Monday, April 23, 2007

Four Cup Coffee Makers - Value Or Not?


Four Cup Coffee Makers - Value Or Not?

Whilst looking to buy a four cup coffee maker should be an easy task, there is some trade-off in the quality of both the coffee maker and the coffee they make when compared to more expensive, larger brewers.A common problem many people encounter is spillage. Sometimes the design of the spout is poor, resulting in coffee spilled all over the bench when trying to pour a cup. If the spout is small, as it seems to be with the 4 cup coffee maker designs, the only solution here is just to pour more sl



Coffee industry divestment proposal awaits approval

Jamaica Gleaner - A proposal for the divestment of the islands coffee industry is tobe submitted to Cabinet soon. Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, says his ministry is only awaiting the approval of the Accountant Generals department to complete the ...



Time Warner customers get Wi-Fi hotspots

Boston Globe - Fon was founded in Spain in 1995 on the premise that people shouldnt have to pay twice -- once at home, then again in a coffee shop -- for Internet access. At first, the company offered software that let members, called Foneros, turn Wi-Fi routers ...



Not every big new idea is Starbucks cup of tea

Memphis Commercial Appeal - Coffee giant has been taking its lumps lately By Curt Woodward Associated Press April 22, 2007 SEATTLE -- With a growing crowd of millions lining up for its fancy coffee drinks in the 1990s, Starbucks Corp. was tantalized by seemingly endless ...



Certified coffee sustains Mexicos farmers, forests

Seattle Times - A boy waits for his mother, behind him, to finish picking coffee at Finca Santa Elena, near Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Large plantations are beginning to join certification programs, which is worrisome to small-scale producers. NUEVO PARAISO, Mexico ...