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Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Reviews
RosaceaMy dermatlogist recommended this for cleansing. It is so gentle you can even smooth it on an dthen remove it with a soft cloth without using any water. My best friend and my husband are using it now too because I raved over it. — 4 years, 10 months agokathyj | 3 reviews
I've used this since I was 12Nothing beats it. It doesn't hurt your eyes when you wash your makeup off with it and it gives such a great cleanse to your face. I also use it on my arms. This is the one product I cannot be without. Seriously. — 7 years, 1 month agocarajoyc | 3 reviews
Not flashy but fabulousBoth the name and the packaging can be kind of off-putting but once it's used for any length of time then a person is instantly hooked. Every so often I'm drawn away from it by some other flashier product and I immediately regret the decision and go back to Cetaphil. It leaves a wonderful clean, natural feeling. — 7 years, 1 month agoYimnoi2 | 3 reviews
Best facial cleanser I've foundI keep trying high-priced cleansers because of their flashy packaging or marketing, but I end up coming back to this one every time. Great texture, no smell, skin feels and looks great. The price is wonderful, too! — 7 years, 1 month agoShelly | 3 reviews
Very GoodGentle, clean feeling. Doesn't irritate skin or cause redness. — 7 years, 1 month agocsaw | 5 reviews
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great drugstore find!Just started using it about 3 days ago. I have normal/occasionally dry skin, and wear foundation every day, at least when Im going out. I find this just feels good to use! It scentless, and a strange jelly texture... it almost feels like a second skin. I admit that it's not too good at removing foundation, however if you apply it to DRY skin and then rub well, remove it with tissue, it seems to t...read moreake off a lot more, and then simply repeat on wet skin, and this seems to solve the problem. There is NONE of that tightness that comes from most cleansers, in fact, you feel as if youve just applied moisturiser. I really really like it. Oh! and on a side note, there's none of the redness that comes from cleansing with harsher cleansers... it doesnt irritate at all! Lovely stuff : ) Especially in combination with the cetaphil moisturiser. — 4 years, 10 months agohushkat | 18 reviews
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- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: Oct 28, 2012
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 92 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 76 out of 92
Mixed: 9 out of 92
Negative: 7 out of 92
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Sep 28, 2014Some of the puzzles on this game were quite interesting, but however I just didn't feel it. I got bored of the game almost TOO quickly, but it was a simple puzzle game, what else was I expecting?
Bit of a disappointment to be honest.
Sep 11, 2014The game doesn't let you save all the time and if you mess up a puzzle you will get less points. If you want to complete it 100% you sometimes have to cheat cause your save is so far away, hope you forget the puzzle and try it again later, when you can enjoy it without the fear of losing points. If there were no points to pressure me it would be a lot better. Also there is one puzzle you can mess 15times and then it'll let you trough out of pity without ever hinting anything first.… Expand
Jul 15, 2014Overall, Miracle Mask is another charming addition to the Layton series. The music is spectacular and the puzzles, as usual, mind-bending. It's safe to say that the transition to 3DS has, if anything, made the Professor Layton experience a little more special. The scenery is stunning, and exploration is made even easier with the addition of magnifying glass tool.
However, when put up against its predecessors, I have to say the story was a little slow-paced and too predictable for my liking. If you've never liked Professor Layton, then this game definitely will not change your mind, as its core principles remain unchanged. Also, If you've never played a Layton game before, I would say do not make this your first, as its narrative has nothing on those of the original 3 games!… Expand
May 13, 2014The game is stylus intense game and boring for me. The story is dramatic and full if puzzle games ,if you want to experience a good story , go and watch some epic anime.....This is my personal opinion , the game is not worthy for its price , its design seem to be like an erotic game........Really not my favorite game at all time , I might think brain age is much better than this game (for brain challenging). Great music of course , but the story cannot engage me to play until the end of game , I have to tire myself to finish the game for writing the review.
-Dramatic but not engaging story
-Great music and puzzles but totally not suitable for those lazy to do the puzzles
-Stylus intense game might damage your screen protector (based on your using style)
-3.5 star sound cast for me....
-A lot of contents but not my cup of tea
-The game is not flexible
-Some anime could provide a much better story than this game.....other than the story , the puzzles is boring to me, if the main story cannot attract you (puzzles too) than it may be a great waste.....
-So, i would not recommend this game for someone who never play the series before… Expand
Feb 7, 2014A charming, wholly enjoyable game from start to finish, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask is a great instalment in the puzzle/mystery series with a very good storyline spanning decades. It's a must for puzzle fans.
The game is utterly charming, with characters full of personality. There is so much to utterly love about Professor Layton as it has a whole range of eccentric characters. The game is driven by a very good storyline with a very clever twist at the end which leaves you feeling fully satisfied. All the cutscenes work out well, although an important point is that Miracle Mask is actually better played in 2D. The cutscenes' 3D hasn't been worked out well so it looks all wrong, and 3D never enhances gameplay. The puzzles don't make use of 3D either, which is disappointing- there is lots of potential for some clever challenges here in that form. What's more dismaying is how the game generally feels like it could be played on a DS without losing anything. It doesn't make use of the new technological enhancements of the 3DS. As mentioned, it's actually better in 2D because of the cutscenes.
However, that is little problem for a puzzle game, especially one whose puzzles are so startlingly clever. It's amazing to think they- and there are hundreds of them when including the ones you can download- were all designed by one man, even more so as it doesn't even show. They all have a separate kind of idea, and almost every one is creative in how it is designed. Most of them are real head-scratchers, leaving me challenged for a pretty long time before I find the answer. I said almost all of them were good because not all of them are- there are some which were clearly designed with an original idea in mind, but in practice, it was practically guesswork to find the solution. These bad puzzles are few and far between though and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will leave you fully satisfied. It has a wonderful story, and the sheer amount of clever puzzles you can download will keep me entertained for months on end, as I haven't even scratched the surface yet. Gaming's most gentlemanly hero has scored a great 3DS title.… Expand
Jan 31, 2014another great layton game. the new 3d graphics are great and story is still full of awesome twists and characters. theres a part of the game where the gameplay changes to a dungeon crawler for a little bit and that was a nice way of changing up the gameplay for a little bit. my only problem with this game is that the puzzles can get WAY too hard at times
Nov 17, 2013Bought a 2DS for the Layton series. This is a great game. Though some mechanics have changed on the 3DS. The core principle is the same: great storytelling and atmosphere unfolds when puzzling your way through several mysteries. There is a lot of puzzling to be done! The music and voice acting are great. One thing however, is that after so many Layton games the puzzles can become repetitive. That does not take away that the Layton series is one of the best handheld franchises ever made.
