Microsoft Wireless Desktop With Fingerprint Reader

Advantages: Fingerprint reader, shortcut keys, design, wireless mouse.
Disadvantages: Keyboard is not wireless.

...Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastic! Does exactly what it says on the tin. Another great product from Microsoft, now with fingerprint recognition. No more do you have to worry about the kids using the computer while you are out, with the built-in fingerprint they won't get far! Comes with the software required for the reader to function correctly. The reader is so handy, no longer do you have to enter your log-in deatils time and time again, simply load up the log in page for a particular site, press the fingerprint reader, fill in the deatils on screen, and there you have it! Next time you wish to log into that particular site, simply load it up, press the reader and you're logged in! It stores your details for each site securely on your computer and you have to log-in to amend/view these details which adds to the security that...

blackhawk204 04.07.2008 · Read review
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Sony e reader

Advantages: lightweight
Disadvantages: not cheap

...**** Sony E Reader **** I really enjoy reading but somehow my suitcase always ends up really heavy so when i saw that my local Waterstones had some in stock i decided to purchase one.At 199 quid its not cheap but i felt i could easily spend that on buying the books alone. **What is it?** Basically it is an electronic device that you can store books on.The memory size you get with it holds up to 160 books but there is also slots for you to add extra memory if needed,not that you would need it. **Pros** One of the best things about this is that you do not have to carry loads of books around with you. Books are cheaper on the ereader than they are to buy normally and when you buy the ereader from Waterstones it comes with 100 classic books so if you are like me and would read these anyway the ereader pays for itself. It can...

katie22008m 05.11.2008 · Read review
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Marymoose reads "The Reader"

Advantages: A different take on the Holocaust, thoroughly thought-provoking!
Disadvantages: Could have been longer...

............................................................................................................... Intro Whilst perusing the charity book list at work (books for 25p) I came across ?The Reader?, and being vaguely aware that it had recently been made into a film and that it had issues surrounding the Holocaust in it I was quick to part with my 25p before someone else got it! I haven?t been reading much this year, choosing instead to stare out of the train window at sheep. However, from the moment I picked up this book I was hooked and it was over before I knew it (well, a day and a bit later technically). This is a difficult book to review since I don?t want to give away too much of the plot, I have read reviews which give away something quite major which we don?t find out until well into the story (although I...

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Review of The Reader - Bernhard Schlink

The Reader - Evil Intent Uncertain

Advantages: Fascinating story that unfolds slowly, like snapshots in a photo album.
Disadvantages: A bit long at times.

...of pride. Battling his feelings, Michael must decide whether or not he will help her... 'The Reader' is, without a doubt, one of the most thought-provoking and disturbing movies I have seen since 'Atonement'. If I bring up 'Atonement', it is simply because the two movies have much in common--summer love, innocence, passion, and deceit. I can now fully understand why Kate Winslet won an Oscar for her performance in this movie... she was absolutely brilliant. Hannah Schmitz is a complex character, one that even now I am uncertain I fully understand. There is something missing in Hannah, something that was broken early on in her life and never fixed--something that is hard to define, a piece of her soul perhaps, an emotion, the inability to recognise right from wrong, or to even understand the differences between the two. In others this...

GoFigure 10.03.2009 · Read review
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Microsoft aspiring to replace James Bond's Q?

Advantages: no passwords to remember
Disadvantages: no passwords - in microsoft applications only

...In the attempt to up the ante in security, Microsoft brought out their version of a fingerprint reader for Windows. It's marketed as the ultimate solution to having to remember an unending list of passwords to your computer and the internet's various sites you may have to log on to. However, if you only use Microsoft's Internet Explorer for surfing the internet, then you are alright. If you are one of the many people who use Firefox, Netscape or Opera as an alternative to the dubiously "secure" Internet Explorer, then you can give this gadget away. Now, don't get me wrong - this gadget was made to let you log on to Windows XP or Windows 2000 (and Vista, which I was not able to test) and then log on to various websites with just your fingerprint. And it does what it was made to do. Setup was ridiculously simple - you close...

sting_of_the_scorpion 24.02.2007 · Read review
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Too many passwords? You need this!

