Call Of Duty - xbox 360, video games

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Let me say, first off, that I'm rating this game based on their storyline, their zombie game, their online, and their co-op. I have no feelings about the guns, because I mean, it's WWII. I knew they were going to be nerfed and weakened down. I knew bolt actions would be boosted because so many people whined and whined on the forums about not being a "one shot sniper god"--



Storyline: It's completely fine. A lot better than CoD3, because you switch back and forth so much between America and Russia against Japan and Germany. Don't get me wrong, it didn't quite hook me as deeply as CoD4, but then again, I knew basically what was gonna happen in the game- I knew we'd win the war, I knew lots of people would die, and I knew it would all be great and grand in the end with lots of celebrating. CoD4, no, you didn't know anything that was gonna happen next, that's how they hooked you. You can't complain about this storyline just because you can "foreshadow" your HISTORICAL victory. Honestly.



Nazi Zombies: Upon beating campaign on any difficulty, you unlock the bonus mode, "Nazi Zombies" where you're trapped in a building by yourself or with friends and you, yeah, fight off hordes of zombies as long as you can. Is it fun? Not by yourself, unless you're one of those people that like being alone... When you're with a group of 4, with 3 friends, yeah, I personally have tons and tons of fun. Nothing quite like laughing while you poke your gun at a crawling zombie with no legs that keeps trying to bite you. I've had more fun with the Nazi Zombies mode than I have with CoD4 multiplayer & CoD5 multiplayer put together. It's just fun, luck, and skill.



Online Multiplayer: Here's where the game lost a star in the "fun" part of this rating... Online Multiplayer is without a doubt... boring. It's basically if I can pull my trigger before you, I kill you. If you pull yours before me, you kill me... let down :/ The spawn points are as said earlier... really messed up. I recall playing a match recently with tanks on the level. The other team had all 4 tanks, and they had parked their tanks outside of my team's spawn. Basically, when we so much as tried to leave our spawn, we were tanked down. It was horrible. Sniping is so much more aggrivating than CoD4... Don't get me wrong, I appreciate having to earn my own sniper scope. THAT is fair, no sarcasm or anything. I feel you should show skill before just jumping in with a scope and going 'YEAH I RULE' However-- I don't agree with a bunch of kids that haven't hit puberty yet putting Stopping Power and Steady Aim on their class and just basically spraying with a bolt action and getting insta-kills. THAT makes me mad.



Co-op: You can't complain about their co-op. They give you the option to play storymode with friends, they give you the option to fight together, they give you the option to NOT fight alone. Is it perfect? Not really- only because I don't approve of having one teammate die and the rest of the team fails because of it. That's my only dislike in the co-op. I personally enjoy playing with my friends on xbox live or split-screen :).



That's it. It's a decent game. If you enjoyed CoD4 because of style, graphics, and playing with friends-- get this game. If you enjoyed CoD4 simply for the storyline and 'pwning' people on multiplayer with your ultra awesome skill that no one in the world could ever hope to match... I'd recommend staying a no-lifer on CoD4, because this game would just make you mad.



Oh, and by the way- The game is not "too dark" If you use your brain and go to OPTIONS in the pause menu... you can adjust how dark or bright the game is. People are so clueless sometimes. It's like calling tech support and when they tell you to turn the off switch to on you reply with, "oh..." Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)

Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter taking place in the WWII setting once more. I've written many long game reviews in the past few weeks, many great games are sprouting their heads. Long awaited and overall great titles have not only sprinkled the holiday season, but draped it. With power house titles left and right, one must really conserve and pick the best. So I'll keep the details simple, and hopefully you can decide by this.



Fan of "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare"? If so you'll be in for a warm welcome, this game uses the same interface and multiplayer setup. Expect a pretty good frame rate, and a devastatingly hard campaign mode (for players on the 'Veteran' setting that is). In this title you'll fight as both the Americans and the Russians. Take on admirable Japanese soldiers, or destructive German Nazi troops.



