Input For All

Advantages: Easy to follow
Disadvantages: None

...WH Smiths because in that store the book is £1 cheaper. This pocket sized book just 10 cms by 14 cms and a fat 23 mm in thickness contains just over 500 pages of ‘input’ for newbie and geek alike. Fold a piece of A4 paper into four and that’s about the size of it. It is written in English not ‘computerese’ and if an apprentice geriatric like me can follow the text with ease, anyone can. This is a cheap guide to the Internet and so comprehensive I’m surprised that all the others are still on sale and starts like any good piece of software with a “Read Me” file or in this case, couple of pages that outline what the book is all about. Most books usually end with a section of FAQ’s but here it is the first of 25 chapters and on reflection it makes sense. It answers the sort...

jimbuck 13.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of The Rough Guide to the Internet 2000 - The Rough Guide

Theres chocolate in these bread rolls

Advantages: really tasty
Disadvantages: fattening

...Pain aux chocolat Hands up who likes chocolate. We visited France this year and I consume several of these chocolate bread buns. The better ones coming from bakers in villages not the major supermarkets. Theses have not been available in England till recent years and I miss the thrill of visiting forieng countries and finding foods I am not familiar with at home, I think these taste better in France than in England any way. So let me describe a pain aux chocolate also called a chocolatine we found in the South west of France. The translation of the French name literally is chocolate bread. Pain aux chocolate is made with Brioche dough which is buttery bread dough. This is rolled out to a rectangle then chocolate pieces a bit like chocolate drops, sprinkled on to it. The dough then rolled up Swiss roll like and baked...

mumsymary 07.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Tesco Pain aux Chocolat

Minus the base and filling - a dieters dream!

Advantages: FRUIT!!!!!!!!
Disadvantages: Expensive

...My step-dad bought this back from Sainsbury's because it was reduced to £1.99. However, you would usually pay a whopping £3.99 for this tarte at full price so it's definately not one of those things you buy when you've got a couple of spare change in your pocket. The main reason I love this tarte is because it's got fruit on it! I don't know whether you've ever tried those custard creme filled crossaints with all the fruit shoved inside? If you have, it's like a tarte version of those; pure bliss! Okay, bascially, Sainsbury Tarte aux fruit (French for 'Fruit tart obviously) is a buttershortcrust base with a 'creme passisier' filling and fresh fruit, including black grapes (the best kinds!); Kiwi (emm); peaches (oh yes!); strawberries (wahoo!); mangerines (urm..?) and pinneapple (ohh lala). It comes packaged in a clear pastic...

LaceyR26 22.06.2009 · Read review
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♫ "Aux Champs Elysees ♫

Advantages: Good view...
Disadvantages: ...but not the best

...♫ "Aux Champs Elysees? Aux Champs Elysees? Au soleil? sous la pluie?" ♫ Do you know the song? If not, at least you must have heard of the Champs Elysees. French people like to call it "The most beautiful avenue of the world". I am sorry to contradict them, but I have always wondered why. It is in fact quite ordinary. You'll find lots of cars, bad traffic, nice crowded shops and over-expensive coffee. That's it. Oh no! How could I forget? Among all that, you will find one of the most famous sights in Paris: the Arc de Triomphe. It was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 in order to commemorate his victories, but wasn't finished until 1836. It is 50 meters tall and 45 meters wide. I always thought the Arc de Triomphe was nice to look at, but I had never bothered visited it? until last summer. I had taken my...

Pomcamgirl 22.06.2006 · Read review
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I like these

Advantages: Taste good and you can get them in England now
Disadvantages: Fattening

...While on holiday in France we ate several pain aux raisins. Translated pain aux raisins means bread with raisins. Pain aux raisins are a traditional French treat. They are a bit like a currant bun/ Danish pastry. Made with brioche bready dough which is rolled out like pastry. Then a sort of custard is spread over the surface .Next raisins are sprinkled over the dough add the dough rolled up like a Swiss roll. This is cut into slices then glazed and baked . A pain aux raisin is approximately 8cm in diameter or you can get miniature ones. Pain aux raisins are a treat at any time of the day. Often served for breakfast or as a snack. I can not remember the price exactly but I think they cost just over a euro which is between 60 and 70 p at the mo. We have visited France several times and the quality of pain aux raisins does...

mumsymary 16.08.2007 (17.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Tesco Finest Pain aux Raisin

UNHEARD-OF, SPLENDID, OUTRAGEOUS, GRACEFUL ...

