon!

I bought the BT500 after a recommedation by CR. The head set was easy to pair. That was about the only nice feature. It kept dropping the signal, not while talking, on stand-by. There was no noise cancelling feature so it picked up all road noice. This made voice dialing very difficult.
People I was talking to complained the back ground noise cause my voice to break up. The only way I could hear them was to apply pressure to the ear piece.
When I wrote the company to ask for either a different size ear piece or a suggestion to help with the fit, I was told "it only comes in one size and the only suggestion would be take it back to where I got it". I did and purchased the Plantronics Voyager 510.I am very happy with this new headset.

I am quite pleased with this device and wouldn't talk on the phone without it. Driving in a small noisy car, I often have a hard time hearing the other person on the phone, but not with this device - crystal clear on my end. I've heard from friends that I sound like I am in a wind tunnel though...but that's a function of serious road noise, I think. I had the older model as well, and this one does connect to my blackberry with much less hassle. Also, the lights are a nice feature.

I don't know about others but Jabra 500 works best with my Treo-700.
Its sleek , fits ok & is durable. I am not sure whether it is the new Treo-700 or the Jabra [since i had before treo-650 / jabra 250v] but the Jabra 500 pairs pretty fast when i receive or dial a call..
the call is crystal clear to an extent [not when the cell phone is in motion]. good distance coverage as well...
I would recommend it because i have been using jabra for a while & like their behind the ears design..