Campaign features two fronts, and a few interesting non-typical levels (a rail based flying level, and a tank powerhouse level). From islands soaked in sun, to rainy city streets you'll be fighting in a all out war. Additional features included are the ability to use bayonets on rifles, and the all new powerful scorching flame thrower. Bayonets play out basically the same as your standard melee (knife), and the flame thrower can burn up terrain with a decent range. You'll become acquainted with the staple World War 2 guns once more (M1 Garand, Thompson, PPSH, MP40, Nimbu, Type 100, MG42, BAR, Browning).



Online seekers will find some perks added and some changes in names. Rest assure it's still the same frantic multiplayer combat, but with some more open ended maps. For players not familiar with 'perks', these are implementations to ones character that give additional abilities (and are allowed up to three, ranging in different classes). Dropping grenades upon death, carrying two primary weapons, and having more health, just to name a few. One can pit themselves against a myriad of players and game types to achieve higher ranking, and more weaponry at their disposal. Maps are based off the campaign, and are pretty open ended, but maybe a bit too confusing at times. Tanks have now returned, similar to CoD 3's tank, except it is a little bit harder to defeat. If you've maxed out your rank and feel their is nothing left to do, enter 'Prestige Mode'. Removing all weapons gained along with perks, and beginning a new with a higher rank symbol. Challenges will be depleted too. Multiplayer has now added dogs in place of helicopters at the seven kill mark. Players can obtain special help after benching the three, five, and seven kill mark without dying. One may find the rigors of battling pros to be frustrating, hop into 'Boot Camp' to readily play other beginners. Keep in mind vet players, some perks (cough Juggernaut cough) are just as annoying as ever.



Also available to the multiplayer experience is co-op campaign, and the addicting zombie mode. Co-op campaign is great fun, but be warned achievement junkies, some achieves are nullified in this mode. Zombie mode brings you into less a horror and more a adrenaline rushing doomsday. Up to four players can join and unite themselves in defeating zombies in a worn down base. A currency is used to buy weaponry, and enable usage of other locations in the base. More opened up areas though more zombie accessibility. These staggering zombified Nazis strike in waves. Making things even more difficult and tense is their ability to break in to your base! After each wave players can book it to the nearest entrance/window and board them up for currency and brief security. Once all players have died the game ends and tallies up scores, players can revive fallen team mates though before calling it quits. To say the least, this is one of the funnest options any Call of Duty or game has ever included. It's also one of the reasons you have to complete the campaign, as it's only available after completion (oh boy!).



So really World at War doesn't break any new territory like the previous title had done. Yet it glazes the plateau over with a few new features, and another reason to continue playing multiplayer day after day. You may of noticed a longer description dedicated to multiplayer segments. Essentially this game plays out well in solo go a bouts, but is destined to remain a multiplayer investment. If you are a single player person, hopefully a rental will suffice. In the mean time, thousands of players have made the move to this games online and are definitely enjoying it. So maybe it didn't go above the call of duty again, but it sure is a fun worthy purchase.



EDIT: I just wanted to add that there are actually four perks available in multiplayer. The additional perk not available in Cod4 is a vehicular perk slot. Also now having logged in a hefty figure of hours, multiplayer overall still seems to be standing as enjoyable. Some glitches have been located, and people are exploiting them. Mainly a glitch that enables a player the ability to get underneath certain maps. - Fps - War - Video Games - Xbox 360'

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Canvas Bag - shoulder bag, 24

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The hot issue with this canvas bag seems to be size. I don't have any measuring tape on me, but from rough estimate 12x9(or10)x5. It's small. I'd compare it to the small dickies messenger bags also found on amazon. The one major plus of this bag is it's thickness. Mine usually has three or four thin traveling books, two steno pads, and one fairly thick book on Emily Dickenson. And still have room in the main compartment for misc thumbdrives, mp3 player, and blackberry. I have one of the dickies bags, and i could barely fit a couple steno pads before the thing appeared overfilled. It's perfect for daily use, if you don't carry a laptop or full size note pad. The construction has kept up with a couple months of hard abusive daily carrying and commuting.