Be ready to sink in a lot of hours in this one. Especially if you want to complete all the daily puzzles!… Expand
Oct 15, 2013This is an amazing game! Brilliant story, brilliant puzzles, brilliant music and I was a bit uncertain of the 3D graphics before I played it, but I now think that they work really well. The Professor Layton series is my favorite DS/3DS series and Miracle Mask is the best game in that series. I honestly can not think of any problems I had with it (or am having, because of the daily puzzles) and I am really envious of Japan as it has set up for the next game brilliantly.… Expand
Jul 13, 2013I stay play Miracle Mask daily as I am downloading and completing the daily puzzle. Great story as usual, great visuals and music, enjoyable puzzles. Strange to see Layton semi-3D for the first time but he looked great! Can't wait for the next.
Mar 14, 2013Over all of my DS-playing years, I kept meaning to try a Professor Layton game, but never got to it. This first instalment on the 3DS, my first go at the series, was a veritable eye-opening experience. And get this, my enjoyment came less from the puzzles and brain teasers than from the truly impressive, Tintin-like storyline. Yes, you'll have to excuse some cartoonish exaggerations, but in the end I was amazed at the quality of the writing, always guiding you through Layton's current troubles and flashback scenes with masterful expertise. It's rare that a game gets you this invested in its characters, getting you to veritably feel their sadness, their nervousness, their redemption. When the inevitable "moment of truth" came down, I couldn't help but get goosebumps.
But yeah, about the puzzles: don't worry, they're also super-fun and very clever. Out of the 130+ puzzle sequences in the main game, only half a dozen will fall flat as not making much sense, and the rest will get you wanting more. A lot of them are even entirely relevant to the storyline, and this helps the game feel cohesive as a whole.
After hours and hours of devouring this game, I get to say what I wish I could say every time I jump late into a bandwagon: I'm gonna hunt down the early games and start my Layton experience from scratch.… Expand
Mar 8, 2013Probably the best layton game so far. The puzzles are fun as always but the real thing here is the plot: the story is so mesmerizing and emotional, you won't want to put it down. Plus the 365 daily puzzles and the mini games. you are really in for a treat, trust me.
Feb 18, 2013I like this Professor Layton sequel very much! There are around 150 puzzles to solve in the game itself, but with the download-option, you can also download more puzzles! Other than the other Professor Layton series, the graphics are 3D and 2D.
Jan 24, 2013the professor Layton series does it again, another amazing game. fantastic story, good graphics (full 3d) i cant see any flaws with this game, i was skeptic at first, but in the end, this game was amazing. besides the earlier game the unwound future, this is my favorite ds game
Dec 7, 2012This game is very good. The storyline, as always, never fails to impress, although shorter than the others. The puzzles are sometimes quite challenging, the game play is also different in some parts, like an RPG style. Another thing that gives the 9.3 rating is the daily puzzles for a year. That is about it, only minor things make it lose the 7%
Nov 24, 2012You'll never get tired of playing puzzles everyday with this puzzle game! It's like a big collection of puzzle for 40 dollars. And if it's not enough, you can download a puzzle everyday for a year! However, there's only 20 different kinds of these puzzles. But they will be a easy one and a tough one! It depends on the difficulty bar. One colored bar means it's really easy, and five colored bars means it's really hard. There are also bonus features like every other Professor Layton games. You will also hear a story from Layton form the past. It's really fun and you should try it. Get your puzzles on today!… Expand
Nov 18, 2012Splendid 3D visuals, music, story and puzzles! The transition of two different yet relating stories was executed almost perfectly. It is obvious that a lot of thought was put into this game. Obviously if you are not a fan of Professor Layton's puzzle formula, you should not be playing this game at all. This game is a true favourite to a genuine puzzle lover, and much enjoyed by practically anyone!
Nov 16, 2012CRUMPETS AND TEA ANYONE?!?! You play as a jolly old bloke in this game and wear a hat....you are also a professor and the art design of your face is severely lacking.
Nov 14, 2012While Lost Future still contains my favourite story, Miracle Mask definitely has the best gameplay in a Layton game to date. I go to explore these underground ruins, expecting it to be a series of doors locked by puzzles, and the game actually turns into a dungeon crawler, while still maintaining the Layton style of using your brain to get through. The game's villain escapes being pursued by Layton and co on horseback, and you actually get to control this section and give chase. The new 3D puzzles are all excellent uses of what the 3DS can do. The story is incredibly interesting, miles better than Spector's call, (which is an achievement) telling the story of how Layton lost his best friend in the past, and at the same time showing us this beautiful city being under constant attacks by the "masked gentleman" and his "miracles". Seeing the two timelines intersect made for some really good storytelling. I'd definitely recommend this.… Expand
Nov 11, 2012I was a bit worried when Level-5 said they were bringing the Professor Layton series to the 3DS, because I wasn't sure how well the 3D would be utilized for a typically beautiful 2D game. Well despite my worries, Level-5 manages to create an experience that wouldn't be the same on the standard Nintendo DS. The use of 3D models, though a bit odd at first, really works nicely with the art style. Even the cutscenes (which are typically in their standard 2D format) pop out and really add a sense of depth with the 3D slider on. The music is beautiful, and like always, really adds a feel to each area you encounter. There isn't much that has changed about the gameplay from the previous entries in the series, you go around solving puzzles in order to uncover a huge mystery. It will feel really familiar to veterans of the series. Also, don't go in expecting much to change with the gameplay, because it hasn't. There are a few minigames of sorts that use the touch screen, but are rare and nothing spectacular. The real appeal to this game is the fact that fans will get a deeper look into Layton's history. The game switches between the present day problem, and a series of events that occurred 18 years prior. The flow was never really an issue, except I wasn't a huge fan of Chapter 6. I won't spoil anything about it, other than it sort of breaks up the flow of the game, in my opinion. Other than that, the story is wonderfully told, and the ending will have you begging to play the last entry. Outside of the main game, you have the minigames that are in your trunk, and though I never got particularly into them, they do add some more gameplay. Also, as in previous games, there are outside puzzles that you can unlock after you complete the game. Plus, Nintendo is releasing puzzles every day for a whole year. This adds up to enough gameplay to make this game well worth your money. Now, an issue I could see with the game is that it doesn't do a great job explaining what happened previously (which could be good, if you want to play the others in the franchise) making it difficult for new players to fully appreciate Layton and Luke. However, all in all, this game is an excellent addition to your 3DS collection, and a must play for any Professor Layton fan. 9/10… Expand
Nov 3, 2012Great Music, Puzzles and Story, so anybody who enjoys this kind of game will have a top-notch dose of entertainment.
