Jim Rutledge wrote:

>Hi, HAPPY EASTER !!!
> We are developing the Eggs-Actor 3000 timer
>for the XP operation system just in time for Easter
>Season!!! It is designed as a timer for meal
>preperations, exercise workouts, and much much
>more!!
>

I have severe misgivings about computers in kitchens. They are hostile
environments, the air filled with flour dust, steam, grease, and other
unpleasant things.

I went to a local hardware/cookware store and found a nice timer that is
a clock and has 4 timers in it for about $15.00. It has a magnet so it
can stick to ferrous metals, and a clip so I can put it on a shirt
pocket or other areas. It's been in constant use for over a year, most
of that in a commercial bakery. I had to change its batteries once.

Also, if I leave the kitchen, I can take the timer with me, whether
that's to remind me that something needs to be checked, or so I can time
glue drying on a woodworking project.

I am reminded of one of Steve Ciarcia's comments when his column, "The
Circuit Cellar" was in Byte Magazine (and Byte was still being
published), "With enough programming skill, any $5,000 computer can be
made to imitate a $20.00 electronic gadget." Of course, computers are
cheaper now.

Mike