I suppose all the previous negetive reviews came from people expecting something bigger. It's definately small, but some how fits a lot of what I need day to day without resorting to a cumbersome full-sized messenger bag. The durability matched with it's minimalist size definately makes this bag worth all 5 stars in my opinion. Ammo Shoulder Messenger Bag, Brown

It's a shame that the critical reviewers were commenting on a listing error in the bag dimensions rather than the bag itself -- which totally rocks. For $8 or so you can do a lot worse for a handy little day pack type shoulder bag you can throw a sketchbook, a couple of pens, an iPod, cell phone and wallet into and hit the galleries. The bags were meant for carrying ammunition in Iraq while being shot at so it's a fairly sturdy canvas construction with a nice tongue close hitch to keep the flap down & the weather out of your stuff.



I wish there were internal pockets or maybe an extra zippered pouch, but it serves the purpose of an inexpensive little personal carrying solution when you don't need a whole backpack but would rather not stuff your pockets like some kind of a dork. It's got a cool urban military jib to it's cut too that's something more interesting than an anonymous Office Max commuter bag, which is what I was replacing. This would actually make a great little inexpensive and USEFUL gift for that alternative minded young lady who thinks purses are for sissies, or the young punker scene guy who needs someplace to carry his iPod and couple of books, if he reads books. The black color is actually quite tasteful too.



If you need something bigger than that try the M-51 engineer's bag, which will hold a laptop but was about twice as big as what I needed.

I have no complaints with this bag. It's made out of stiff canvas, which relaxes in time, but largely remains rather rigid. That's something that I like about the bag, though, so I can't deduct any points for it. It's rather small, but you can tell that from its dimensions. I like the size. I can fit 3 -4 books in the bag, which is the reason I wear it. I think the best part about the bag is that I don't look like a woman when I'm wearing it. That's important to me.

The bag is 9.5 x 8 x 4 (measure the panels). When flat the bag might be 11 x 9 x 4, but not with stuff in it. If the bag were the size advertised, a piece of 11 x 8.5 paper would fit in without folding - but it can't be done. With that out of the way...



I've been looking to downsize what I carry. The latest laptop bag I have is big and bulky. I now have an IPad which is far less bulky than the laptop I had, and the bag I used was cumbersome. Although this bag is a little smaller than I thought it would be, the IPad fits in along with the notebook I carry. I have gotten rid of a lot of extra things that I carried in my laptop bag (only because it had the extra room).



This bag is pretty rugged - I haven't seen any of the flaws that others have written about. The front pockets store small things - I haven't had a problem with the velcro opening on me, but the pockets are small and care has to be taken when putting stuff in. The only add-on I would have liked to see would have been a small zippered pocket on the inside.



I will be using the bag regularly, only using the larger bag for times when I need to carry files around. It is a good product for the price - just be aware of the true size.

Simple classic, appears to be a strong cotton denim.

Only thing it doesn't have that I remember is the original had a ~rubberized/plasticized interior for water resistance.

Easy enough fix with silicon waterproofing (water resistance) spray. :)

I ordered this bag and measured it. The real size is 9" Wide x 8" Tall x 3.75" Thick. (That's measuring each of the panels from seam to seam.) Sure, if you flatten it and pull out the sides you can get it to 13", but then you're counting the sides twice.



This bag is VERY small. It's more of a handbag than anything else. The two front pockets aren't deep enough to hold pens; however, they will hold a cellphone or large iPod. The main compartment fits an iPad comfortably, but you have to squeeze a magazine in. Don't expect to carry much else.



That said, it appears to be of good quality. The canvas is heavy, and the strap can be adjusted quite long.



I'm rating this one star because of the lack of accurate information. I'm sending it back.

This bag is very sturdy and quite small. it will fit about 5 normal spiral notebooks almost perfectly they slide in and take up the whole main compartment (3-4 inches). practical and convenient i bought two of them and sewed them back to back so now i have a nice, big, handy bag with two main compartments and 4 little outer bags. the canvas is reasonably thick. its one of my favorite messenger bags/book bags now

This is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted a small Netbook bag to sling over my shoulder and make airport checkouts easier. And it does NOT look like a Purse! I tried another bag that is a knockoff of a designer bag. My friends said maybe it's ok to carry a 'man purse' like that in Europe, but it in the US it looked kind of gay. This bag is perfect. It doesn't look gay and it's plenty big enough to hold my 8.9 in netbook. It may even hold a 10 inch netbook, but it may be small for an 11.5 inch netook. Definitely too small for a 13 inch laptop.



