Credit card-sized storage for memory and sim cards

Advantages: Lightweight, slim, beautiful design, great value for money
Disadvantages: possibly bend cards if stored for long periods of time (untested)

...at only 14 grams. It can hold three cards, whether they be SD cards, mobile phone sim cards. The holder won't fit into one of the slots in a wallet for a credit card unless it is a fairly large slot. I have a tri-fold wallet, and have the holder 'standing on end' in the back compartment for the notes. It works very well there: easily accessible and doesn't get caught up with the coins. The holder itself is a black plastic on one side where you insert/remove the cards, and a matt-finish brushed aluminium on the other side. There is a small proporta logo stamped into the bottom right hand corner of the aluminium. The aluminium side looks like it could be from a business card holder - very elegent and minimalist. The brushed finished is good because the inevitable scratches won't show up on it too badly. The black plastic is also of a matt...

afro_geoffro 17.03.2008 · Read review
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The Sims

Advantages: Fun for a while, detailed, good graphics
Disadvantages: Addictive, gets boring after a while!

...The Sims is yet another brilliant game from Maxis, with Maxis having already produced the brilliant SimCity series. The Sims is so totally unlike any other game that it just had to be a true classic. You control peoples lives, you choose their occupation, you choose their furniture, you choose the wallpaper and bed to their home, you choose whether to make their life a living hell or to make it heaven. In some aspects I suppose you could compare the Sims to Big Brother except you control the characters. So if you’re a control freak you’re bound to love the Sims! Just don’t be too mean to you’re Sims! The detail in the Sims is quite fantastic. You fully furnish your Sims home and can even build it, decide whether to add a second full or not. You also choose the carpets and wallpapers your Sims have. But all that...

Disillusioned 21.07.2001 · Read review
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The Sims

Advantages: Addictive, entertaining, the sky's the limit!
Disadvantages: Can freeze my computer, gets boring

...In my Sim world, I'm (or rather, Layla) a model earning £400 a day, living in a huge mansion with a swimming pool, with three million quid in the bank, and I have a maid and gardener. I'm caught in a steamy love-triangle with my boyfriend, who I share a house with, and my irresponsible penniless neighbour. My baby has been whisked away by social services (her father drowned in my swimming pool and a son whom I hated anyway died in a house fire (my fault). Colourful life, eh? The Sims is a simulation (hence Sims) game where you are God. You control your Sims completely and decide what they do with their lives. Of course, you can have a job as a mailroom clerk, and a husband/wife and a son and daughter, living in a sensible three bedroomed house, but how interesting is that? No, it's much more fun to be a whore with multiple boyfriends...

jeszikca 24.02.2003 · Read review
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Card Factory

Advantages: Great products at low prices
Disadvantages: Long queues and some products a little tacky

...Card buying can be an expensive thing, especially at this time of year and as much as I love the quality of the cards in stores such as Clintons, with my large family I just cannot afford to buy all my family cards from stores such as these at Christmas. So I was pretty impressed with Card Factory opened up a store in my local town recently. For me this store offers good quality products, but at really cost effective prices. Obviously their main market is the card market. They offer cards for all occasions including birthdays, anniversaries, moving, sorry, thank you and general cards too. Their cards are priced at 59p for a small card, 89p for a medium card and 99p for a large card, which for me is excellent value for money. They do extra large cards which do cost a bit more and they also do a couple of cards in each range for just...

bexx0907 14.12.2009 · Read review
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I still love The Sims

Advantages: Fun, easy to play
Disadvantages: Addictive

...to have a piece of software called DirectX 7; this is on The Sims disc if you don't already have it and I am sure it is easy to download as well, (the manual explains clearly how to install DirectX). ~~~~~ What are the system requirements? ~~~~~ (This bit is fairly boring, feel free to skip). ~ Microsoft Windows ~ Windows 95+, 233 MHz to 450 MHz Pentium II+, 64 MB RAM, 4x or faster CD-ROM drive, DirectX 6.0-compatible sound card and graphics card (the card must have at least 2 MB onboard memory and be able to display at 800x600 with 16-bit colour). ~ Linux ~ (You can get a ported Linux version from TransGaming, www.transgaming.com) Linux Kernel 2.2+, Glibc 2.1.3 or higher, XFree86 4.0 or higher or equivalent, 350 MHz Celeron/Pentium II/Duron/Athlon+ or equivalent, 64+Mb of ram, 128 recommended, Sound...

