Electronics : SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad |
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Rating: - * It didn't work ... I was so hoping this device would work. it actually did initially but within 3 hours of using it over the course of 2 or 3 different times over a period of several weeks, it broke and i returned it. By broke i mean that it would turn on but then absolutely would do nothing, not even shut off. Rating: - * Love It! ... I use it both for taking notes and marking up PDFs. Works great. Easy to use. Have to turn Word docs into PDFs before marking them up. Also, I think you do need to have the full version of Adobe Acrobat to mark up PDFs rather than just the reader. Four stars instead of 5 because I would like a little higher quality pen. Rating: - * buy an extra pen ... I use this digital pad daily in my Chemistry and AP Chemistry classes. Buy an extra pen! Once you start using this pad you won't be able to function without it. Rating: - * Don't get it! ... I got this products with high hopes but it ended up being more aggravating than it was worth. I got it in hopes of cutting out some of the notes I hate to write and then retype for my job. It's a nice theory but I had to go back and correct so much that it became a real chore. I was very careful to write as neatly as I could but it still put in capital letters where there were supposed to be lower-case, even after making a mental note to myself to try to make the letters differentiate better after I used it for the first time. It seems you have to write PERFECTLY for it to be worthwhile. Also, I didn't realize I would have to buy a program seperately to make my writing convert into type-written documents. It gives you 30 days for free, thankfully, so you can see if it works well or not... Many of my words came out just fine and that was nice about the product but the number of things I had to go back and correct made me send it back. To me, it's just not worth the price, at least until maybe the technology improves on it. Rating: - * A Bit Disappointing ... The pen is cheap but functional and the cap clip that attaches it to the tablet is weak and not really designed for the purpose. Storing the pen on the tablet spring clip is a bad idea as the pen comes out of the cap clip easily. The text/graphic conversion program that comes with it is mediocre and leaves many corrections that have to be made. Formatting is erratic with bullets sometime read as a text character. I tried reproducing the text/graphic that is on the tablet cover (and in the advertising picture) with only fair results. The graphics have to be carefully drawn or the conversion does not keep the circle, segment lines and hatch marks correlated accurately. The lines in the conversion extended beyond the circle border and were of random length. Each graphic element is rendered separately rather than the graphic being recognized as a single grouped element. The text/graphic conversion program that is included is just a 30 trail that you then have to purchase to continue using. |




Marie opens the show with an outdoor rendition of "We Need a Little Christmas" and then moves into the studio where Kirk Cameron arrives on a snowmobile (fresh from rescuing a trio of blonde snow bunnies) to read "The First Christmas Story." Lee Greenwood performs "Christmas to Christmas" and later a duet with Marie. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is sung by Sally Struthers and daughter with help from the Osmond Boys--six stepping stones ages 4 to 12 who have the senior Osmonds' moves down pat. The adorable award, though, goes to Marie's 5-year-old son, Steven, who performs a rockin' version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (clapping on the off-beat nearly the whole song).
Marie has a good, strong voice, but many of the songs are overproduced and melodramatic. This, most likely, is a product of the big, pouffy '80s (her hair and outfits are also bigger-than-life) rather than a reflection of her talents. The closing number, "O Holy Night," sung by Marie alone, is quite lovely. --Dana Van Nest




Marie opens the show with an outdoor rendition of "We Need a Little Christmas" and then moves into the studio where Kirk Cameron arrives on a snowmobile (fresh from rescuing a trio of blonde snow bunnies) to read "The First Christmas Story." Lee Greenwood performs "Christmas to Christmas" and later a duet with Marie. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is sung by Sally Struthers and daughter with help from the Osmond Boys--six stepping stones ages 4 to 12 who have the senior Osmonds' moves down pat. The adorable award, though, goes to Marie's 5-year-old son, Steven, who performs a rockin' version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (clapping on the off-beat nearly the whole song).
Marie has a good, strong voice, but many of the songs are overproduced and melodramatic. This, most likely, is a product of the big, pouffy '80s (her hair and outfits are also bigger-than-life) rather than a reflection of her talents. The closing number, "O Holy Night," sung by Marie alone, is quite lovely. --Dana Van Nest