This bag is great for when my hands are full. I have easy access to my netbook while carring my other bags, my wife's bags, shopping bags, a diaper bag, and all the other stuff I get stuck carrying at the airport. I can take out the netbook to show the Security folks without having to unpack everything else from the other bags. There is room for the power supply and cords but not much else.



The side pockets are kid of small. I guess they're designed for gun magazines or something. They are too small for my power supply, but may fit a small travel mouse, earbud headphones, USB thumb drives and stuff like that. I can also put my wallet, cell phone, keys and watch in them when I go through the metal detector at airport security. The closing strap holds the stuff securely, but it is not so easy to open in a hurry. Also the bag is not padded, so it doesn't offer a lot of protection for the netbook. That's why I only gave it 4 stars.



As for being an Ammo Bag, this would work great for holding ammo. It could almost hold a brick of 22LR ammo or several boxes of shotgun shells. This would also make a great bag for picking up used brass at the range. It could also be used for a first aid kit or for holding emergency supplies like extra beer. - Canvas - Canvas Bag - 24 - Shoulder Bag'

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Lcd Monitor - widescreen, flat panel

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As others have written, the visuals on this monitor are excellent, the sound is on the tinny side. I'm writing to cover new ground. I purchased this monitor from Amazon on May 21. It worked well for a week or so, then came the problems. The screen would go black when it was powered up. Unplugging worked for a while, but eventually the monitor went all white. To make a long story short, we called HP and the tech figured it was a bad pixel. In the chain of interviews one woman tech agreed when asked, that they would send a new, not refurbished monitor. When a refurbished monitor arrived, I connected to an HP supervisor and found the full story. When you purchase from an authorized dealer (Amazon is not) there can be a store warranty (eg 30 days, 15 days, whatever the store chooses). If I had purchased from such a dealer,and was over the store warranty a few days, the HP supervisor could have (at their discretion) sent me a new, not refurbished monitor. As it was, HP sent the refurbished model under a manufacturer's warranty. The HP warranty allows them to send a a new or refurbished replacement. It appears to be random, odds are it will be refurbished. This one year warranty on the model purchased from Amazon began not on the May purchase date, rather it is from the January 2008 manufacture date. If I had returned this monitor to Amazon, I would be subject to a 15% restocking fee. Welcome to a rock and a hard place. Failures like this are likely rare, but it leaves us with a refurbished model instead of the new one I paid for. Buyer beware. HP W2207H 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

This is a sweet monitor! The colors are rich. This is a glossy display .



This monitor has a VGA and an HDMI input - there is no DVI so you need a dvi-hdmi cable if your going to hook it up to your dvi port on your computer's video card , the monitor does not come with this cable... it does come with and hdmi and vga cable.



I hooked my Xbox 360 using the xbox vga cable and it is awesome!



I hooked my computer using the hdmi to dvi cable (bought separately ) .. the button in from allows me to switch screen so both can be up and running using the one screen. You can also change the richness of the colors with a button in front too (photo,gaming,text,etc...) so when your gaming just press the button and jack up the colors ...



The monitor does portrait mode too.



Overall this is a quality monitor for a great price.... only short coming is the hdmi-dvi lack of cable , it should come with it but does not.

This is my first flatscreen monitor, and I bought it based on the sharpness of the unit on display. I use it strictly for reading and comparing huge documents, and my eyesight isn't what it used to be. I must say, I got what I paid for. The screen is crystal clear and the unit is gorgeous to look at. I'm computer illiterate, but I was able to install it myself, and it worked right out of the box. (Running XP.) The screen gives off no discernible heat, and it tilts and floats up and down beautifully on its adjustable pedestal. If you watch movies or play games, I would think this screen would be a real winner. I've only had it two days, but I could not be more pleased.

Great 22" monitor in terms of color, display, sharpness, brightness (a little high in factory setting) in the market.