donnabroom 13.09.2007 · Read review
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THE SIMS

Advantages: Easy to play, great learning aid, well presented, runs well
Disadvantages: Very Adictive

...WOW - WHAT A GREAT GAME & EDUCATIONAL TOO IT's almost like real life (if only life was so simple) Not only is the SIMS a great game to play it is a brilliant learning aid for the kids. It teaches them the value of money & the need to save. It helps them learn about relationships, responsibilities, running a home and much more besides. My kids aged from 9 to 19 all love it and I often play it myself for a little relaxation. If you enjoy playing simulation games then this one is for you. A great game, easy to play and brilliant fun for all ages....

jonwhite 08.09.2000 · Read review
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The Sims 1.5?

Advantages: Multiple personality traits, improved object graphics, multiple savegames
Disadvantages: Ugly Sims, 'rabbit hole' community lots, slow AI, poor pathing, feels unfinished, buggy

...***Please be sure to read my updates at the end of this review, which now address many of the problems I found with my review of this game in its original 'straight out of the box' form. Year of release: 2009 Publisher: EA Games The Sims 3 is the latest in the ?Sims? life simulator series that began in 2000 with The Sims, in which you create lifelike characters and watch them live out their lives and interact with each other in many and varied, and often hilariously funny, ways. As a massively avid fan of The Sims 2, I got my copy of this new offering a week ago and have been immersing myself in it. Installing it is easy, if a bit time-consuming as it requires a whopping 6.1 GB of hard disk space with an allowance of another 1 GB for saved games and custom content. Once installed, those who, like myself, had become accustomed to...

thereddragon 11.06.2009 · Read review
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the sims

Advantages: it can be different each time you play, it's great for those long dark winter days and nights.It's great for the whole family to enjoy.
Disadvantages: some say it gets boring after a while,I say it's you tha gets boring not the game but it is important not to overdose on it as you can loose all of your friends if your never off it.

...Introduction When I first heard about "The Sims" it was at my sisters house,I went in the living room and the whole family were stood around the P.C. laughing.They were watching the Goths have a scrap.Bella was about to give mortimer a slap! Straight away I wanted to buy it and that's exactly what I did! Installation It was really easy to install thanks to the autorun and simple instructions, and before I knew it I was creating my own little village! Build mode Building the houses has to be one of the best bits about the game,I love being able to design and decorate the houses of my dreama!Often if I see houses on my way to work that I like,I try to replicate them on "The Sims"! Creating families Another great feature is being able to design the characters-I have all of my family on "The Sims" and I see more...

darrenasprin 02.01.2003 · Read review
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There's only one, classic, unique Sims.

Advantages: Good fun, Classic game, Deep customization, Unique
Disadvantages: Outdated by newer verisons

...At the turn of the new millennium a new sort of game emerged, a game of the likes had not been seen before despite its simplicity and relation to everyday life as human beings see it. The game was set to go down in history from the moment of its release, becoming the most sold PC game in history. It went from strength-to-strength, with several expansion packs also being released which would enabled extra features, characters and objects for your original games. As well as these, in more recent times the Sims 2 and 3 respectively have been developed and sold worldwide and have cemented the game in it?s place as one of the best ever created. But this review is going to feature on the little accord of the original first Sims. The game?s goal and gameplay is simple, very simple, so simple that it is quite possible that the reason that...

FlyNebula 28.07.2009 · Read review
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The Sims 3 - The Best One Yet?

Advantages: New careers; personality traits; Great graphics and speed on my laptop
Disadvantages: Lack of choices within Create-A-Sim; Could be slow on some users PC's/laptop's

...can usually take them a good few minutes to walk them from one room to another (only in Sims time - it will only take a few seconds in our time). Positives * You can create just about any house you can imagine * Using the cheat 'motherlode' will give you as much money as you would like if you don't want to follow the rules and make your Sims earn money before filling their houses with expensive products! * Lots of choice for furniture etc Negatives * It is fairly tricky to learn how to build houses * If you want new furniture, you have to buy them from EA's TS3 website using 'credits' which you can purchase by calling them and giving your credit card details. I can't help thinking this is just a crafty way of EA to make money. Why not add the furniture into the game in the first place, rather than making users pay...

Sonic4290 19.08.2009 · Read review
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