honorativas: August 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012

Looking for De'Longhi EC155 15 BAR Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Maker

Enjoy delicious espresso made your way with De'Longhi's pump espresso and cappuccino maker. You can choose to brew ground espresso or E.S.E pods with the unique patented dual filter holder. The choice is yours, making your espresso truly made to order. You can enjoy espresso or cappuccino at the perfect temperature with two separate thermostats. If you prefer cappuccino you'll enjoy using the easy-to-use swivel jet frother, which makes perfect drinks every time. Other highlights include self-priming operation to eliminate pesky start-up preparation, removable water tank and drip tray and a durable, high-quality stainless steel boiler to ensure many years of delicious espresso.

Product Features

Use convenient pods or ground coffee with the patented dual function filter holder. It makes espresso preparation simple and fast
Easily prepares latte and cappuccino with the swivel jet frother, for perfect drinks every time
Eliminate annoying start-up preparation with the self-priming operation
Always brew espresso at the perfect temperature with two separate thermostats, which allow for water and steam pressure to be controlled separately
Enjoy delicious espresso for years to come with the durable, high-quality stainless steel boiler and 15 bar pump pressure

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Friday, August 10, 2012

New Hewlett Packard Jornada 680 Handheld PC

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Looking to fill the niche between a notebook and a palmtop? The Jornada 680 offers the features of a PC with pocket-size convenience. Loaded with software for personal information management and featuring a complete keyboard for touch typing, this sleek hand-held PC makes a great traveling companion.

The Jornada 680 connects to your PC through a docking cradle via the PC's 9-pin serial port. Setup consists of following the Quick Start instruction sheet, attaching the battery, and connecting the docking cradle. In our tests, the entire process was intuitive, and software installation on our PC went without a hitch.

The keyboard on this small, portable unit is about two-thirds the width of a normal desktop model, so typing feels a little cramped at first. Taking quick notes and memos for testing was easy, but composing longer documents would not be practical.

File synchronization with the desktop "partner" PC occurs through a serial cable and by running Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.2 with ActiveSync. The Partnership Wizard guides you through establishing a connection and synchronizing shared files. When the two units are connected, you can access the Jornada's desktop as an ordinary window on the partner PC's Windows desktop.

We set up the Jornada to connect to an ISP through its internal modem and to send and receive email through the ISP's POP3 server. This process was easy--we just ran the Make New Connection wizard and answered its questions. (Make sure that you have your ISP's e-mail protocol information handy.) Surfing the Web is fun and fast, although you have to get used to the half-height screen when viewing Web pages.

The printed User's Guide is thorough, clearly written, and well organized. The Jornada's online Help is more limited but covers the most important topics. The pleasant, intuitive user interface precluded the need to consult the documentation for most tasks. --Mike Brown

Pros:

Large, bright CSTN color display
7-hour battery
Built-in modem
Loaded with software

Cons:

Larger and heavier than a palm-size PC
Does not include a 9-to-25 pin serial port adapter

Product Features

Touch-type keyboard
6.5-in. 65,536-color touch screen with stylus
16-MB RAM (upgradable)
56 Kbps internal modem
What's in the box: Jornada 680, Stylus, Rechargeable battery, AC Adapter, Docking cradle, Serial cable, Documentation guide

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