I thought that the pivot feature may be great and may be worth buying this monitor just for that feature. But software bugs drove me crazy in just after 4 days of use. I run vista home premium on my notebook (sp1 now) and the HP auto pivoting software started acting up in just 4 days. Once I removed the HDMI cable and took the monitor away, laptop display was 90 degreed turned and was unusable. Whatever I tried with the HP My display options (manual pivot, choosing 0/90 degree turns etc) none of that worked.

Finally I went to display properties (there is a new tab for Pivot) and chose to put an icon in the tray apart from choosing manual mode). Clicking this icon and choosing pivot options works ok.

Still unhappy with this workaround, hoping for HP to fix their software..

If you don't have a need for this auto-pivot feature and happy with landscape mode this is the best monitor to use.

Update: Still no software update to fix this problem as of date.

There is a workaround: if you take care to put the monitor back to landscape before removing the notebook always, then it will work correctly!

That said, it is a great monitor and I highly recommend this monitor.

UPDATE Sept,7,2008: Upgraded to the latest PivotPro software and boy, do these people know the spelling of QA or testing the software before releasing? If I forget to get back to laptop display before taking laptop away from this monitor in portrait mode, (or if the battery dies so that the laptop goes to sleep mode, when you start again but without this monitor?) you have to waste another 10 minutes to get back your display correctly on the laptop.

So as long as you keep this monitor in landscape (normal 1680x1080) mode, it is a great monitor; otherwise you have to contend with all sorts of software bugs.

Update - Dec, 2008: As per suggestion from Paul (see the comments for this review), I tried iRotate (from softpedia: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/iRotate-Download-17093.html), and am a happy camper now; thanks to Paul for sharing this tips.

We tend not to be at the "bleeding" edge of technology -- usually buy things when they become mainstream or needed as a replacement. We had a really great 20 inch NEC Multisync CRT -- excellent color. It finally failed, so we opted for an LCD monitor. We settled on this monitor because of the great reviews and the Amazon sale price.



The reviewers who gave it five stars were dead on about the image quality. I'm going to cover a few caveats that might be of interest to someone who's had a CRT monitor and is moving up to LCD for the first time.



First, size. Older CRTs typically had a 3:4 aspect ratio while the newer widescreen LCDs will typically have an aspect ratio of 16:9. Since displays are typically measured along their diagonal, a 20 inch widescreen could have a shorter viewing height than a 20 inch normal screen (not quite as bad as it might seem since LCDs typically quote viewable area while CRTs quote the display tube size rather than viewable area). The 22 inch HP has a slightly taller viewing area than the 20 inch old NEC -- perfect.



Video adapter. Our old computer has an old display adapter. The maximum resolution that it supports is 1024 x 768. HP recommends the new display operate at 1680 x 1050. It's a good idea to operate LCDs at the recommended resolution since the LCD has a native resolution -- any other resolution must be emulated with less than perfect results. Make sure your video card supports the recommended resolution. If it doesn't you may want to consider a new video card. If your computer is older, it may use the AGP instead of PCIX video interface. If so, you may need to shop around a bit to find an AGP video card for your computer.



Color. If you owned a really good color CRT, you might be a bit disappointed with this monitor -- the color saturation and contrast ratio still are not quite up to the old CRTs (in my opinion). It could be that a model from a higher price range might compete with the CRTs in this area.



Glare. This model has a high-gloss screen. If your old monitor was located in an area that had a window nearby, the glare might be a little distracting.



Viewing angle. This monitor has good viewing angles --though I think color quality suffers when viewed from more than 45 degrees. For a single user, shouldn't be a problem. If two people are sitting at the monitor (e.g. kids playing) the color may appear a bit off.



Convenience. Much thinner and lighter than a CRT. Reclaims a bunch of workspace.



If you want to use the HDMI cable instead of the VGA cable (unit comes with both), and your video card has a DVI port, you'll need to buy an HDMI to DVI converter (typically a few dollars).