Returning fans can expect more of the same, shaken up by a whole new top-down puzzle section that involves evading mummies and boulder puzzles.
The Story is a tease, even though it's technically finished in itself it sets up the last game perfectly.
Fantastic! This whole series is the best of the Nintendo DS! I recommend this game to everyone. You won't regret this purchase even if you haven't played any of the other 4 in the series before this one. The puzzles are the best in the business. Plus, as a bonus you get one puzzle download a day for the next 365 days! 150 + 365 = 515 puzzles total by October 28, 2013! A+ 10/10.
Fantastic! This whole series is the best of the Nintendo DS! I recommend this game to everyone. You won't regret this purchase even if you haven't played any of the other 4 in the series before this one. The puzzles are the best in the business. Plus, as a bonus you get one puzzle download a day for the next 365 days! 150 + 365 = 515 puzzles total by October 28, 2013! A+ 10/10.
Jan 10, 2014Whilst not performing any great new feats, The Miracle Mask is a solid first 3DS addition to the Layton franchise.
Dec 17, 2012A sweet, good-natured puzzler that continues the series' traditions with some great new elements, too. [Jan 2013, p.69]
Dec 16, 2012The Layton series' formulaic approach to gameplay is a double-edged sword – it's still engaging and fun, but at the same time, the premise has begun to show some weathering. Still, the mix of point-and-click adventure and logic puzzles is something that few other games can offer, and Miracle Mask still does it well. For anyone who is deeply invested in the Layton series and jumps at any chance to experience a new Layton game, Miracle Mask is not a game to be missed.

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When does it end? hum? I want to put some real effort
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- PM all entries to me.
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I'm going to do this as a submit yours and then we'll vote type of thing. However, when we find the winning banner it will be open for suggestions and changes before being sent over to Inu-Yasha.
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So many members but one Logo from each clan (well thats a bummer ).
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my favorite is the hand drawn garden collection.
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El Reg drills into Office 365: The science of compliance
Office 365 may well be the most impressive attempt at providing international information on legal compliance ever attempted. Microsoft has hired many of the world's foremost experts on the various layers of legal compliance that exist and has created a software solution that helps enterprises meet compliance levels that would …
You really expect Microsoft to actually DO something?
They are big of "yes we match all applicable laws", until they don't want to.
And then it is "that law isn't applicable in this situation"...
Which ends up making the entire thing swiss cheese and useless.
Re: You really expect Microsoft to actually DO something?
They have "Azure on premises" for Server 2012 R2. Where the fnord is my "Office 365 on Azure on Premises?" I'll go back to Microsoft's productivity suite if they give me a hosted version I can host on my OWN cloud to my customers.
"yes we match all applicable laws"
Agree. I can't envisage a situation where mistakes or exceptions won't be made. 'Office 365 is untested legal water.'...That's the crux of it! ...'We will use reasonable efforts to notify the enterprise customer"... Enterprise? What about the little SME guy, will he get little notification? Nobody is testing the limits of this and that's key. I'd like to see the 'Anonymous' guys upload terrorist material, dodgy porn or somehow push the limits of this and do a trial run now before the average user comes along, as the devil is in the detail...
Ultimately it comes down to sufficiently harsh penalties in place in order to concentrate corporate minds. I don't care if MS' hosting in Europe is supposedly Certified under EU law. Where are the real-world financial and criminal penalties acting as deterrents for non-compliance? Give me one real-world example where a company has been severely taken to task over everyday data leaks? There needs to be safeguards in place ahead of time to stop data leaking across borders and jurisdictions. If companies can't even protect user account and cc info today how can we trust them with future cloud security and privacy? The truth is, we can't! To think this will work as expected means making some serious assumptions, and assumption as we know is the mother of all f*ck-ups!
I can't recommend it.
Whilst I work almost exlusively in the MS stack, I don't recommend their stuff without good reason. And in this case, I just can't.
The main problem is US law rather than any technical point. Bob Muglia shortly before his departure confirmed that a UK company, using Office 365 and/or Azure in the MS datacentre in Ireland, could potentially have their data transferred to a US datacentre for probing by the US government. The UK company would not notice (which is kind of a testament to the technical side, if true) and would not be told. The US government would not need a warrant to do this, but as MS is a US company, they would be compelled to assist.
From a business point, I can see all cloud businesses using the low cost to draw people in, and then slowly escalating fees once you are there. You will be very aware of the shaft, but it will cost more to migrate out. So year after year, the price goes up beyond reasonable cost, and you just accept it.
Re: I can't recommend it.
Microsoft recently announced that Office 365 is fully compliant with EU data protection standards, which means that what you are saying isn't true (or Microsoft are lying).
Re: I can't recommend it.
Microsoft may well be doing the best that it can; however it is still subject to the USA Patriot Act.
It would be interesting to have a MS customer (I am am not) write them a letter explicity addressing this issue. I can't complain about them having to obey it, but they should at least come clean.
Re: I can't recommend it.
I am a Microsoft customer.
I am a Microsoft partner.
I am a Microsoft Certified Professional.
I am a Microsoft blogger.
I've written some pretty damned explicit things on the topic and asked some very direct questions. The response always goes like this:
Me: [Concerns listed in the article]
Microsoft: "We are constantly working to improve our compliance!"
Me: "You compliance doesn't change your legal obligations. I want the ability to run Office 365/Azure/etc as part of a push-button-simple on-premises solution, or the ability for hosted providers in my own nation (who do not have business ties with, employees in or use servers in the USA) to provide me Office 365/Azure/etc such that my data is never, ever legally exposed to the government of the USA."
Microsoft: "We work hard to provide top notch technological solutions, but we cannot meet every edge case requirement."
