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The Wii is a lot of fun. But, here, five months after purchase, I have to send it in for repair. Nintendo tells me the “card reader” is likely shot. It will not read any disc. I tried their cleaning kit, to no avail. Five months of use. My old Gamecube lasted six years, sometimes being left on 24 hours a day for weeks. My Wii, in comparison, was babied, never played more than a few hours. I will say that Nintendo’s customer service seems quite good, and they’re repairing it free. Still, a month without a game console is not fun. I thought, being Nintendo, the Wii would be ultra reliable, but Nintendo tells me that mine is a common problem.
From Summit to Sea

When my last GPS mount (Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad) lost its stickiness and began to slide around the dash like a puck on ice I bought this to replace it.

It’s lighter than the Bracketron mount and the bottom didn’t feel particularly grippy so I was skeptical that it would work that well. I was wrong…it’s extremely stable and doesn’t move during hard cornering. As an added bonus, I don’t need to use the suction cup mount (as I did with my previous dash pad). From time to time (hot days usually) the suction would fail and I’d have to re-seat the mount on the pad. My Nuvi fits on it perfectly (as it should…both products are from Garmin) and I can easily adjust the screen to a good viewing angle.

Even though the price dropped since I purchased it a few weeks ago I think it’s still priced too high for what you get (it’s 2.5x more expensive than my previous one). You definitely won’t be disappointed in the product itself, just what you get for your money.
Arabia Sand Sea Sky

In January 2000, I bought an earlier version of this Hoover® SteamVac and it has been one of the most reliable appliances I’ve ever owned. Back then I even purchased an extended warranty for it, but could have saved on that expense, because the carpet cleaner NEVER SKIPPED A BEAT while being routinely used 5-6 TIMES A YEAR FOR TEN YEARS. I started it up a month ago to do some spot cleaning, and while it still works, the suction would automatically shut off when the recovery tank was only half full. I also could not locate the source of a tiny drip that occurred when it was not running. Finally, it seemed as if the suction was not as strong as it once was. Wow, after A DECADE of faultless service, it was time to replace my beloved carpet cleaner that was finally showing its age.

So I wasn’t surprised to see the overwhelming consumer praise for this descendent of my old Hoover® model on Amazon, and its #1 position as their best-selling carpet steamer. I shopped around, but with free shipping couldn’t find a better deal than Amazon. I ordered it on Friday and rec’d it the following Wednesday – fast. It comes partially assembled and I assembled the rest in about 15 minutes – very easy. I put it to work right away and was WELL PLEASED with its performance. There are a few design changes and some functional improvements to my old one – most notable is the more powerful suction. Writing this review two hours later, the carpet is nearly dry.

As a veteran Hoover® SteamVac user I whole-heartedly endorse this carpet cleaner, and can offer these suggestions for best results:

>> As Hoover suggests, be sure to vacuum your carpet very well before you start cleaning them. Loose fibers, pet hair and other debris will visibly hang up in hood. No doubt this will interfere with the overall performance. I didn’t bother vacuuming once and had to fish the debris out of the hood with a pipe cleaner – lesson learned

>> Keep up with the carpet cleaning – it’s just ea
Bandz 24pk Sea Creature

I have this paired with a Nuvi 285WT, and have had no issues with it at all.
It isn’t as big as some seem to indicate it is, which had me a little worried until I actually received it.
The locking mechanism is a little odd in 2 ways:
1) It really only prevents the mounting arm from rotating in the base, doesn’t prevent the GPS from being turned/moved on the arm.
2) You only need to move the latch/handle part of the lock some of the way in the lock slot to lock the arm. There is about another inch of slot that you could try to push the latch into, but since it won’t actually move further, and because the latch has a bit of “give”, there is a good chance that you will snap the latch/handle off. Basically, the locking slot is bigger than it needs to be and is misleading. I almost found this out the hard way…

While this would fit in either the glovebox or the center console in my car, due to other things filling them up pretty much to the max already, I opted to put this under the seat when not in use. The only thing is that I decided to put it in a plastic baggie before doing so because I have a suspicion that the base might end up picking up dust/dirt/crud from the floor and over time losing some of it’s non-slip qualities.

Highly recommended for any GPS that will fit it, although I am suspicious that the locking latch may easily break if stressed beyond where it should be.
Avani Dead Sea Skin