Advantages: Extremely accurate, taking into account number of eggs, amount of water and temperature.
Disadvantages: Rather smelly during first few uses! Exspensive for an egg timer!

...Getting totally fed up with my inability to cook the perfect soft-boiled egg, for him to dip his toasted soldiers in, my husband bought me this egg timer with a difference. It is made of hard plastic, shaped like an egg, but flat on one side. It is red in colour, with very clear white markings labelled (from outside edge inwards) “soft”, “medium” and “hard”. The idea is that you place the timer into the pan, *with* your eggs and cook them as usual. The timer changes colour over time, turning black from the outside edge in. As the inner edge of the black reaches each mark, it is informing you how well cooked your eggs are, “soft”, “medium” or “hard” boiled. What makes this egg timer so different is that it doesn’t use time to gauge how cooked... Read review

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Advantages: Price, customer services
Disadvantages: Salesman in showroom are unhelpful

..., and make a load of promises. The salesman were not helpful, so luckily, this being our 4th PC, we knew what we were doing. I feel sorry for any novice PC buyer purchasing from Time! They told us our PC would be with us within 3 weeks, and that they would telephone to confirm a delivery time. No phone-call. Luckily we were in when the PC arrived, I'd hate for all 6 boxes to be left at a neighbours! We set the PC up, most of the software was pre-installed, so we simply had to plug everything in. Two sheets of A3 paper explained how to do this, and even for a first-timer it would have been a piece of cake - they even supply a video for new PC users! Our PC was up, running, and ready to use withing one hour. We had a slight hardware problem to start with, but the customer service helpline got it sorted - at premium rate mind-you! I... Read review

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Advantages: The PC's are ok, in all honesty
Disadvantages: An insult of a retail outlet

...I am filled with hate when I think of this company. So much so, that as I pass it, I feel the desperate compulsion to go in and insult every salesperson in there, then smack them around a bit. Just for good measure. As I feel the bile rising, I am reminded of that fateful day around nine months ago when I decided to purchase anything more than a plug from those wretched people (if they understand what a plug is). You see, I am a total novice when it comes to PCs and I am not saying that so my peers would disagree and flatter me, I truly am dense. I can barely operate my alarm clock and the timer on my video is a mystery best left to the higher powers. So, when I stumbled across Time computers and their jargon-free approach, I believed I was in safe hands. Indeed I was, for the salesman was quite amiable and attentive, despite his... Read review

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Advantages: smell, choice of fragrances
Disadvantages: expensive

...Visiting town today noticed we had a new store opened, was going to walk past but the aroma coming from the store was very strong. So in I go. To my surprise all the products were produced from natural produce. And the aromas were quite strong too. Then I saw in the window what looked like big marshmallows. All different colours the assistant asked if I needed any help at all. So I asked about these marshmallows looking products and he gave me a demonstration. Crumble this marshmallow into bath with water running and it foams up like bubble bath. He told me. So I decided to treat myself to one. But which one do I choose I had to go for the one that was bright in colour and realised what the name was. Product Review ************* Two Timing Tart So I went for the two timer tart which was cerise pink in colour. This bar... Read review

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Advantages: lots of features
Disadvantages: instructions not very clear

...I recently purchased a couple of timer switches, as I was going away on holiday and for security wanted some lights to switch on. I previously had some timers but they were old and the type with the little pegs that go in the time segments. I found that many were missing so decided it was time to buy some new ones. I purchases some First Alert Digital Timers (model number LS570UK)- I chose this brand as I was impressed with the smoke alarm I had purchased also manufactured by them. The timers were £15.99 from my local Toolbank store, (also know as Curtis Holt) but a friend of my purchased one from Great Mills, so I assume they are widely available. The timers have a 1 year guarantee and a CE safety mark. The timer has loads of functions (probably more than needed) but I was very impressed with two of them- The random time programme... Read review

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Advantages: bright colours, simple design, nice size to put in cupboard
Disadvantages: plastic so little flimsy