I call bollocks. They have a deployable "Hosted Azure" solution as part of Server 2012 R2. No hosted Office 365. No hosted skydrive. Just a user portal that backs onto System Center and Server to allow users to spin up some VMs. Huzzah! They've finally caught up to VMware vCloud Request manager! Be awed by their might.
This is no different than my circular arguments with Microsoft (or hardened Microsoft fanboys) regarding Windows 8.
Me: [List of usability complaints we're all familiar with]
Microsoft "Microsoft has worked hard to incorporate touch as a first-class input mechanism and has enhanced productivity on all devices by providing a common interface regardless of where you use your computing device!"
Me: "Touch is not a benefit. I use a keyboard and mouse for [long list of activities and reasons]. What I want is for you to make using the keyboard and mouse better than it was in the previous version, especially for those people (like me) who are mouse-driven, not keyboard shortcut mavens. For [list of reasons] I do things like use windowed remote desktop sessions that don't pass through ctrl-alt-esx/Windows key, so your 'just use Windows-key and start typing' marketing verbiage is simple malarky.
I also realise that with enough effort and additional third-party applications I can make Windows 8 as easy to use as previous versions, but what I want is for you to release a product that actually makes how I work better, less irritating and easier out of the box. Without having to buy additional hardware or third-party software beyond what I already have. I have a massive investment in my existing estate and if you want money out of me then I want to make that existing investment work more smoothly and efficiently for my real-world use. I don't want to have to piss around for hours on every new install I touch just to make things as usable as they were even one generation of your product ago."
Microsoft: "We work hard to provide top notch technological solutions, but we cannot meet every edge case requirement."
The really assholish ones simply are even funner.
Me: "Man, Windows 8 is ass-tastic".
MS Fanboy: "It works for me, so it's not ass-tastic."
Me: "It doesn't work for me without way too much third-party customization. Is choice too much to ask for?"
MS Fanboy: "Well it works for me, so you're not the majority. The majority is all that matters. They shouldn't be giving you choice because you need to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. You need to be like the majority. We know that this is what people want because Microsoft took metrics on that. It's science. Anyone who disagrees is an edge case who thinks they are a lot more important than they really are. There are only a handful of people who don't like Microsoft's design, because metrics tell us what the majority wants and we should all strive to be like the majority. Humanity can't afford to be held back by giving choice to the few. Microsoft did the right thing and you just need to learn to live with it."
Me: "Fuck this, I'm using Linux."
MS Fanboy: "See? You're a nobody nerd that is too full of ego, pride and hating the man to admit that Microsoft has designed a better way to work. You need to shave your neckbeard and jsut learn how to use things the way Microsoft designed things, you'd be happier then."
Me: "I can't hear you over the sound of my keyboard as I'm actually getting shit done over here."
Long story short: it doesn't matter if it is about privacy or user interfaces. Microsoft doesn't have a forum for the disenfranchised to voice their opinions and gives zero fucks about those who don't fit it's very middle-of-the-bell-curve, American-centric view of the universe. They will design what they design and the rest of the world can go hang. Since the majority of multinationals are USian in nature, they have the planet by the business-document-format balls and that's all they need to keep on keeping on.
Where there is no requirement to care, Microsoft doesn't. But everyone is on the edge of the bell curve at some point and the more narrowly you tailor to the centre of that curve the more people fall outside the design lines. Microsoft and Microsoft fanboys complain about the "religious hatred" that greets them at every turn. I submit that the head --> desk experiences of nearly every person on the planet who has at one point or another found themselves on the edge of the bell curve with Microsoft refusing to give any fucks might perhaps be an explanation.
So I'll keep on being a refusnik until my needs are discovered by MS metrics to be no longer colour outside the lines. What else can a body do?
Dennis Miller
I don't want to go off on a rant here but...
I agree with you that they only bend to the big corporates - those that get onto the TAP program and influence the final product - until they get a response like they did on Win 8.
Re: Dennis Miller
Um...Microsoft didn't bend on Win 8. The "compromises" they offered were an outright insult. None of the issues I raised were addressed at all. They made one grudging concession to the masses by putting in a button where the hotcorner was. That's it. Then they told the world how wonderful they are while secretly laughing and demanding we go twist.
To hell with the clientOS team. They can each and every one of them [something truly horrible]. Bastards to the very last one of them.
Vice versa.
Funnily enough, that is almost word-for-word the same as the argument I get into because I have the temerity to like Windows 8.
"Man, Windows 8 is ass-tastic".
"It works for me, so it's not ass-tastic."
"Well it doesn't work for me, so you're not the majority. The majority is all that matters. They shouldn't be giving you a new OS. You need to be like the majority. We know that this is what people want because Microsoft's sales are doing so badly and developers are building custom Start Menu replacements. Anyone who disagrees is an edge case who thinks they are a lot more important than they really are. There are only a handful of people who like Microsoft's design, because sales figures tell us what the majority wants and we should all strive to be like the majority. Humanity can't afford to be held back by putting change ahead of familiarity. Microsoft did the wrong thing and you just need to learn to accept that fact."
Re: Vice versa.
Oh, I admit that I'm an edge case. I do, however, believe that "edge case" here is defines as anything not 2 sigma from the centre. That leaves a lot of people kicked to the curb. A lot.
I don't mind being "different." I do mind people taking something that was working and then breaking it. I Ioathe the arrogance of a company (and it's fanboys) demanding that I explain why I don't want to buy a given product. It's my fucking money! The burden is on the vendor to convince me why I should spend my hard-earned.
That's really what the whole thing boils down to for me. Microsoft - and Microsoft fanboys - have taken an attitude that constant upgrades, subscription fees and so forth are their due. They Deserve it on some moral level. Those who choose not to pay the fees (all of them, and they are many) every year, every upgrade cycle and then turn around and evangelize the product are suspect, questionable and above all guilty of something.
There is a concerted push to berate, belittle, ostracize and condemn anyone who doesn't accept blindly the assertions, claims and propaganda shovelled at them. There is a well thought out strategy to put the customer on the defensive and make them repeatedly explain the choice not to upgrade.
That's fucking asinine and I have nothing but contempt for those who practice such utter bullshit.
If you want my money - either to keep your business running (Microsoft) or to prop up your personal ego by ensuring you feel like you've made the right choices with your money (Microsoft fanboys) then you will have to convince me that what's on the table makes my life and my workloads, use cases and extant estate run better.
