http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/mainefrog Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:39:48 GMT Reviews by mainefrog http://www.viewpoints.com/Carnival-Cruise-Lines-Sensation--115548-review-9d6b1 This was our second cruise on the Sensation.  We greatly enjoyed this quick getaway.  The ship was clean and in good condition.  The staff is friendly and they work very hard to try to get what you need.  There are a lot of onboard options for thinsg to do.  The gym equipement was more than adequate for my normal workouts.  THere were always first run movies playing in our cabin, and was able to go to one of the bars to watch the game on TV.  Dining room service is good but waiter and bus boy are spread a little thin.  Quality of food and number of selections has gone down over the years.  Overall very worth the money, and very relaxing.... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:39:48 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Carnival-Cruise-Lines-Sensation--115548-review-9d6b1 mainefrog 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Acura-RDX-2008-review-03873 We have had our RDX now for three months.  Since getting it we started car pooling since we both love the ride.  We travel on both surface streets and highway in our daily commute and the RDX is a pleasure to drive on either.  Living in Florida we experience heavy rain which the AWD makes very safe.  Technology package is the beast of all.  It only took a minute to link both of our cell phones to the Bluetooth.  THe navigation was easy to learn to use and getting us all around in minutes.  The sound system with the XM radio is clear, crisp and a new luxury to us.  After driving the BMW, Infinit, Lexus, and Volkswagon the Acura definately is the most you can get for the money.  If you have $50k get the infinit, if you have $35k get the Acura.... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:30:34 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Acura-RDX-2008-review-03873 mainefrog 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Nintendo-Wii-Wii-sports-review-bdb2 We bought the WII system and it came with the sports games.  Altough we have bought other games we still come back and play the sports regularly.  Both my wife and I enjoy all of the sports except the boxing which we haven't really put much time into.  My wife has enjoyed the golf so much that we have since begun golf lessons to be able to play on real courses.  My parents are both in their late 60's and they both have played and enjoyed the golf, tennis and bowling.  Truly good fun for the whole family.... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:20:11 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Nintendo-Wii-Wii-sports-review-bdb2 mainefrog 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Kodak-Digital-Photo-Frame-review-f1ad THis was my first look at the digital picture frames.  Wanted to get one for my Mom who is not much of a computer user so it had to be easy to use.  Bought this one for my wife so we could test it out.  Very easy to load pictures on.  Inseted the SD card and my usb drive at the same time and copied the pictures over.  Didn't even need a computer, or card reader.  Pictures are very clear and the random setting on the change effect makes it very intresting to watch.  Many configurable options for delay, brightness and contrast.  Plan to buy one for my parents, in-laws, sister, brother in-law.  It may be the only gifts we buy this year.... Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:14:06 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Kodak-Digital-Photo-Frame-review-f1ad mainefrog 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hewlett-Packard-NC8430-review-9fdf I bought the nc8430 to replace my desktop and it has done the job well.  I play FPS games on it aswell as edit vidoe shot in HD.  It easily handles all the tasks I give it.  TYhe built in SD card reader is great and the onboard bluetooth and wifi  make it the best total package available for the price.... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:01:43 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hewlett-Packard-NC8430-review-9fdf mainefrog 4