http://www.1to10reviews.com We rate stuff on a scale of 1 to 10. We review what we feel like and share it with you. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:27:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On a scale of 1 to 10, there seem to be a LOT of similarities between these two series of books. Let me be clear.  I do not mean to denigrate, descry or besmirch Rick Riordan's books (the first of which came out after the first book in the HP series) ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/11/similarities-between-percy-jackson-and-harry-potter/ On a scale from 1 to 10, the Netflix / Xbox experience is slathered in weaksauce. I have an Xbox 360. When I heard about the new Xbox Live experience (new UI, new architecture, more features, more customization, etc.) I thought it sounded really cool. I've always thought it ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/11/xboxnetflix/ On a scale from 1 to 10, the G1 was just not as good as the iPhone.  I've had an iPhone for more that a year and a half.  I waited in line at an AT&T store the at the mall in Capitola in Santa Cruz, CA in June of 2007 ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/11/iphonevsg1/ On a scale of 1 to 10, this video is fu#%$ng awesome. My buddy Kurt turned me onto this video when I was down in Phoenix for a meeting.  I've since watched it 6 times, emailed it to seventeen people, dugg it, and enjoyed it immensely.   The gist of the ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/10/websiteisdown/ On a scale from 1 to 10, depressing French words are... well, they're depressing. Malaise - a general feeling of weakness in the body?  Downer. Ennui - weakness or discontent due to boredom?  Get over it.  Start a blog.  Buy an Xbox 360. Je ne sais quoi - a certain... "I don't know ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/10/depressingfrenchwords/ On a scale of 1 to 10, the MS Desktop 6000 is pretty cool, barring some serious performance issues. This wireless laser Desktop 6000 v 3.0 mouse and keyboard have some pretty cool features.  I'll start with the mouse, and then my impressions, and then the keyboard, and my further impressions. The ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/10/msdesktop6000/ On a scale of 1 to 10, Crankjam seems creepy and weird. Wait, hold on.  Let me explain. While on Facebook, I saw an advertisement related to rock climbing.  I like rock climbing.  So I said to myself: "Why don't you check that out."  The ad suggested that the advertisers in question ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/09/crankjam/ On a scale of 1 to 10, these sites are dope (if you're a tech-weenie on a budget.) As most of my friends know, I am a gear queer.  I like outdoor stuff. I wrote a post a few months ago about Steepandcheap, a website for buying cool outdoor gear at low-low ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/09/outdoor-gear-at-low-low-prices/ On a scale of 1to10 this knife was meh. I bought another item off of Steep and Cheap.  It was a SOG Flash II knife.  To be truthful, I don't love it.  I don't hate it either, but I am not blown away. I have always had a very high opinion of ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/09/sogflashii/   On a scale from 1 to 10, I am mildly impressed.  I just saw that Chrome was live and available for download, so I gave it a test run.   I'm going to keep this pretty short, as Walt Mossberg already did a wonderful review of Chrome for the Wall Street Journal, ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/09/googlechrome/ On a scale of 1 to 10, Patagonia probably is worth the money. Patagonia is expensive.  We call them Patagucci.  The gear costs a lot of money.  However, I think it's worth it for two reasons: 1. The gear is of super-high quality, and lasts a long time. 2. If for some reason ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/08/patagonia-has-the-best-return-exchange-warranty-policy-ive-ever-seen/ On a scale of 1 to 10, this watch is orange.     And it's bitchin'. I bought a Suunto Core watch, in orange.  I like climbing, and being in the mountains, so a watch with an altimeter makes at least some sense, which helps me justify the purchase of this rather expensive ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/08/suuntocore/ On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm excited about the new blog. (And BTW - the title of this post?  That's a paraphrase from National Lampoon's Vacation.  Clark Griswold says something along the lines of: "I can't believe it.  I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose.  Praise Marty Moose!  ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/08/new1to10/ On a scale of 1 to 10, I think Blippr is pretty cool. Blippr is a review service; you write short-form reviews of all kinds of things (books, movies, etc.)  In an oxymoronic set of circumstances that only the Internet can enable, "micro" services are becoming huge.  Twitter started a couple ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/08/blipprmicroreviews/ My Review: I am not issuing a review score due to conflict of interest. Let me disclaim in no uncertain terms that this site was started by some very close friends of mine, and I am personally involved as well.  I mean for this post to be informational.  I want ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/07/12secondstv-launches-in-alpha/ My Review:5 Warning: SPOILER ALERT Rick Riordan is an author of both adult and teen-oriented books. He has series targeted at teens that focuses on one boy, Perseus (Percy) Jackson.  Percy is the son of Sally Jackson, a mortal woman, and the son of Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea from ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/07/theolympians/ My Review: 9 I love this song.  It's funny, it's poignant, it's well written.  It's written in 3/4 time and played as though it were a waltz itself.  I just think it's brilliant.  Willie Nelson wrote it and published it first on his concept album "Shotgun Willie" in 1973, one of ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/07/sad-songs-and-waltzes/ My Review: 10 I'm at the airport in Dallas, Texas.  Ordinarily I would find that depressing, but I have two reasons to celebrate.  1.) I am on my way to Cozumel, Mexico for a scuba vacation.  And 2.) they have the coolest x-ray machine of all time: According to the security lady, ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/airportxray/ My Review: 7 I'm keeping this post short and silly.  I think that' s my strong suit anyway.  I was recently thinking about Chris Penn, and how much I miss him.  Not like we were friends or anything, but I think he was great.  I was watching an episode of Entourage ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/chrispenn/ My Review: 1 I froze. How totally, terribly, embarrassing.  Don't let this happen to you. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.607018&w=425&h=350&fv=video%3Dfiles%2Fclips%2Frecord_1213826501067_LWHSU.flv%26host%3D%26] more about "I froze.", posted with vodpod Think about what you're going to say before the camera starts rolling.  For this, I get a 1 out of 10. http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/ifroze/ My Review: 8 It looks like the Humvee of iPhone cases: This thing is a brick.  A giant, yellow brick.  As I was testing it out for the day, a number of people made fun of me.  But I told them what I'm about to tell you. This case is not intended ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/iphonearmor/ My Review: 10 I love Bruce Springsteen.  And this song, I think, is nothing short of brilliant.  Please listen to it in my Box.net widget in the side bar. First of all, let me say one thing.  Douche is not part of this song. Bruce wrote this song in the early seventies, and ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/blindedbythelight/ My Review: 7 Steepandcheap.com is a website dedicated to offering super rad discounts on cool outdoor gear.  My expert internet sleuth Allison found this one.  The copyright on their "About" page says 2003-2004, but I am only seeing the site now.  They are "powered by" Backcountry.com.  I suspect they had a ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/steepandcheap/ My Review: 10 Friends are at Under the Radar, presenting their companies and connecting with VC's. Special mention to LOUD3R and Lowell Goss, who is poised to kick ass. Check out the Ustream here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/utr08 Best of luck to Lowell and everyone else presenting at Under the Radar. http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/06/under-the-radar-entertainment-and-social-media/ My Review: 7 So I got a new webcam.  When I'm at home using my desktop (that I put together myself, with Jeff's help) I don't have built-in access to a webcam.  Since I love 12seconds.tv, and I don't have a phone that does video (stupid iPhone) I am forced to ... http://www.1to10reviews.com/2008/05/new-microsoft-webcam-vx-5000-review/