I'm the customer, damn it. Not a terrorism suspect captured at the border with a truck full of semtex and a USB key full of 56,000 American jobs in MP3 format. So don't get shocked and shaken if I get all ornery when you treat me like a US Customs and Border weasel with wide eyes at the prospect of finally having a chance to validate the existence of their job.
There is no moral equivalence in the online debate. One side is selling something and wants money from the other side. There are valid reasons for customers to be skeptical and they have every moral right not to spend money. There are no valid reasons to attack the customers and no company has a moral right to a customer's money.
Grok the gap?
Re: Vice versa.
Couldn't agree more. What puzzles me, though, is the way that, when I say I like Windows 8, the Windows-8-haters insist that I justify Microsoft's decision to release it, rather than just my decision to like it.
I'm perfectly happy to admit that Microsoft got it badly wrong with Windows 8, as evinced by users' reactions. Similarly, I'm perfectly happy to admit that IOS was a usability revolution despite the fact that I can't use an iPhone without wanting to stamp on the damn thing.
Re: Vice versa.
Never ask anyone to explain why they like something. It doesn't help you improve a product and people like strange things. Some people juggle geese...
Great article
Found it well balanced and loved the insight you provided with your own experience in Canada. Still not sure many people will be sold on Microsoft being the answer to their security woes - and as you highlight, privacy is still a concern.
Security and privacy will remain a concern for most organisations, and it will come down to a risk appetite vs cost of mitigation. For some, the cost of continually chasing their tails to patch security holes and keep software up to date will lead them to hosted services, and the potential risk of a privacy breach might not be enough to upset that course. For others, the risk of a privacy breach will prove too much, and the laws too challenging to untangle or take a punt on.
>The US government would not need a warrant to do this,
Really? Bloody hell what a world we live in.
You think that's bad?
You wanna try things where your data isn't just private, but privileged.
If you're a lawyer, and the emails are between you and your client, then the government can't access your data even with a warrant. They need a court order specifically revoking legal professional privilege (E&W law) or attorney/client privilege (US law).
I've had to stand in front of a police officer with a warrant and refuse him access to the building because there is privileged information and I need to ensure that he can't access it. I had a mobile in one hand and a lawyer on the other end, while the lawyer drove to the office to argue with the police, natch.
You want to bet that Microsoft would do that with your data? They're not the ones who get sacked when lawyers get struck off for breaching privilege
Re: You think that's bad?
"I've had to stand in front of a police officer..."
You would be well advised not to try that if they, or Customs, arrive mob handed.
Re: You think that's bad?
It's a no-win situation; exposing privileged information is a criminal offence too, so you're literally in a position where you could go to prison either way if you get it wrong.
Cloud (online data storage mainly) security, the real side of it, is a continual minefield.
In the end, it's safest to work on the assumption that if the data is replicated out of the EU then it has gone to somewhere insecure that has no real concept of privacy, such as the US. The US safe harbor(sp) agreements are never enforced or checked and are usually so specific in use that your data will bypass the agreements and won't be covered by them... and the safe harbour agreements only dictate what the company may voluntarily do with your data in their posession, as noted here it has nothing to do with legal, government or other processes.
Where I work a small amount of our data is extremely confidential and sensitive as it relates to high profile events and court cases, a sizeable chunk is commercially sensitive such that the company involved would not like a competitor to access it but most is trivial and of little interest to almost everyone. To be safe we work on the basis that it's all very confidential and as a result there's no way we can seriously consider cloud data or cloud application hosting, especially if the service provider mirrors the data outside of the EU but that we'd also be implicitly trusting all staff, contractors and other third parties that are involved with the hosting.
"IT security is becoming a problem"
I stopped reading the advert at this point.
IT security became a problem the moment Windows hit the corporate desktop a longgggggggggggggggggg longggggggggggggggggggg longggggggggggggggggggggggg time ago...
Ia! Ia! Shub niggurath!
The US is the same, and the EU has created a Lovecraftian horror in the form of libraries upon libraries of complex interconnecting law textbooks.
Upvote on the whole article for this single phrase.
'Office 365 is untested legal water.'...
I can't envisage a situation where mistakes or exceptions won't be made. 'Office 365 is untested legal water.'...That's the crux of it! ...'We will use reasonable efforts to notify the enterprise customer"... Enterprise? What about the little SME guy, will he get little notification? Nobody is testing the limits of this and that's key. I'd like to see the 'Anonymous' guys upload terrorist material, dodgy porn or somehow push the limits of this and do a trial run now before the average user comes along, as the devil is in the detail...
Ultimately it comes down to sufficiently harsh penalties in place in order to concentrate corporate minds. I don't care if MS' hosting in Europe is supposedly Certified under EU law. Where are the real-world financial and criminal penalties acting as deterrents for non-compliance? Give me one real-world example where a company has been severely taken to task over everyday data leaks? There needs to be safeguards in place ahead of time to stop data leaking across borders and jurisdictions. If companies can't even protect user account and cc info today how can we trust them with future cloud security and privacy? The truth is, we can't! To think this will work as expected means making some serious assumptions, and assumption as we know is the mother of all f*ck-ups!
fake Trevor
>Hands on with Trevor
Bah there is only one real Trevor.
For those who feel I am too paranoid
Please, read this.
Why not encrypt your data to prevent MS passing it on?
Why not address the risk of MS sharing your data with Uncle Sam (and anyone else!) by using an encryption gateway where you send MS encrypted data and you hold the keys?
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Best Places to Eat in Yonge Eglinton?
- Navan Aug 4, 2008 05:06 PM
I just moved to Yonge Eglinton two days ago and I'm wondering who has recs for the best places to eat around here?
I'm a pasta lover, pizza obviously, pub-style food, greek, lebanese. Not a fan of indian or other spicy foods.
I'm going to be here for a while and I'll have time to try all sorts of places out so I'm open!
Isn't that where Red & White is?
That is many peoples reccomendation for "best shawarma" that I have heard
re: miranda
Celestin is actually on Mt. Pleasant. Very reasonable given the quality for their lunch/brunch. I second Acquolina as a fine Italian bistro style spot. Il Gelatiere is also on Mt. Pleasant and has been drawing crowds for excellent gelato. Z Grill is a stalwart for seafood. As you can tell I kinda gravitate towards the Mt.Pleasant area, south of Eglinton. Many other foodie shops ....estabished and new ...check it out !
re: philehohfish
I would only recommend Auquolina if you are over age 50, as otherwise no one will offer you any service to speak of and you'll have to practically beg for food and wine. While we tried to eat there, another couple in their late twenties as well walked out and it's been a long time since either of us have left a restaurant that angry. And this being besides the fact that the food is mediocre, nothing someone who can cook can't whip up in there own kitchen without breaking a sweat. While there are a few good places in the area, most are outright awful or overpriced for what they are, and it is often worth the effort to trek to another neighborhood.
re: sprinkledpink
Awww.... that totally sucks. When was your experience?
