Reviews by leawood-mom

leawood-mom says "I am addicted to Kayak" about Kayak

leawood-mom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:52:45 GMT

I love Kayak! It does most of the hard work for me, and it feels like I am constantly booking travel. I have had GREAT success using it for air travel, but have recently used it for hotels and rental cars too with positive results.

It has become my first stop for travel searches and I find myself using it as a verb "have you kayaked that yet? Try it - you'll love it! And best of all, no extra fees if you find the best fare on this site.

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leawood-mom says "Great Pics - not bad battery life either" about Canon - Powershot A720 IS

leawood-mom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:45:31 GMT

I received this camera for Christmas and was very concerned about the fact that the camera takes alkaline batteries instead of a more traditional rechargeable battery made for a specific camera. So far, we have had very few problems with battery usage, though we have invested in a NiMH rechargeable battery system to support the camera.

Camera functionality is easy and has a ton of different modes to support a variety of photo environments. We have had some problem with red eye, even when using the red eye reduction mode; sounds like this is a problem with many of the Canon's so I guess I shouldn't be shocked.

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leawood-mom says "Inexpensive and Easy to Use" about Duracell - NiMH Battery Carger

leawood-mom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:30:52 GMT

We bought the Duracell NiMH Battery Charger to support our new digital camera that uses traditional batteries. This unit was really inexpensive (less than $17) and came with 4 AA rechargeable batteries. Even better, it can recharge both AA and AAA.

The unit plugs directly into the wall and has a light to show when recharging is complete. We've been very happy with the life on the batteries and the speed with which this unit recharges.

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leawood-mom says "Great Results - Easy Too!" about HP Photosmart 245 Printer

leawood-mom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:22:59 GMT

The HP Photosmart 245 is a great 4x6 photo printer. Easy to use with your PC, it also has slots for all of the most frequently used memory cards so you can print without a PC. Ink usage is minimal which is important since HP cartridges certainly aren't cheap! Love the small size since I like to leave it out always.

I just used this printer to produce photos for 140+ wedding announcements and got raves for the quality; most couldn't believe these weren't professionally produced pics.

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leawood-mom says "Run from Dell - you pay for in-home service but they won't do it" about Dell Inspiron 600m Laptop

leawood-mom — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:54:49 GMT

My dell inspiron 600m has had challenges from the very beginning. One of the keys snapped off, and even though I paid extra to have 3 years of in-home service, Dell sent me an entirely new keyboard and expected me to install. The laptop has had power source issues all along. I am now on my 3rd adapter, and based upon reviews on the Dell website I am FAR from the only person who has experienced these problems with their adapters. My last adapter, bought directly from Dell, ended up being rejected by the computer as non-recognizable and eventually shut down my entire computer.

Dell has colors now - Hoo Boy! Maybe they should spend more of their time making a quality product than worrying about how pretty it is.

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