All in all, a great monitor, especially considering the price. In the past, I wasn't impressed enough by LCD image quality to consider one as a CRT replacement -- especially since LCDs used to cost quite a bit more than CRTs. Looks like technology has advanced to the point where LCDs can compete both in price and picture quality. - Hp - Widescreen - Flat Panel - Monitor'

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Cartography - laptop, gps

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I needed a GPS solution that didn't break the bank. After using a Garmin while on vacation, once, I had fallen in love with the concept. I figured I needed to get a solution of my own. After a bit of research I opted to go with this one and I haven't been disappointed yet. The versatility of the chipset allows me to use a variety of F/OSS applications that fulfill most if not all of my GPS needs. The easy integration with Google earth as well as my PDA was an added plus. Thank the Lord I'll never be lost again! GPS Receiver: Microsoft Pharos GPS-500 III GPS Receiver

This GPS unit is great! Its a lot smaller than the previous units and its fairly accurate to the current position. The unit is compatible with multiple GPS applications such as Streets and Trips 2006-2010.

The GPS receiver plugged into a USB port. I tried it on Windows Vista laptop with a free nautical navigation package which required it be on a serial port. The system automatically downloaded a driver which made the USB look like a serial port. Then I had to change the serial port number on the software to match the driver port number. This all took about 5 minutes. The receiver acquired the satellite lock very quickly and even inside the house gave a location with an accuracy of a few feet.

Very nice GPS receivr for Microsoft Streets and trips. Good Price and easy to set up. I am a trucker and this is a fine accurate receiver for my laptop Streets and Trips program. As for weether resistance, it's not. Don't get it wet. What I did was took one of those roof mount small oval amber lights with the rotating beacon inside apart. Painted the inside of the globe with white plastic based spray paint. Ran a long USB cable through the hole in the base then used spray foam to seal and create a bed for the receiver to rest on. after it dried, I shaped the foam and taped the unit to the bed of foam and placed the cover back on. Now I have a magnetic protective housing with the GPS antenna in it and it works and looks great.

Two thumbs up on this product. Very small and compact & works great. I bought three of them and installed them hidden in the upper dash under the windshields of my vehicles. Then ran the cords to the glove box where they are stored when not in use. Then I just pull the cords out when needed for my GPS notebook.

Arrived quickly and works well. I was having trouble with my earthmate bluetooth GPS receiver not connecting most of the time so this is nice even tho it is hardwired. It connects quickly and stays connected as we are traveling. I am using it with Streets and Trips 2011.

When I received this gps device, I hope that some kind of software to manage it was included in the package, but there's no any instruction or software. Installed in a Laptop with Windows 7. It's plug and play, placed the receiver at the roof of my car. At first a little disapointed, because I found on the web that it works only with Microsoft Street and Trips thats is useless for me, because this had only maps for USA and Canada, and I live most of the time in South America. But after trying with Google Earth, I found in the tool menu an option for GPS, open the 'Realtime' folder option, select the NMEA Protocol, mark 'Automatically follow the path' and click the start button, and after 4 or 5 seconds, my position appear in the map. It's simple to use and a cheap solution if you need a GPS to travel. P.D. The Google Earth needs an Internet connection to display constantly the position, in my case, I have a 3G Modem and an Internet Service Provider that's give me an unlimited data download at a flat cost.

What more can you ask for? Plug it into a Win7 64 bit laptop, the laptop immediately sees the GPS, the GPS locks onto 3 satellites from the basement of a two story home. Works perfectly with M$ Streets & Trips 2010 as well as GRLevel2A and GRLevel3 (storm chasers) using the GPSGate software. I was deciding between the BU353 and this GPS and I couldn't be happier.

This receiver replaced a Microsoft branded receiver that I have been using since 2006. It finally died. I needed one that would work with Microsoft Streets & Trips as that is what I use most of the time. This little jewel filled the bill. I connected it yesterday at home to my computer and even inside the house, away from windows, it put the icon on the map exactly where I was. Next is to try it in the Motorhome with the MS Streets software in navigation mode. - Driving Directions - Laptop - Mapping Software - Gps'

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Replacement Parts - black decker battery, battery

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I bought this charger because the original one quit. It works fine. I was just glad that I was able to find one instead of buying a whole new driver. Be aware of the "bad battery" warning. My instructions read that if your battery has a measured voltage of more than 0.6 volts less than the published voltage of the battery (in my case a 14.4 volt battery should have no less than 13.8 volts when measured with a meter), you should get rid of the battery. This may have been what caused the first charger to die (my original battery was at 5.8 volts). Black and Decker 14.4 Volt Battery Charger 5101181-02