North 44
After that, it's pretty much all fast food, unless you are willing to take the bus and travel West.
re: jennjen18
Hey ... nobody likes Grazie anymore? Or is it just passe? .. Come on, fill me in.. :P
re: jennjen18
The main reason I don't like Grazie is I find it to be too big, loud, and cramped. It's more of an atmosphere thing than a taste thing. I've found the food to be quite good but not great. But that's just me...
re: jennjen18
I think Grazie is OK. The food is decent although not too exciting. BUT it's pretty consistent -- I've never had a bad meal there but I"ve never had a meal that made me say WOW. I end up there about once every month or two. I usually get either the pizza with potato or linguine with clam sauce... although last time I had the ceasar salad and bruschetta and really enjoyed it!
re: wontonfm
I LOVED Grazie. I think if I ever go back to Toronto it's the one restaurant I'd make the trek to Y&E for.
re: jennjen18
No offense meant but Grazie is awful. Canadian fast food at its worth. Should you travel to Italy and try their pizza and pasta, you'll skip Grazie forever. Dizzy (Dizzyonyounge.ca) is a place that needs a good decor makeover but the food is excellent. Generous portions too. Rather bar style. Boom Breakfast & Co 174 Eglinton West (past Edith) is clean, airy and sunny. Their Classic French Toasts are delicious.
re: lamaranthe
With all due respect, can't the same be said for most restaurants? You shouldn't really be comparing Italian food here to what's offered back in Italy, isn't that just being silly?
re: merlot143
Go to the Chick N Deli for the wings...primrose fish and chips is excellent also...both on Mt Pleasant..
re: chaptwo
minor correction, chaptwo--that's Penrose fish and chips on Mt. Pleasant.
re: Yongeman
I stand corrected...sorry about that, and thanks Yongeman !
re: chaptwo
I second chaptwo re Penrose. A bit more expensive than others but excellent.
re: merlot143
We used to go to Granite after we played Ultimate.
our last experience there was so disgusting, we haven't been there in 4 years.
cold food, tasteless food, bad service...
mediocre home-brewed beers.
the patio was decent, though.
otherwise, I'd rather go to the Firkin on Eglinton and Yonge than the Granite.
re: merlot143
The Homeway is excellent.
I'm a bit surprised by these responses so far. I have to strongly disagree with the recs for Chick'n Deli and The Granite Brewery. The two are so poor, they are running jokes at our house. There is great food in the area, and you don't have to go to North 44 to get it.
South of Eglinton on Yonge, you have Zucca and Quince. Zucca is mid-to-high end Italian, http://www.zuccatrattoria.com/; Quince is mid-range bistro- they have a wood-fired over and the menu changes often. http://www.quincerestaurant.ca/
Tabule, further south on Yonge, but not far at all, is fantastic middle easten food http://www.tabule.ca/
for pizza/pasta- head over to Acquolina on Mt. PLeasant http://www.acquolina.ca/- great little hole in the wall with a friendly owner- sit at the bar and he'll tell you all types of things- :) makes a good mid-week stop.
Style points go to Grano- I would head here for drink/dessert or basic pasta- honestly, the food isn't great and service is often quite dodgy, but the place and the owner, Roberto, are so charming- especially the back patios in the good weather- great place to read and have a glass, in fact, I may have just alked myself into doing just that this aft. http://www.granonyc.com/
If you want a twenty-five minute walk or so (or a five-minute subway ride)- go down to Cava on St. Clair for a high-end spanish meal- http://www.cavarestaurant.ca/
Sadly, I can't recommend a pub in the area. Pubs here are pretty crummy -- the best of the lot is likely the Bow and Arrow at Davisville, and that's the best of a bad lot. Greasy spoon breakfasts at Kramer's (right at Davisville and Yonge- 10 minute walk- are popular, but I haven't done that in a looooong time.
I hope that you enjoy your new hood-
re: nummanumma
I agree with nummanumma - I too was surprised by some of the responses, especially the one suggesting that anything short of North 44 would be fast food. Y&E has a tonne of great dining options, IMHO.
Generally speaking, I'm more of a fan of the restaurants south of Eglinton (and north of Davisville) than the ones north of Eg. In particular (but in no particular order), I recommend:
-- Tabule: great Middle Eastern food, pretty universally approved of on this board. They also do delivery and take-out.
-- Zucca: as other posters have mentioned, this is good for higher-end Italian
-- Five Doors North or Grano for mid-range Italian. Five Doors North is quite loud/casual/funky. Grano's got a great patio out back.
-- Coquine, a new addition to the 'hood, is also quite good for bistro food and a bit of a bar vibe (though it's really more restaurant than bar). It also has a good patio, especially if you get a seat on the Manor Rd. side.
-- Quince: One of my favourite restaurants in the area. It's a bit upscale, but has pretty reasonable prices considering the quality of the food.
-- Pubs: As others have suggested, try the Bow and Arrow. The Duke of Kent, though part of a chain, actually has pretty decent food and a nice pubby atmosphere. I'm very excited to hear that the Rose and Crown will be re-opening. Once it does, definitely give it a try.
If you want to venture a bit farther afield, try:
-- The Abbot (north of Lawrence on Yonge, or the Abbot on the Hill, around Summerhill) for really good pub food.
-- Terroni south of St. Clair for great pizza and pasta.
-- Mount Pleasant (as someone mentioned) also has a lot of great options, including Celestin (French) and Zee Grill (seafood). I agree with nummanumma that the Granite Brewery's food leaves something to be desired.
Welcome to the neighbourhood, and let us know what you think as you give places a try...
re: torontofoodiegirl
Oh, just remembered another pub. Mad Monty's (just south of Sporting Life). I've only eaten there a couple of times, but I recall it being pretty good for pub food.
re: nummanumma
I'm with you nummanumma. Anyone who thinks North 44 is the only place worth eating in that area really needs to branch out. Love Tabule, Zucca, and Quince.
