Advantages: cheap...
Disadvantages: ...it shows

...Oh you remember the adverts, how could you not? The man always dressed in a dinner jacket skiing over perilous pistes and swimming through shark infested waters and almost coming a cropper with a laser between the legs (or was that James Bond?). Anyway it seemed nothing would stop this man from delivering his precious cargo. And what, pray tell, was this precious cargo? Was it a human heart being rushed for transplant? The nuclear launch codes? What was it? A box of chocolates! But not just any old chocolate but Cadbury’s Milk Tray! And why did he go to such lengths to deliver a box of Milk Tray? Because the lady loved them. Or so we were told because he never stuck around long enough to see her enjoy them. But I digress. Christmas has been and the goose that we plumped up nicely has made us fat, so as we struggle to both... Read review

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Advantages: Ease of use
Disadvantages: Cost

...I just love the Annabel Karmel food cube trays and they have made weaning my baby (and feeding my 10 month old!) so much simpler. I first bought them when weaning my baby at 6 months. I started making the basic purees as recommended by Annabel Karmel and freezing them in these little trays. When frozen, I would turn them out of the trays into plastic food bags, and return to the freezer. This meant that when I needed a block of food, I could easily defrost & warm it up for an instant meal. Now that my baby is over 6 months old, I mix in a little whole milk to the warmed up food to make it creamier. I still use them with my 10 month old, and instead of purees, use them for mini meals e.g. mini cottage pies, bolognaise, rice puddings. In fact, anything I cook in surplus now gets put into these pots to freeze! WHY I WOULD RECOMMEND... Read review

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Advantages: Great selection of treats, great to share, good gift idea, cheap
Disadvantages: fattening, dont last long enough

...and is now one of the biggest factories in Britain. In 1899 Richard died at the age of 63 leaving George to become chairman of the board. Also in 1899 the factory trebled in size and the business began to expand. There were now 4 factories each with over 2000 employees. Production of the MIlk Tray Soon after saw the introduction of the milk tray in 1915. The name 'Tray' derived from the way in which the original assortment was delivered to the shops. Originally Milk Tray was packed in five and a half pound boxes, arranged on trays from which it was sold loose to customers. The half-pound box was intorduced in 1916 while the one pound box was introduced later in 1924. With its stylish presentation, Milk Tray was the assortment for everyday, not just special occasions, and represented the best buy in chocolates for millions of people. The pack... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Too time consuming to wash and remove frozen food from

...Bought these to freeze larger batches of fruit and veg for my growing wee one. They were fine up until I came to remove the frozen portions which would not come out of the tray.Due to the tray being almost rubber like in construction, I could not manipulate the food portions to pop free. The sides are too deep and too flexible, meaning I had try to pull the sides back on each individual cube to get the food out. After about 20 minutes (time which busy Mums don't have) of fingernail bending I took a pair of scissors to cut the food free. I will go back to my rigid, lidded, smaller cube trays and take out several smaller portions as baby eats more, progressing on to tot pots for freezing. These trays are NOT dishwasher safe however can be sterilized in a cold water solution. I bought 2 boxes and will not be opening the other one.... Read review

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Advantages: Smooth 12 different centres Tried & Tested
Disadvantages: A Bit Pricey

...I love a bit of trivia and I also happen to love chocolates. I have long wondered how many ladies would place receiving a nice box of chocolates for Valentine's Day, their Birthday ,their Anniversary,or for Christmas.among their fave presents. My guess is that the figures would be high ! Cadbury's,Britain's ever popular chocolate maker,have been producing nice.cool,velevety boxes of Milk Tray for yonks. I do believe they first came into production during the first world war and right up til today are exceptionally popular. Their huge sales prove that. Well go down to your local chocolatier or supermarket and the two most common sizes of these boxed chocolates seem to be the 227 gr and the 454 gr containers. The former will cost you between Stg3 - 3.50 pounds in the High street while the huge 454 gr box will retail at between Stg... Read review

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Advantages: Titillating reading; great gossip.
Disadvantages: Ruined lives; innocent accused proven guilty based on false, media-generated impressions.

