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Physician, photographer, and tech junkie

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180 Reviews by Rod

  • Caltrain

4/26/10

Caltrain is the only real way to take public transportation from the southbay to SF since BART doesn't go down that far. People ask me all the time as a doctor how they can avoid getting sick taking public transportation and what I always say is never touch anything with your hands... doorknobs, railing, etc. Use a glove or the end of a shirt... those saniwipes don't do much so it is better not to bother with those things and avoid contact with the railings that everyone else touches. The bike cars are the ones that have the least amount of people who could have colds/flus as if they are taking their bike the odds are they are not sick, so that is the car I sit in. The only big drawback of Caltrain is that they decided against giving us public free wifi on board and have tabled that idea until the future. Until then you have to bring you own wifi on board with you but expect to lose connection now and then as you go through dead areas.

  • SINOCES

4/1/10

There have been many people interested in doing business with China and in particular their wholesale electronics industry. This site is affiliated with the CES (consumer electronics show) that is typically held in Vegas every year. Those interested in doing business with China may want to look into either attending the conference or looking at their list of vendors as a guide to what companies to consider for business relationships. Many of these vendors also will work with individuals and ship them products as well.

  • University Compounding Pharmacy

12/13/09

This is a specialty compounding pharmacy that is also board certified by PCAB. They have bioidentical hormones and provide their services to anti-aging doctors and their patients.

  • Dysport

6/19/09

Dysport is the new Botox that was recently approved by the FDA. It is also derived from botulinum toxin just like Botox, but it is a new drug recently developed by Ipsen a French company. Medicis licenses the drug and distributes it in the US along their top selling Restalyne and Perlane. This is the first real competition Botox has faced in the injectable market.

  • Twenty Nine Inches - 29er Bike Reviews

5/30/09

29 inches is the now the fastest way to ride a mountain bike and this site has the best collection of reviews out there for 29ers. No longer just a fad promoted by Gary Fisher, it has become more of a reality and many forks including Fox are now designing for this larger ride. Who needs full suspension if you have 29er?

  • macnn

7/15/08

Great gadget website - one of my favorite sites for new electronic gadgets... easier to find cool new toys on this site than on big sites like cnet.

  • MD Laser and Cosmetics

6/11/08

Wonderful physician and beauty expert - I have known Dr. Lin for years and she is an amazing physician in both skin rejuvenation and anti aging techniques. Her office staff is personable and warm. She also invented MDLashFactor and that shows her committment to the world of cosmetic skin care.

  • Ilounge

5/2/07

Great find - I've been looking for a site like this ever since I got my ipod.

  • Business Cents

12/10/20

We have used Business cents services for years for help with our intuit quickbooks point of sale services. They have helped us manage our inventory, streamline sales and provided all around excellent advice saving us thousands of dollars. When covid hit our medical office was scrambling to make sense of various loans and options. Business cents had a direct connection to local SBA lenders and helped us navigate those difficult times. Highly recommend their services.

  • Shamrock Moving and Storage

12/10/20

I had to move during the first week of covid quarantine which was probably the worst time ever to have to move. Luckily moving was considered an essential service and my move did not get cancelled. The movers were on time, fast and nothing was broken. We moved into a 4 story house and the movers handled the stairs with easy, even carrying a piano up a spiral like staircase. Because of quarantine, bestbuy just dumped all of our appliances on the front porch and didn't help us bring any of them into the house. Shamrock moving staff unboxed everything and helped us move all of the appliances into the house for setup. Otherwise, I would have been stuck with a washer/dryer sitting in our front yard. I highly recommend them.

  • R & R Handyman

12/10/20

I have used R & R handyman in the SF bay area for years now and they are a wonderful company to work with. Their rates are reasonable and the works is excellent. I like how they are insured as well. Jeff was always very professional and he always went above and beyond for the projects that he completed for us.

  • Rotolight

11/28/17

I purchased the rotolight Neo 2 knowing full well that this light will not over power the sun and is not as powerful as a standard off camera flash. For portraits and photos of children, this is an ideal flash. The Elinchrome trigger works very well and is easy to set up. There is ample power for almost any indoor situation and is also useful outdoors in the right light. You just need to choose the right outdoor light. I didn't realize the convenience and power of being able to change the color temp of the light until I had that option at my disposal. So much easier to get great skin tones now. I will admit the price is high for an "LED" light as you can easily find LED lights with the same power output for far less. The difference is the quality of the light and circular light pattern really makes all of the difference in the world for catch lights in the eyes. It was well worth the money for me and I plan to sell off my other lighting gear and use Rotolights for my portraits. I don't think I can ever go back to using speedlights anymore after not having to deal with recycle time. If you have children and especially toddlers to photograph this is definitely the light for you as not having any recycle time is great as well as just having continuous light. (Kids hate flashes). They are also extremely durable, as my todder threw this light several times on the ground and it didn't break at all. My only suggestion is that I hope that Rotolight creates yet another light that is in between in size of the Aeos and the Neo. The Aeos is still too big for me, and yet sometimes I wish the Neo was a little larger. Or if they could create a DTAP battery that is smaller that would work too. Still, those are just my wishes for an already amazing product which has enabled me to capture some priceless moments. I can't wait to see what Rotolight creates as their future products.

