Pretty Good with a couple of caveats
588415
I am beginning to warm up to The protagonist Jon Stanton but still struggle with his age versus his worldly outlook and experience. It isn't completely unbelievable, there is just a feeling he should be much older than in his early 30s.

I had three issues with this particular book that almost made me give up on the series. None of them are that bad, but they all occurred very close together and having become very disappointed in Lescroat, White, Perry and several other big named writers for similar issues, I have found my tolerance wearing thin. In this case two of the issues are almost more editing/proof reading gaffs, but ultimately the author is responsible for his own work. Two do not require spoiler alerts and the third I will just touch on as it illustrates a larger point. As usual, Stanton gets his head bashed in and when he comes to, he is being held captive. In captivity he observes the door to freedom has several locks, yet they all disappear, save one simple one he is able to unlock when he needs to. The lock he describes is one we have all come across and know how to unlock, so that is ok. It is the fact the proof writer missed the obvious error in the number and complexity of the locks. Second, when he next shows up to police HQS, there is no mention of any signs of the beating he took. This is germane to that particular part of the story so it throws the plot a bit askew, which, in my case, combined with the third issue I had made me think Methos was just getting sloppy and stopped caring about plot and character development. The third issue (briefly) had to do with a conversation between the two main Las Vegas male officers concerning Stanton's time in Las Vegas. I wouldn't have given it as much thought as I did, except for the two miscues I just noted. The third issue worked itself out in the end, but I felt a bit let down the book hadn't been better proofed so as to not cause this.

Ok, I know, no one is perfect (except Jon Stanton), but I find myself almost looking for signs that the authors I like are burning out or just not trying as hard as they did in their earlier writings. In Methos case it isn't entirely fair because this was one of his earlier books, yet since I am reading them now and I read pretty quickly, I tend to gloss over that fact a bit. Perhaps this is more for Mr. Methos' future books, or any author for that matter.

So for this series, don't give up because the protagonist is Mormon or a just a bit preachy at times. He reminds me of many of my LDS friends. His character is believable in that regard. I will certainly continue the series.
887151
This is definitely useful, and I'm glad I got it.  I've just got a few complaints.
The first is that it doesn't quite fit a whole big bag of pet food.  This didn't affect my rating since I failed to read the dimensions of both before purchasing.  The second is that I wish it came with a scoop and a scoop sleeve on the lid of the bigger container; I've seen ones with comparable prices that do.  The third, and this is what actually did affect the rating, is that in order to use the bottom container you have to move the top one.  I had assumed that the top one would "snap in to" the bottom one, so that you could access the bottom one and the top one would still be attached.  If you do that it actually just falls right off.  I have all kinds of tupperware that has that capability, so it seems it would have been common sense to include it here.
Still, the wheels just snap on and it rolls easily, and the seal from the lids seems pretty decent.  Definitely works for what I bought it for, but it could have been easily improved.
4052234
The mounts are nice, and blend in well, however I did have two small issues.  First, I had to take the speaker bracket part off first to install the mount to the wall.  This was a small problem because t was a pain to but the speaker bracket back on once the mount was installed.  After fiddling with each for a while I was able to get it, however, it just seemed more aggravating then need be, the mount hole locations for attaching to the wall could have been designed differently to prevent this annoyance.  The second issue I had was that the included speaker mounting bolt did not fit into either of my speaker sets screw in fitting.  Luckily I did have fasteners that would fit but these fasteners were slightly to wide in diameter to fit through the slot on the speaker bracket.  This was easily solved by using the drill to slightly ream the slots to fit the fasteners.  Once again this was a slight annoyance, one that could have been prevented with a slightly better design, but it was easily worked around.  All in all  for the price, I would still recommend these mounts, just know you might have a few slight aggravation so installing them.
2451465
I would give this five stars because it looks good, and functions as it's supposed to. But there are a couple issues, which don't really affect my application. I didn't expect to need to mount this to a stud, but it requires it. Locating a stud limits your choices, but I had just found a stud for my TV wall-mount, so it was a simple matter to place it along the same stud. The "cord-hider" aspect doesn't seem to be great; there are fingers along the edges, but the cord just goes into and out of them. The end-caps are solid, so you can't run the cords out the top like I thought. I guess they'd "hide" the cords if you're going into a wall. And the shelves are a bit small, so your cords would have to bend sharply to "hide" them. Not an issue for me, but I took away a star for these minor inconveniences. Otherwise it works as advertised, the price is reasonable, and it's a good-looking piece that does the job I needed.
4733462
We have had this bed - 2 twin xl put together to make a king - for a couple of weeks now.  While it performs as described, there are a couple of very small things that I am not 100% happy with.  1st - the idea of having a USB charging port is something I really liked.  Unfortunately, since we have 2 frames put together, my port is in the middle of the bed and, therefore, unusable....
2nd - we no longer have a headboard.  I didn't think that would be an issue.  However, I now realize how much I used the headboard:  to keep the pillows on & to grab to balance myself when reaching to turn off the light or pick up my book off the floor to read.

Again, these are minor things but thought others might want to know, in case they were purchasing with these expectations.
4605349
I have mixed opinions on this monitor...on one hand, it works pretty much "as advertised", and since it has all the typical Windows AND Mac keys on a single device, it's great for those of us that need to run both systems. Battery life is about the same as I get from an Apple Wireless keyboard, and I've had no trouble pairing with several different computers.

On the other hand, there are a few other issues that leave me less impressed. For one, the repeat rate seems a little erratic - sometimes it works as expected, but if you're a quick typist, sometimes it seems to get "stuck". But durability is my big complaint - after not even a year, the "A", "S", "D" and "E" have worn off completely (the keys still work fine, but they are now blank). I spend a lot of hours at the keyboard, but I've never seen another keyboard that just had the letters wear off.

Otherwise, this is a unique product - if you don't mind relabeling the keys with a Sharpie once in a while, it might be a good choice.
2832310
Pretty good for the money, but I have not yet experienced the stated 1% accuracy in the manual, at least not for very small capacitors (low pico-Farad range). It also will not average the value in the lowest range, so it jumps around a lot. I like it overall, so 4 stars. The fourth star is actually for the power thru the mini USB cable. 'Battery optional' is definitely a plus.
3957852
Very easy to install, however I do have two significant complaints:  1) Some of the spacers don't actually fit, so I had to go to a hardware store and buy some.  Ideally you'd be sticking to the included installation parts to guarantee you're installing as they expect you to.  2) There are two dangling cords that hang from the bottom that allow you to unlock one of the safety measures.  Conceptually I like this, but there isn't an easy way to hide them behind the TV.

Installation was mostly easy minus the parts issue.
2979309
Overall good mouse, as I am a Logitech fan. However there are a couple issues I ran into (see below).

Review:
Small mouse convenient for carrying around. The small USB that you plug into the computer is docked nicely on the bottom of the mouse (have to remove cover where battery is to access it).

The cosmetic condition of the mouse is actually not "new" as I saw scuff marks around the mouse as if it was used or refurbished. Also, the mouse doesn't seem to work well with a mouse pad (normal padded one with a fabric on top). The laser on the mouse picks up the small thread patterns and makes it annoying to use the mouse on the pad. What I mean is, the mouse cursor does not move in a straight line but often angles while moving the mouse side to side. Over time, this gets very annoying. I just stopped using the mouse pad and just use it on the hard surface of my desk.

PROS:
* Great portability (small) and USB dock inside battery area makes it easier to not lose the little USB that comes with it
* Good battery life
* Can work on almost any surface, like a desk, with no issues
* Works right out of the box - plug and use
* Comes with a battery (AA)

CONS:
- Does have some scuffs on the mouse (exterior) as if it were used
- May be too sensitive to use on a regular mouse pad - randomly angles your mouse cursor so making it very annoying to click on anything small on the computer
3480405
While this mounts solidly, I do have a few gripes.  Since the slot leans back a little, the phone also leans back a bit too much for the swivel to compensate.  You can mount this upside down, but then due to the full size mount, it then covers the lower audio and phone display panel.  One thing I had to do was take a heat gun to the swivel attachment behind the mount and bend it a few degrees downward after heating it up.  Careful not to over stress it, or not to burn the mount by leaving the gun on too long.  It only took a few minutes, but had to be done.  I would have given it 5 stars if it had a little more adjustment, or if the angle of the mount was given a bit more leeway.
1013027
Overall works fine. There are some missing features that are a minor loss for me, but may be a deal-breaker for others:

* Random only works for all songs. You can not play randomly inside only one folder. This is my biggest annoyance because I have six folders with very different genres. I would like to only play one kind of music (aka a single folder), but play those songs randomly (hearing songs in the same order, over and over, gets a little tiring). This is not possible with this stereo.

* There is no equalizer. The options are: classic, pop, rock, or none. And an additional loud toggle.

* The display can be dim in direct daylight. Not completely terrible, but it can be hard to see, especially depending on where your stereo is mounted.

* The remote has poor transmitting power. Even pointing straight at the stereo, it often will not register. This doesn't bother me much because I rarely use it anyway, but for someone who would want to use only the remote, this could be extremely aggravating.

* I haven't found a way to make the display show only the song title or only the track number and time. This may be possible, but I haven't figured it out.

After all of that, I still rated this well because it accomplishes all of my must-haves at a very reasonable price. The best feature for me is that it has both an SD and USB slot. This allows me to put my music on one and my wife's music on the other. This really helps with the random issue  that I discussed earlier.
1942616
Overall I'm happy with this case. A few things you should know:

-The top right hand button takes you to the home screen. I'm used to having the delete button there, so I kept hitting it while typing which would take me away from my project. You could potentially just learn how to not hit this button, but you'd have to be careful. My solution was to pry the key out of the keyboard because I never use it; if I want to go to the home screen I just hit the button on the iPad.

-The keyboard can take a second to "wake up" when you click into a text box. This is kind of annoying. It always wakes up a couple seconds in.

-You can see the little flap sticking up in the top left hand pic; this is what's used to hold the case closed. There are two problems with this flap: 1) it isn't that easy to slide it into the female loop on the other side (so closing the case requires two hands), and 2) it sticks straight out and up where your hands are unless you lift the keyboard up, tuck it underneath, and put the keyboard back down. Luckily the keyboard magnet is strong enough to hold the keyboard down with this flap under it.
4848356
Decent quality, about what I expected for the price I paid
2599298
Setup was pretty easy, holds everything in place if all screws are tightened appropriately, looks nice, adds a lot of extra desk space underneath screens if you like them higher up like I do. When I was finished installing, there were a LOT of extra parts because there are two sets of parts for two different mounting methods. I wish that Mount Option A parts were in one bag, and Mount Option B parts were in another bag so I know I didn't miss anything important, but that's probably not feasible, nor is it a big deal. Just made me a little nervous that I'd missed something. I'd buy this again. In fact, a couple other people who work with me saw mine and have already purchased theirs.
1194196
Overall this is a pretty good product, however I've noticed several issues with it over the last 9 months:

~ The Lock ring on the ball joint has gotten less tight over time and does not completely lock the ball joint as tight as it originally did causing the phone holder to be a little loose. I'm hoping that this doesn't get any worse.

~ The mini usb connection for power and audio does not fit snugly or securely into the phone with a case. At first I didn't have any problems with the audio connection on it, however more recently it seems to slowly vibrate/come loose on the right side causing the audio to cut out in the right speaker. I usually have to press down on the right side to get it to fit snugly again. This happens no matter how smooth the road I'm on as the locking clamp on the top does not actually lock it down it simply just pushes the phone down onto the plug. I'm pretty sure this is a design flaw.

~ When using a case inserting the phone into the dock causes the power button to be hit bringing up the power off dialog in the android OS. Also with the bionic phone the hardware volume buttons sit right where next to the clamp and this is an issue as I push down on both sides of the clamp before locking the clamp down. This coupled with the issue above causes some annoyances.

Note: Those having issues with the dock being detected are due to the docking app in android OS as it is very quirky. I've resorted to killing the dock app/process if it doesn't detect it the first time and this does fix that issue.
2725498
Bought this for a small apartment for college. Since I'm not exactly planning on having it for more than a few years, my standards are a little lower. That being said, I'm pretty happy with how much it can hold. The removable plastic trays underneath the rack and the utensil basket help with cleaning, and I like the mug storage rack on the side. Unfortunately, there are a couple of flaws. I could personally live with them, but it might be important for others. Firstly, the utensil basket and mug rack slide around on the slides. They aren't secured to the entire dish rack, so they tend to shift around when things are being placed in/on them. Secondly, one of the screws that it came with didn't have grooves inside. It couldn't be screwed on like the rest of the screws, so I have one loose end of a rack on the bottom. Other than that, it does the job for a fair price.
1189266
We're about a month into having the devices set up, and I'm happy with my purchase so far.  The reason I'm giving four stars is that the setup process is not as straightforward as it could be (I work in IT and both set up a lot of stuff and write a lot of instructions; I'm also wondering whether this is to keep potential hackers out of the devices) and the GPS appears to lack the granularity (user error?) to see where the devices are with a lot of specificity. As others have noted, the technical support is very prompt and helpful, though.

All that being said, if you want a basic communication device for your kids to which you control the access, that's easy for kids to use, and doesn't break the bank, this is a great choice.  It could actually be a good choice for elders intimidated by cell phones, too, that would allow them to have a cell phone that they or a care taker could keep phone solicitors/fraud calls off.  The units are pretty rugged, too, at least so far.  They also have good battery life, which helps a lot with kids.  Now if I could  just get the kids to remember to take them with them.