Advantages: No more passwords, cheap, compact, very accurate
Disadvantages: No Firefox Support

...Introduction Having a few extra Amazon.co.uk vouchers available I decided to buy another gadget for my ever growing collection of useless gadgets! This time, as the review would suggest, a Microsoft Fingerprint Reader, at £23 a great deal from Amazon! Packaging and Appearance The MS Fingerprint reader comes nicely heat sealed easy to open container. Inside is the bare minimum with simply the reader, an instruction manual and an installation CD. Its all very neatly packages and because of this fits through the letterbox nicely, meaning you don't have to worry about sitting up waiting for your delivery! Websites can be very deceiving and the actual reader is about the same size in length as your pointing finger. The actual "reading" part is a comfortable oval shape, and will be the right size for 99% of people whether you hands...

cybersplat 20.10.2005 · Read review
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The Day The Sony E reader Changed My Life

Advantages: It is very useful and very simple to use and it looks and feels fantastic
Disadvantages: The screen isn't backlit, and the zoom only has three sizes

...I love the Sony E reader because since I found this gadget it has made life sitting on a bay for hours on end whle Im in my Lorry a pleasure and no longer a chore. I love the idea of the e reader by Sony, hundreds of books all in one place and all available with the push of a button. I have books all over the cab and they always get filthy and dog eared. I always lose my page when I have to put them down because the red light on the bay changes to green and they want their bay back. Another thing with a paper book is that if you take it into a waiting room , every one can see what your reading ( well the ones who can read anyway) and I'm a little shy about sharing my reading habits especially when I'm picking up the free books in the waiting room at Blacks In Northampton, ( at least I hope theyr'e free). The e reader looks and feels...

lorryday 06.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Portable Reader PRS-505

Tiny Reader...Vast Capability

Advantages: Takes 18 different cards
Disadvantages: Possible problem recognising reader when online

...Delkin eFilm External card reader When my old card reader died on me, I rushed straight out to find a new card reader as I had about 200 plus photos waiting to be uploaded and printed and all on my camera card. To be honest, I wasn?t looking at high spec or anything else the reader had to offer ? all I wanted was an external reader to enable me to upload photo images and so I went for one of the cheapest in the local computer shop (which is actually a privately owned one and so is more expensive but being a wimp I didn?t want to drive far in the storm!). This particular card cost me about £10 though after searching online it can now be picked up for as little as £7 which ok, isn?t a huge saving but these days every little helps. It also seems that a lot of sites which have this card reader are American sites (all in dollars) such as...

elfbwillow 05.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Delkin eFilm Reader-38 Card Reader - External

007 Technology!!!

Advantages: Excellent idea, Cheap
Disadvantages: Causes your system to slow down

...are faced with a list of all the different users and to log onto Windows you simply click on one of them, then this is the welcome screen and Windows is correctly setup for this device. However, if to log onto Windows you have to manually enter your username and password, then you need to switch the logon method used, by use of the user accounts option in Control Panel) Installation of this device is really easy. All you have to do is insert the CD supplied with the product, into your computer and let the setup do the rest. About half way through the installation, you are prompted to plug in the fingerprint reader into an available USB port and then the setup procedure continues. Once the software is installed you are then required to restart your computer to update all the necessary software. -How to use it- When...

ampuk2000 26.06.2005 · Read review
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Fingerprints

Advantages: The subject matter
Disadvantages: none

...Fingerprints of the Gods is a deeply interesting and thought provoking read. Let me firstly say Hancocks' writing style is very easy to read and does not bog you down with loads of scientific jargon. The main thrust of the book is to question how long the human race has been on earth. He takes us from the high Andes to the pryamids of Egypt and even talks about a map of Antarctica, that showed the continent to be ice free! that was discorved in 1531 and was a copy then! His theories on the Incas and Aztecs are mind blowing, but it's the pyramids and the evidence he has collected about them that really make you sit down and think - hang on a minute the things I already know seem to be wrong. Every thing he puts forward he backs up, and does not say that is 100% true, He just asks you to think about it. this is a truely...

wemstalker 25.01.2001 · Read review
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Review of Fingerprints of the Gods - Graham Hancock