  • VR Lens Lab

7/13/17

There is nothing worse than paying $1000 for a new PC, $800 for a VR headset and then having to cram your glasses into an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift and not really be able to see anything. Luckily VR Lens Lab created a way for people who wear glasses to send in their prescription and receive the inserts which fit snugly into the headsets. You do need to know your prescription but you do not need a doctor's rx to send to the company. Works very well as intended and I did not notice any distortion on my prescription. Everything crystal clear. I did opt for the blueguard coating. I figured if one is going to spend this much $$$ on VR, you might as well get the best results. The only sad thing is when the new versions of these headsets come out these old inserts will be useless.

  • HTC Vive

4/15/16

I went with the HTC Vive over the Oculus rift because I'm betting on the overall in room experience will be the future of VR and because they have already developed controllers designed for VR. I don't need another xbox controller. Plus partnering with steam and having that streamlined process to acquire new games give them an advantage in the future. However, given that oculus is owned by FB, they have the infinite resources to potentially beat HTC Vive and steam in the long run. I can foresee many of us buying multiple VR headsets the same way we buy multiple consoles as prices decline. But for now, I'm giving HTC Vive a big 5 stars for being the first to create a true VR experience.

  • Loom & Leaf

12/28/15

I have slept on tempurpedic beds for years ranging from the rhapsody to their top of the line Grand. I was in the market for a new memory foam mattress and found loom and leaf. I was a little skeptical about buying a mattress without first testing it, but they did offer a very generous return policy so I decided to buy it. Turned out to be just as comfortable as the memory foams I had slept on in the past and slept even cooler, but for a fraction of the price. After trying the Loom and Leaf for a month, I decided that memory foam was not going to work for my back issues anymore and that I needed to go back to a spring mattress. (In the past I had really enjoyed memory foams and my back was better on foam, but my current back problem seemed to be responding better to traditional innerspring... which is why I called them for a refund). My wife loved this mattress and begged me not to return it. But sadly I had to call loomandleaf.com for a refund and within days they had credited my account the full refund minus delivery charges which is perfectly acceptable. They hadn't even picked up the bed and my account was credited back... now that is excellent customer service.

In the end, I still highly recommend Loomandleaf.com for anyone shopping for a memory foam bed. It was just as comfortable as my much more expensive memory foam mattresses in the past. You cannot beat their customer service and price point. Definitely a most impressive company and a quality memory foam mattress.

As an addendum, I realized that Loom and Leaf is the same company as http://www.saatvamattress.com
I sadly didn't realize they were the same company until after I purchased another innerspring mattress. However, if you are looking for an innerspring, I would definitely recommend Saatva as they are part of the same great customer service company.

  • SleepShepherd

9/19/15

When I first saw this website, I thought it was a bit of a gamble. A hat that plays a sound that lulls you to sleep seemed too good to be true. But, this hat really does work. I have a hard time falling back asleep when I wake up early, and this hat lulled me back into sleep with its virtual hammock technology. My only gripe is the speaker does hurt my ear when I am lying directly on it. I hope future versions of the sleep shepard has a small speaker. In the meantime, I am buy a second sleep hat just in case I forget to charge my first one. It really does work!

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  • ThePortableCIO

5/14/12

I have used The Portable CIO for years and have always had a great experience with them. They evaluate your situation and make recommendations that are best practices and never oversell you. When working with an IT team, you want a company that has both integrity and the technical skills to get the job done, and the portable cio has consistently delivered for me. Highly recommend them. Ask to speak to Evan when you call.

  • Rockmelt

11/16/10

Giving this site a cool rating for right now as they are still only giving out beta invites to those who sign up through facebook connect. Interesting concept by the Netscape founders and it looks like it integrates facebook more than anything else, but I guess we will just have to see how well they do in the future. With Bing also using facebook as part of its social search, looks like the real winner here will be FB.

  • Ocshirts

4/9/10

I have ordered from this company before and they have great quality and a very good price.

  • NestBedding

8/27/17

I purchased the Alexander signature hybrid bed back in Dec 2016 and so far it has been one of the best purchases I have made. I tried several online mattress stores and settle on this as my personal favorite for being a combination back/side sleeper. I had some neck/back pain but this bed helped in reducing that discomfort. The delivery was very easy and on time. The only drawback was that my adjustable bed frame did make the bed feel somewhat lumpy, but I'm still giving them 5 stars as I don't know if this mattress is supposed to be able to be used with an adjustable bed frame. I stopped using my adjustable frame and the mattress is fine.

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