Advantages: Free - Easy - Quick - Reliable
Disadvantages: Requires a 380k download to read faxes

...thermal paper to worry about! The fax can be zoomed in and out, rotated (why do some people insist of faxing stuff upside down?) and stored as thumbnails for easy filing. The service is completely free for 0870 numbers, although, for a monthly fee of $9.95 you can have a local rate 0845 fax number instead with the added ability to send email to fax anywhere in the world for a few cents a minute. Sending faxes to your free eFax is cheaper than sending to many stand-alone fax machines as the modem speed is faster. eFax can also be set up (optionally) as a telephone answering machine – now quaintly known as “voice mail”. There are obvious advantages to using this free service: ! No need to buy a fax machine ! No need to free up a line for incoming faxes ! No cost ! Receive faxes anywhere that has Internet... Read review

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Advantages: Makes hair smoother, smells nice, protects!
Disadvantages: Maybe a bit on the expensive side - but worth it!

...When I bought my ghd hair straighteners I thought I would splash out and buy some of the hair products to match. One of the products I bought was 'Ghd Thermal Protector for Normal-Fine Hair'. Since I use my hair straighteners pretty much everyday, I think its important to use some kind of product in order to try to protect my hair from the heat of the straighteners since it can be really damaging to hair over time. I was not disappointed with this product in the slightest and am really glad I bought it. This specific product claims to protect hair from heat from straighteners and hair appliances for temperatures up to 200'c, and it also protects hair from becoming weak. The bottle is plastic and comes in a metallic bronze/gold colour . The bottle is triangular in shape. On the front of the bottle there is a mosaic type design... Read review

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Advantages: Great service... and still FREE!
Disadvantages: Need to use a proprietary viewer program

...Faxes may be on the way out but they’re not gone yet. If you want to receive the occasional fax but don't want to waste money on a fax machine that will stand idle for months then the solution is fax to email. How does fax to email work? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The basic idea is that a service provider (in this case eFax.com) supplies a telephone number for your incoming faxes. These are received by eFax and then forwarded to you as an email attachment. As well as the obvious advantage of not needing to buy a fax machine this also means that you don’t need to pay for a dedicated fax line and you can receive your faxes anywhere you can collect your emails (almost – see a bit later). And what does that cost? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eFax.com offer a number of differently priced services depending on the telephone number required... Read review

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Advantages: Free fax number, no need to have a dedicated fax line
Disadvantages: None

...eFax.com is definately the best free fax to e-mail service around today. I presently have two free fax numbers with them. One is a USA fax number and one is a UK fax number. Since I do business with some companies in the States it works out cheaper for them to send me faxes on a local USA fax number. They are incredibly fast. Just to test it out I sent a fax to my own number and checked my e-mail after just 30 seconds and presto it was in my Inbox. It's really easy to download the viewer from their site. Another plus point is that you can send this fax as an e-mail to others or save as a file just at the click of a button. If the person your sending the fax to my e-mail has the software then you send the message as it is. If they don't then you send it with the viewer. It gives you both options. They have many... Read review

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Advantages: affordable, compact enhanced functions to ensure convenience and ease of use
Disadvantages: can be slightly noiser than first expected but not too bad

...As with all fax machines you want to have the most reliable and up to date machine available on the market. This fax machine is so new that I brought it after it just came out back in March of this year. So far it has impressed me to great lengths with all its technology and stunning results. It it extremely reliable which feeds through plain paper faxing with this highly affordable, compact inkjet fax with a 14.4kbps modem. A range of enhanced functions are availble to use to totally transform the use of the fax. It has the following features to boost: *14.4kbps modem *FINE* technology for high speed, high quality printing *60-page** fax memory *20-page ADF, 100-page paper supply *69 Speed dials *Ultra High Quality (UHQ) image processing with 256 grey scales *Ink Saver mode The inkjet fax is easy to use... Read review

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Advantages: Long lasting, quality name, improves hairs health when using heat
Disadvantages: High price

...This GHD hair styling product created as a thermal protector whilst using straightening irons on hair. I bought this along with my GHD Mk4's wondering how much difference it would make. I have no doubts that using this is healthy for my hair. At around £8.45 a bottle, in my opinion it is way over priced. I felt that I was paying for the name 'GHD' rather than a product which would improve the health of my hair after using straighteners everyday. On comparing this product with similar from Treseme and Lee Stafford, I feel that the GHD thermal protector is not value for money. Lee Stafford's pink range also has a far nicer smell. I believe GHD to be an extremely good quality product that is long lasting but it is possible to get very similar at a lower price.... Read review

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Advantages: Very catchy and thought provoking lyrics
Disadvantages: Songs all have a similar sound but not to a huge degree

...of honest emotions, and listening to it is therapeutic. Frontman Hutch Harris points out the ironies and contradictions within religion and politics that should resonate with anyone who has ever questioned these institutions. Harris's take on religion and politics is the unrelenting theme on the Thermals' third full-length, but the lyrics are just a small part of this record's charm. Harris, along with original bass player Kathy Foster, wrote and played all of the music on The Body, The Blood, The Machine after original drummer Jordan Hudson left the band during recording. What they put together doesn't necessarily chart any new territory musically, but it pays homage to the early-'90s post-punk sound. The Body picks up where the Chapel Hill bands left off, and the music has the perfect touch of melody, power, aggression and humility... Read review

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Advantages: Gives a smooth feel and appearance to skin
Disadvantages: not to be used if you don't like products that warm up

...I recently used up the last of my facial wash product I was using (Biore warming Blackhead Cleanser - see my reviews for rating etc *shameless plug*) and even though I had been really impressed I had been reading great things about this new product on the market on a website and when I spotted it on half price at Boots well it would have been rude to have said no really wouldn't it. So after reading the blurb on the back of the packet I picked up the 125ml tube of Olay Regenerist Daily Thermal Skin Polisher and stuck into my basket. Now as I say I have read great reports from people on another website I go on about this product. How it makes skin look smooth and clear and fresh as a daisy. I wondered how much of the hype would actually be true! Coming from the makers of Oil of Ulay the original beauty fluid which rebranded... Read review

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Advantages: Faster page downloads
Disadvantages: user manual not very good

...Information given on the box: - 56Kbps download speed - Specifications according to the latest modem standards V.92 - Send and receive faxes - For use with portable computers V.92 benefits: - Modem on hold: take phone-calls while online - Quick connect: Faster internet connection - New V.44 compression: downloads internet pages up to double speed Key benefits: Modem: - data compression - reliable error correction - completely compatible - CTR-21 European approved Fax: - Adjustable fax pages - send in groups - can be programmed beforehand - telephone/fax lists - print faxes on your computer Package contains: - PC Card V.92 Fax/modem - Fax and data communication software - Telephone cable and plug - Windows driver System requirements: - IBM PC or compatible (Pentium 166MMX) with PCMCIA port - 16MB RAM... Read review

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Advantages: A fantastic and FREE service. Very useful.
Disadvantages: None, I really like it!

...I have been using the FREE fax receiving service for the last 12 months and now can confidently recommend their service to friends, colleagues and CiAO readers too. I am talking about efax.com not to be confused with efax.co.uk who would appear to charge for a similar service. With efax.com you can register for a 0870 (national rate) number and associate it with your email address. efax.com also provide so