...A "THIS OP IS MEDIA TOO" CAVEAT: To be fair, I should tell you in advance that I have an anti-media bias. Why? Because, I don't believe that "engaging in free enterprise" (i.e., making a profit) and "behaving in an ethical manner" are mutually exclusive pursuits. I believe today's media DOES think these two are mutually exclusive. The media is too interested in pumping up ratings and selling ad space to let little things like integrity and civic responsibility prevent it from printing/broadcasting whatever it believes will titillate potential readers. I have, thankfully, been the beneficiary of unusually good media/press, generally speaking, but I attribute that to my having had extensive experience dealing with the media and media-related people prior to my U.S. Congressional runs. I well understand that the media is less... Read review

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Advantages: User Friendly, Easy to Use, Value for Money, Comprehensive Operating System.
Disadvantages: Poor Documentation, Titanic Struggle Installing Operating System

...I have a DVD player, CD Player, A/V Amplifier sitting in my front room all linked to my LCD TV and Sky Digi Box. They all work fine but it does take up quite a bit of room and I'd realistically like an HTPC set up to bring my multimedia module into one unit! Enter Windows Media Center 2005! My setup consists of a Silverstone LC16M Case which houses an Asus A8N-SLi Motherboard, Hauppage PVR 250, Maxtor Diamond Max 250GB Hard Drive, 1GB Crucial Dual Channel DDR Memory to name just the main core of my system. Contents of Windows Media Center 2005 Pack. You will be supplied with two CD's, a Setup Guide and a Product Key to be placed on your system. To make full use of Media Center it is recommended that you also purchase a Media Center Remote Control & Extender. Installation of Media Center 2005. Installation of most... Read review

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Advantages: free software, plays most formats
Disadvantages: microsoft, is a huge file to download

...With the advent of the Internet the whole world suddenly became connected to everywhere. A little after and before (most probably) media formats were developed for computers. These allowed things such as short movies and music to be viewed at home over the Internet with ease. Probably the most famous of these formats has been mp3, which has caused the music industry to re-think how it does business. Also mpeg (a format that allows video as well as sound) has become quire popular and you now get movie trailers over the Internet, this has also been used with the DVD Video format. Anyway enough of the brief introduction, I am going to talk about the Windows Media Player (version 7 or so…). With all of media content available to you on the Internet which media player do you choose? This is a good question, there are loads that you... Read review

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Advantages: Good picture and sound quality, easy to use
Disadvantages: Cheap looking

...The MediaMVP from Hauppauge is an interesting example of an increasing trend in network devices. Using a customised version of Linux, it provides a quick, easy and convenient way to send sound and vision from a PC on your network to your TV and/or HiFi. What's in the box As well as the MediaMVP itself, you get the driver CD, a special SCART cable, a short LAN cable (almost certainly too short for most people), a very compact external PSU and a stand to hold the device vertically. Installation Setting up consists of first installing some server software on your PC. As well as handling the PC's end of things, the server software lets you select which directories and files are made available to the MediaMVP. The MediaMVP is then connected to the network via a standard RJ45 network connector and to your TV via a single SCART... Read review

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Advantages: extremely powerful, flexible, easy to use, support of standards
Disadvantages: lacks JPEG2000 support in Windows version

...If you're a photographer, whether using a digital camera or scanning in slides and negatives, you'll know the problem of keeping track of all those images. In many cases you'll get by quite nicely with any of the various cataloguing and thumbnailing tools available. However, if your needs are a little more sophisticated, you'll want something that goes above and beyond the norm. Enter iView's Multimedia's Media Pro 2. Installation Media Pro 2.5 can be downloaded direct from the manufacturers web site or bought boxed from the usual retailers. Unlike many of its peers, it is available in both Mac and Windows formats. The former tends to arrive first and the Mac version 2.5 has been available for a little while now. Newer on the scene however is the Windows version and a welcome arrival it is too. The program can check... Read review

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