My set of 14.4v Firestorm rechargeable-battery equipment consists of a drill, a circular saw, a reciprocating saw, and two flashlights, so charged batteries are rather a must. The original B&D charger went belly up one day, so after checking with the local hardware stores and hitting a brick wall, I checked with Amazon and there it was. When the replacement charger arrived, there was an enclosed instruction sheet addressing the recharging of old batteries, very appropriate for equipment that may be several years old. Two of my three batteries were in working condition, the third being dead. The charger performed perfectly. Note that there are either two modes, it works or it doesn't work. I took the dead battery to a "Batteries Plus" store, where for a fee somewhat above what a new battery would have cost, they replaced the dead cells with more robust models of same, resulting in a battery with 150% of the power of the OEM item. Re the flashlights, the original bulbs were replaced by a 1w LED unit, just as bright as the original bulb. I asked the fellow at the battery place what procedure to follow re charging the batteries, especially ones that are not used every day. Result: give each battery a several-hour charge once a month.

I got this charger to replace an identical one that stopped working. There's a light on the cover, but when I attached the battery to it and plugged in the unit it gave no evidence of working . . . until the battery was fully charged a few hours later. Only then did the diode light show. But if the battery is a dud, the charger light will never come on. Then too, if the charger fails and the battery is good, the light will never come on. This is a confusing operation, hence the low score for this item. Other reviewers have commented on the short life span of this charger. Sadly, Black & Decker is not what it used to be.

My charger died for my drill, I looked it up on Amazon it was exactly what I needed and Amazon had the best price. It arrived quickly and I was able to charge my drill and move forward with my project without running around to different stores.

The item works as it should but the wall wart is considerably smaller and lighter than the OEM product. Since that is what failed on the original unit, I don't know how long this one will last. Also this unit takes noticeably longer to charge than the original. Better for the batteries but if you are in a project then this could be a problem. - Black Decker Battery - Black And Decker - Chargers - Battery'

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Can T Go Wrong With A Free Meal - gift card restrictions, can t go wrong with a free meal

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I bought this card as a gift for my grandmother. She doesn't have a computer and didn't know how to activate it. I have been unable to get any response from the seller. Seems like $50 down the drain to me. Applebee's Gift Card

I received an Amazon.com gift card and chose an Applebee's gift card. Found out the hard way that I could only redeem the Amazon gift card after I made a purchase. (The system did not allow me to apply the coupon on the initial purchase. Amazon gift card valid only on second purchase.) Bummer!

I thought I was applying money/balance in my Amazon account and was surprised to find I was not able to do so (after the fact,) for the purchase of gift cards. It is silly to buy a gift card on line, when you can go straight to Appleby's and get gift cards, and with $50 purchase you can get another $10. Instead, I discovered when I got my charge bill that was unable to apply the money in my Amazon account toward my purchase, and to add insult to injury, I had to pay shipping! I will not make that mistake again. (Appleby's is a great place though!)



So here I am, with a $53.96 charge on my account, and unused $50 in my Amazon account. Please be cautious when you purchase gift cards, as it was not made clear to me in checking out / I did not see a disclaimer about the balance code not being applied to my purchase. Dirty pool. - Gift Card Restrictions - Can T Go Wrong With A Free Meal'

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Not all glue sticks are created equal. This one is more equal than the others. It's superior to Elmer's white glue, because it sticks quickly and easily without wrinkling the paper and the drying time is much faster. Great for children's crafts. Adults will love it, too.



Compared to other glue sticks, this one will actually stick. Hard to believe, but there are cheapo brands out there that don't stick at all. The cheapo brands also dry out, even with the lid on. As long as I keep the lid on these Avery sticks, the glue keeps gluing and gluing.



It is a permanent glue that is acid-free and photo-safe. I'm sure the scrapbookers out there have already discovered this glue stick.



Awesome quality product. I highly recommend it for all paper crafting needs.



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UPDATE: 0.26 ounce sticks is what I usually buy. They're large enough to last and small enough they don't dry out before the kids are done using them. Avery Permanent Glue Stic, Regular size, .26 oz, 18 Pack (98001)'

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