I wish I lived within walking distance to this neighbourhood so I could frequent these and many other places more often.
Don't agree with Penrose though - I can't get past the smell when I go there...like a latrine. A long ago post on this subject suggested it was the lard they use for frying.
re: dinin and dishin
I hestitate to agree about Penrose, because I know so many Torontonians LOVE it- but I agree- it smells like old grease is being used. As a maritimer, I just dont' get the place.
Coquine - nice spot with french bistro and italian foods, very nice patio
Mirabelle - continental bistro
Mariachi - Decent Mexican
Five Doors North - casual, funky italian
Cafe Latte - fantastic little old world italian coffee shop with made to order grilled sandwiches.
Zucca is good too for high end italian.
There is a new Cypriot resto just south of Manor Road that looks like it has amazing prices but has been struggling to get attention.
Everyone seems to always recommend Quince but not a fave of mine due to noise/service issues with merely meh food.
La Salumeria - fantastic Italian deli and some high end groceries - the local source for Ace breads too.
Pasta Pantry - Fantastic homemade sauce, soups and pasta from one of the real characters on the strip.
Fanfare Flowers - nice flowers but excellent produce including some hard to find items like fingerling and purple potatoes, kumquats, heirloom tomatoes, white figs, etc.
La Bamboche - "different" french pastries and amazing croissant.
Bow and Arrow (pub with decent food and a loyal crowd, fiddling on the weekend), Mirabelle (becoming a bit more high end but small bar scene)
Rose and Crown - which was the Y&E fav, will be reopening soon. It will be the go to spot.
re: Cat123
Coquine is nice. Young crowd but very noisy on week-ends. The Caprese Salad is fantastic, the mussels are very good but the fried are limp amd greasy.
I've worked in the area for 5 years, so here goes.
First off, come on people ... Centro is estill excellent.
Also, La Vecchia - excellent light Italian food.
Quince and Zucca are also excellent.
Grazie has it's days - sometimes the specials surprise.
Jaipur Grille has some pretty mean vindaloo.
Lots of decent options...
re: Marion Cobretti
La Vecchia used to be great. Now both the food and service are terrible beyond belief. In the Top 10 of my Avoid list.
I live in the area as well and just tried Sorn Thai (http://www.sornthai.com) and was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the spring rolls and my shrimp curry. Sorn Thai is at Yonge and Briar Hill.
If you like sushi I'm a fan of Sushi Kai on Eglinton east of Yonge (near Redpath)
Good luck!
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re: wontonfm
i'll second sushi kai. better than some of the other sushi places in the area, they have pretty good deals for lunch and dinner (if you like combos or bento boxes), but their makis are pretty good too, i especially like the black dragon roll.
re: Davwud
They're actually really good, we tasted most of the stuff on their menu.
re: corinaci
We have an excellent Lebanese place near us. Perhaps I'll have to do some comparison shopping.
re: Davwud
It's not bad. I can't think of the name but i think it has #1 in the title (and may be part of a chain). Prices are good (they have a lot of 2-for deals) and the falafels are yummy. Customer service can be wonky but for the level of the establishment I don't really mind. I had an unfortunate incident when I requested eggplant on my falafel.
My fave is the Duke of York. They do a grilled rib steak (always cooked to my fussy specifications) served with fries and caesar salad for about $16-17. You'd be lucky to get a deal like this anywhere in the city, they can't be turning a profit from it (so be a dear and order an only slightly over-priced Guinness).
re: Ginsugirl
I think you may be referring to the Duke of Kent (on Yonge at Roehampton)? The Duke of York is in the Annex.
A very basic rule of thumb for dining at Yonge & Eglinton, with an exception for North 44, is "North of Eglinton bad, south of Eglinton good." Not perfect, but a good start for those whimsical wanders.
I like the mixed salad plate at Yummi's- esp. their beet salad. Their shawarma is decent & a very generous serving, but the seasoning doesn't taste as good as Yakamoz on Wilson.
Caribbean Bistro is very good, too. Their rotis and doubles are not spicy unless you ask for them spicy (which is what I ask for). Caribbean Bistro is one of my favourite finds in TO this year.
Goodbite is my favourite diner.
Caffe Latte is my favourite place for espresso, cappuccino and frittata on foccaccia. The frittata on foccaccia is my favourite breakfast in the neighbourhood. I like the people running Caffe Latte, too.
Further afield-
I like Ciccio Sanwiccio north of Lawrence for their veal sandwiches & eggplant sandwiches. They also have pastas, although I haven't tried them. Gamberoni north of Lawrence is also pretty good for a neighbourhood Italian resto- I like their gnocchi alla gorgonzola.
re: phoenikia
The lentil soup at Yummi's is great.
re: phoenikia
I enjoy Caribbean Bistro! Good rotis and doubles and the service is great and super friendly.
I used to like the Falafels at Yummi's but the quality has gone downhill and the price has gone up ($5 for a falafel!)
Mars is friendly and you get eggs the way you want them: runny, hard boiled, easy over, whatever, and with a smile. Watch the home fries: they have a sweet taste that you might not like (I did not!) - And the price is at it should be.
IMHO, the Jerusalem.
Yes, I know, I've heard from people insisting that it is not up to the real stuff you get in the middle east. But, after spending a week in Israel, eating at various places (including the kebab place on Tell-Aviv's Dizengoff where my kebab plate was mainly a heap of greasy frites (pronounced by me "frights")), I don't think I believe them.
re: ekammin
One place no one has mentioned is Lime on Eglinton by Redpath.
Not the best Thai/Pan Asian in the city....but its good enough and the room is a very attractive modern minimal atmosphere.
The hot and sour soup (chinese style) is FANTASTIC!!! I'd go there just for the soup.


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Updated On: Apr 16 2013 04:30:09 PM CDT
A La Pine couple suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning when their pickup truck slid off slick and snowy Highway 97 north of La Pine, struck an oncoming car, flipped onto its side and crashed into a tree, Deschutes County sheriff's deputies said.
Deputies and La Pine Rural Fire District crews responded to the crash, which occurred around 8:35 a.m. on the highway near milepost 160 and La Pine State Rec Road, north of La Pine, said sheriff's Sgt. Deke DeMars.
Fire crews used tools to cut the crushed roof of the 2002 black Toyota Tundra and free driver Stanley Stolp, 68, and his wife, Linda, 65.
Within a half-hour of crews arrival, the pair were taken by La Pine and Sunriver ambulances to St. Charles-Bend, where a nursing supervisor said Stanley Stolp was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon and his wife was in serious condition.
DeMars said the couple was heading north toward Bend when Stanley Stolp lost control of the pickup due to snowy conditions and crossed into the oncoming lane, striking a 1977 white Chevy Nova driven by Laura Moulden, 32, of Redmond. Her car also went off the road, but she was unhurt, the sergeant said.
Highway 97 was shut for about 45 minutes while the couple was freed from the wreckage and the pickup was removed from the scene, DeMars said. ODOT assisted with traffic control and northbound traffic was diverted to State Rec Road, he said, adding that Oregon State Police also assisted at the scene.
It was one of a few crashes reported around the region Tuesday amid slick road conditions after snowfall and a night of sub-freezing temperatures.
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Councilman Chris Anderson plans to begin hosting community meetings by next month to start developing a 10-acre park that could range from athletic fields to a playground in Alton Park.
As part of Chattanooga's nearly $97 million capital budget that was approved in a first reading Tuesday night, the city is allocating $1 million toward a long-awaited park at the former Charles A. Bell School.
The City Council voted Tuesday night to take the land back from Hamilton County as part of a previous deal where county officials received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean the site and then agreed to transfer the property back to the city.
The city's capital budget includes about $36 million for general funds use for projects such as restoring the Walnut Street Bridge, tearing down the former Harriet Tubman public housing site for $4 million for a future industrial site and $1.8 million to expand the city's curbside recycling program.
About two-thirds of that budget is allocated to fixing the city's interceptor sewer system that the city has been federally mandated to fix through a consent decree for dumping raw sewage into the Tennessee River as well as water quality improvements.
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There are a large number of Thai meals that are stir fried, some recipes include pad thai, stir fried rice and stir fried noodles.
This is a super easy curry with only 5 ingredients that takes no time to make, especially if you buy prawns already peeled. Serve with rice.
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This is delicious and easy to make-chicken with garlic, chilli and basil cooked in a coconut milk based sauce. Make it as spicy as you like or keep it mild.
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Although called a salad there is no salad involved. This is a version of a traditional Thai chicken mince dish called larb and is nice served in lettuce leaves.
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Now you can enjoy this favourite Thai dish of stir-fried noodles in your own home. There are a lot of ingredients but it is worth the effort!
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A great Thai dish of chicken cooked with garlic, chilli, mushrooms and Thai basil. Serve with steamed rice.
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This is a very quick and simple way to have a Thai green curry in your house for dinner. The focus is on the sauce, you pick your meat and vegetables.
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This is actually a northern Thai dish with a definite Burmese influence. I first ate it in a Burmese restaurant in Melbourne. I asked for the recipe and of course I didn't get it so I experimented with some Thai recipes and came up with this. We really love this with steamed jasmine rice.
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The Bloomfield Township Police Department is warning residents about recent mail thefts.
According to police, they have received several reports of outgoing mail being taken residential mailboxes.
"We're fortunate to live in a fairly nice neighborhood and to some extent that makes us targets," said resident Vicky Rush.
The thieves are driving around neighborhoods looking for the raised red flag on the mailboxes and then taking outgoing checks. Once they have the check, the thieves are making counterfeit checks with the stolen account number.
"In some cases, washing the checks, putting a different payee on them, usually to themselves," said Officer Pete Matejcik of the Bloomfield Police. "The account numbers are being used to create counterfeit checks and then in some cases there's been account takeover."
Police advise residents to place outgoing checks in to USPS boxes located around the city or at the post office.
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I usually ferment using WLP001 which has a suggested temp range of 68-73 degrees. which works out perfectly for me since we keep our house at 70% so I can easily through my fermenter in a closet (~71 degrees).
I'm now however using WLP009 which has a suggested range of 65-70 degrees. Is the temp in my closet a bit too high for this strain of yeast? I checked my garage today (California) and it was high in the high 50's. Not yet sure how hot it gets in the day or how cold at night. If I choose to ferment in my garage would this temp be too low?
If I had to choose between my closet which is a bit too high or my garage which is a bit too low, which should I go with?
This is what I'm thinking. Too high of a temperature could lead to off flavors while a low temperature may just take a little more time fermenting, so I should probably go with the garage. Is this correct?
The garage would be my suggestion if your goal is cleaner flavors. I routinely ferment beer using WLP001 in the low 60's--actually, I always try to keep 001 at 65 or below for the first week, especially if I'm fermenting an IPA. You can always move the beer back inside to finish up if it's lagging to much for your liking--this can help clean it up and shave off a coupole final points, too.
The garage ferment, especially, would benefit from the use a big starter and O2 if you can.
I wouldn't go by an air temperature of 70 F and then think that you're good to go if you fall within the average recommended fermentation temperature of 65-70 F. Actual fermentation of ale wort kicks off at about 6-8 degrees hotter than the air temperature surrounding the primary... at least during the first 3-7 days or so. But a few days after this time frame, you can afford for the beer temperature to be a few degrees higher.
You would be better off placing your primary in a larger bin filled with cold water. Drape a wet towel around the outside and blow a fan onto the towel. This should help to keep the temperature a few degrees lower than air temperature.
+1 to a water bath. They are great at holding temperature. Add an aquarium heater if you want to ferment a little warmer.
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Hi I'm Russell, new to NLite. When I saw it I thought it can be the answer the my problem but I've got stuck at the second hurdle.
I've got an XP system, 8yo, 40Gb clear space on C drive, 2Gb memory, and a healthy system.
Recently I had to reinstall because of a power failure etc etc.
In the process I lost SP3 and a hundred odd updates.
From the web pages expertreviews.co.uk I saw that I could use a slipstream process to put SP3 and all the updates back using NLite. I've got back SP3 and the updates downloaded ready on the PC.
NLite downloaded fine but the problem came in locating the the folder with the updates. In my case this was a folder called UDC with all the updates in. When I tried to locate the folder in NLite I got this message:
"Make sure that the selected folder or drive contains the i386 or AMD64 directory and proper Windows installations files. nlite is for a preinstall environment ..... Press OK. Which I did
Going back to Browse I chose the right location again and again the above message came up.
It seems I'm missing one process in the sequence. Could anyone please tell me how to move forward?


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