...to store in the cupboard. An added bonus is that it is washable and can be wiped down after each use. Ok, kind of giving away the fact that yes, my children turn into little peppermint monsters with white foam spewing from every oraphis at toothbrushing times! Hopefully this graphic image will not put you off the product too much though! This simple design is great - the idea is that you put tooth paste onto your toothbrush wet it with cold water, and turn over the timer as you begin to brush. The sand timer ticks away the two minutes time reccommended to spend throughly brushing your teeth. I always, and so also teach my children to spend two minutes brushing the top row of teeth and then spend another two minutes gently brushing the lower row. Although you must remind them not to ham-fistly scrub visciously otherwise their mouths... Read review

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Advantages: well built, accessories
Disadvantages: Battery life, problem with some cards

...-Eye Reduction/Slow Sync. Focus mode: Autofocus and autofocus + self-timer can be selected. Beach/Snow:It will cut refelx from snow/water/sand avoiding those unwanted white/green/red stripes and spots on the picture Flash mode: Any mode can be selected. Focus mode: Any mode can be selected. Landscape:Contrast is enhanced for situation where color are quite flat and details are important to reproduce ( deep vegetation,buildings,park) Flash mode: Flash Cancel Focus mode: Infinity and infinity + self-timer can be selected Sunset: used for red clolor enhance.It provides "as you see it" pictures.It works very well in my opinion( see attached picture) Flash mode: Flash Cancel Focus mode: Autofocus, autofocus + self-timer and infinity can be selected. Museum:Basically a flash off mode with great exposure time.You need very very steady hand... Read review

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Advantages: Great new layout
Disadvantages: less unlockables

...When i first opened the package and read the back of the case, i was like, "I can't do this". Mainly because of the prospect of taking on 190 goals of various difficulty levels. Why is this good? Because i'm absolutely brilliant at Tony Hawk's and the sheer difficulty of this game should keep anybody amused for a very long time. A new layout, getting rid of that annoying timer in favour of collectable goals, adds to the enjoyment. ------------------------Overview-------------------------- As soon as you have loaded the disc, you are faced with a very good soundtrack (featuring Ace of Spades, by AC/DC). There is also a good soundtrack while navigating the menus. The trouble with this is that this song doesn't play through, it just loops the same riff endlessly, getting more and more annoying each time. The various menus are easy... Read review

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Advantages: Great choice of material, great singing.
Disadvantages: Last track seems to be in the wrong place, but that's being picky!

...I had already bought Eva’s CD ‘Songbird’ and written a review of it here on Ciao. I loved it so much that I decided I would try to get hold of everything that Eva Cassidy had recorded while she was alive. Most of you by now will know that Eva died in 1996 at the age of 33. And it is only now that she has received the kind of recognition that her talent deserves. Apparently she was very shy and not at all ambitious. She had been offered various recording contracts, but chose just to sing for pleasure rather than for monetary gain or fame. I found it very hard to decide which CD to purchase next after ‘Songbird’. The ‘Songbird’ CD is made up of tracks from the other CD’s of Eva’s (but not from ‘Time After Time’) so I decided on this one, to hear as many different... Read review

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Advantages: These Games Rule!
Disadvantages: There's Probably Only Me Who Thinks They Rule!

...My Top Ten Computer Games Of All Time The following games are the games that have been responsible for more sleepless nights, wasted holidays, broken relationships and bankrupt parents than any other games I have played. 10. AD&D (Intellivision - c. 1981) Quite possibly one of the most frightening games ever to grace the big telly in the front room. It was a simplified RPG game that allowed you to explore hidden dungeons under mountains before collecting enough arrows and items (and kahunas) to attack the snow-covered precipice of the final, ultimate challenge. As you moved through tunnels, they would open up in front of you and you wouldn't know what was in a room until you entered. But, and get this, they would use sound effects to give you clues, a first in them-days. It *was* 1981. For instance, dragons would snore... Read review

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