Advantages: Marvellous adaptation, glorious music, excellent soloists
Disadvantages: None

...This is the second of an occasional series of reviews of performances of the works of the French composer Jacques Offenbach which are available on DVD. Orpheus in the Underworld was the first Offenbach operetta that I had the pleasure to hear and it has become my ultimate favourite of the genre. I have seen it performed on stage sung in an English translation and with a classical Greek setting by Opera North. I have two versions on CD (one French, one English) and two versions on DVD including the production reviewed here. OFFENBACH Jacques Offenbach was appointed conductor of the Theatre Francais in 1850 and began a career of composition of short, light and humorous operettas. In 1855 he bought a theatre on the Champs Elysees in Paris in which he founded his own company, the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens. Orphee aux Enfers...

Newfloridian 18.08.2006 · Read review
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A superb input device...

Advantages: Gives an accuracy response
Disadvantages: Expensive gadget!

...really be the people who actually use these sorts of tools for a living that will be purchasing them. The pen it's self is very easy to use, has no cord so it won't get tangled up and is very comfortable to hold for long periods of time. The pen's body is slightly curvy so it is comfortable in the palm of your hand. The accuracy of the pen is second to none, and the response time for your marking to be displayed is very quick. The Wacom input device has the feel and balance of a fine writing instrument with incredible versatility. The pen is very pressure-sensitive, which enables you to control the effect of your drawing or alteration by varying how firmly you press the pen tip to the tablet, the same way you would a normal biro or pencil! The pen allows expressive, lines, and subtle, graduated shading with the amount...

redballoon 12.03.2004 (09.07.2004) · Read review
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A lot of Inputs and Outputs for Little Outlay

Advantages: 16 channels of good quality IO for not much money
Disadvantages: Unbalanced analogue inputs/Need an ADAT interface to access full 16 channels

...The M-Audio Firewire 1814 manages to pack a lot of inputs and outputs into a relatively inexpensivepiece of gear. If you need lots of inputs and outputs and you're on a budget this could be the audio interface for you. There are 8 analogue inputs, 2 of which have preamps and joint XLR/TS inputs on the front panel. I found the pre-amps highly usable given the price of the unit. The other analogue inputs are unbalanced TS inputs at line level, which can be a problem with ground loop noise particularly if you are going to use this with a laptop. The other 8 inputs and outputs are via optical cable and ADAT. I had no problem connecting a Behringer ADA 800 to give me the full 16 inputs and it all synced very well. For the money you'll be hard pressed to find something that gives you as much IO. If you can afford to stretch the budget...

mentalweasels 19.06.2008 · Read review
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The Other Half...

Advantages: You've never eaten so well
Disadvantages: You've never paid so much to eat so well

...or, This is the style to which I'd very much like to become accustomed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Whats, Whys and Wheres ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes, good things can come from sad events. A few years ago, my in-laws died. It was a sad time for the family, and my sister-in-law in particular found clearing and selling the house difficult, as these things often are. As well as emotionally difficult, selling the house took some time, for a variety of reasons that are unimportant now. However, once the house was sold, we felt a celebration was in order. Phone calls were made (back in January), and a reservation was procured (for April 20) at Ramond Blanc’s famous hotel and restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, in Great Milton, Oxfordshire. We also turned this into a celebration of my brother...

mattygroves 22.04.2005 · Read review
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Going Digital

Advantages: Watching several channels at once.
Disadvantages: You may need a new aerial

...documents with a small TV screen window showing me my chosen channel. The software enables the recording to your hard drive any program you wish and you can view several stations in a large window segmented to allow up too nine sreens at a time from which you can choose the one to view full screen. The software is virually idiot proof since each button is clearly marked with it's purpose. If you do not have a current digital reviewing aerial then I'm afraid that the added expense of getting one erected well outweighs the savings made on your DVB purchase. In this case you are probably better of just buying a freeview box and connecting it directly to your TV input on your PC. The software is not exactly primitive but I felt it might have looked a bit more professional, the unit itself is tiny so storage problems are non existent when it...

donf18 14.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter