Powerball 250Hz Autostart Exercise Equipment
| 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful  Amazing, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Powerball 250Hz Autostart Exercise Equipment (Sports) This is an incredible bit of kit. I bought it for my wife as a rehabilitation aid and she is delighted with it. The autostart feature is excellent though it still needs a bit of practice to keep it going. This device is a lot more than a toy - I cannot believe how much it makes your muscles ache if you rev it up. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful  no strings, By panache (UK) - See all my reviews This review is from: Powerball 250Hz Autostart Exercise Equipment (Sports) this powerball is a lot easier to start than the other powerballs that need the string to start, you wind the inner ball with your thumbs to tighten and release when you start twirling the powerball with wrist, i bought to aid better blood circulation and exercise the arms and wrist because my arms were feeling numb with some dull ache in the fingers, it apparently helps carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi releives the symptons heres hoping. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful Very addictive and well made, By This review is from: Powerball 250Hz Autostart Exercise Equipment (Sports) A colleague had a similar ball bought for him as a Secret Santa gift and it seemed tremendous fun. I searched and found this ball believing that no string is a good thing. I was right. Not having to rely on string to start the gizmo is very handy.Your first attempt feels foolish (particularly when you try it in the "wrong" hand for the first time) but it is wonderful to see how quickly your hands and ears get use to the device. I mention ears because you will soon learn how well you are doing by the noises and pitch of the device. My son wanted a go which has led to us have competitions over the last couple of days because it is so addictive. You will be surprised at a) how much you sweat and b) how your arm can ache afterwards. The packaging is very nice although a small printed manual would have been very handy, hence the fifth star being absent. There is a small CD supplied with it and there is plenty of help on the web although it seems odd to need a... Read more |
The Black & Decker A7152 is an ideal 35-piece accessory set for driiling wood and metal application. All the components are stored in a light and easy to carry storage case with clear lid for easy visability.
Ideal for DIY application.
Assorted drill and screwdriver bits consists of:
9 x titanium metal drill bits (2 x 1.5, 2 x 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5)
8 x steel drill bits (4, 5, 2 x 6, 2 x 7, 2 x 8)
6 x 3-point drivers (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
10 x 25mm screw bits
1 x Magnetic bit-holder
1 x Screwing stopper
| 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful drill bit taylor, By This review is from: Black & Decker 35-piece Accessory Set in Carry Case (DIY & Tools) ....a good quality set of drill bits and quite frankly what else can you say! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Nice and handy, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Black & Decker 35-piece Accessory Set in Carry Case (DIY & Tools) I purchased this product along with my new Black and decker 18V drill. Its got 3 kinds of drills- can be used for different surfaces. They are in different sizes and come in a very handy box as well. The only drawback is getting the drills out of the box- especially the ones with the sharp edges.They are closely placed and using fingers is not recommended. It would have been much easier if they were placed in a rack which could be lifted from the box so that the drill pieces could be removed by holding the lower bit. Otherwise good value for money. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Value for money; not professional durability., By This review is from: Black & Decker 35-piece Accessory Set in Carry Case (DIY & Tools) This kit is great value for money, but it's more suited to moderate/frequent DIY use than professional use.The box is constructed of tough moulded plastic with perspex windows on the front. The plastic clasps lock in place with a reassuring click and when they are engaged the box is held securely and tightly shut. The interior section that holds the various drill bits is made on a solid (as opposed to hollow) plastic mould that is securely screwed into place. Internally the ergonomics are not too bad, but as one reviewer previously mentioned, it can be awkward to get some of the smaller bits out, this is especially true of the small metal and wood bits. These bits are not too difficult to get access to, but because they are quite sharp, it's difficult to get good purchase on them without giving yourself a puncture wound :O. This problem is easily circumvented by using a larger drill bit to lever out the smaller one. Really not a huge problem at all... Read more |
This new edition is loaded with even more advice about almost every aspect of Unix, covering new technologies that users need to know.
| 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful If you can only afford one book on Unix, this is the one, This review is from: UNIX PowerTools (Paperback) I do not know about you, but for me, a book has to be pretty darn exceptional to persuade me to buy a second edition of a book which I already own the first. Unix Power Tools is one such book. It is simply packed with tons of useful tips which the authors have accumulated over decades of using Unix, and is a sort of `crème de la crème' of O'Reilly reference books.Praise aside, the book is not for everyone. It is an intermediate level reference, not an introductory tutorial. If your problems are like "How do I delete a file?", you should read something else first, get acquainted with Unix, and then return to it. If, however, the questions you face are more like "How do I delete a file with a null name?", then this is exactly the book for you. Unless there is a real Unix wizard around you, this book is likely to earn you this title in your environment. The second edition focuses on POSIX systems rather than on SysV/BSD, uses Bash... Read more 14 of 16 people found the following review helpful Another Legendary Book, By A Customer This review is from: UNIX PowerTools (Paperback) Very occasionally a book is written about or for Unix System Administration, or Unix in general. If the author or publishers get the mix right it receives acclaim. Very, very occasionally one of those books achieves legendary status, by finding its way onto 98% of all Unix Sysadmins book shelves.This book is one of those legendary tomes. Just about every Unix Sysadmin I know has a copy of this sitting alongside books like Evi Nemeth's "Unix Sys Admin Handbook". OK so it has a lot of information that isn't new to most sysadmins, but that's not where the beauty of the book lies. The real treasure is found in the countless nuggets of Unix info that have been long since forgotten, or yet to be learned. In my humble opinion, a true Unix Classic! If like me, you earn a living from Unix, then think of this book as a carpenter would his set of chisels. You don't use them for every job, but when needed, can prove invaluable. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful Hands down the best Unix book on the market., By A Customer This review is from: UNIX PowerTools (Paperback) I've been a Unix user for over fourteen years ( Xenix, SCO, AIX, Solaris). This book covers the real problems Unix users and administrators face. If nothing else, the examples are worth the cost of the book. Many of those items in man pages which are mentioned but never shown in detail are covered. The best aspect of the book is the coverage of shell scripts especially the comparison of how things would be done using C, Bourne and Korn shells. Even without the CD, the book would still be worth it. |
