Jane Thest

Jane's answer: He's got small basketball hoop (his favorite), a bike, a swingset, but he gets bored with these easily. He loves frisbee and has a boomerang. No water toys, please (he lives in the chilly foothills).

Jane's answer: Many of the safety regulations you hear about these days deal with plastics and what kind of chemicals are in the plastics. Especially because people heat these bottles and put them in the dishwasher, chemicals can be released and plastic is not always healthy.

One easy way to get around this is to use glass bottles. The Born Free brand has some nice ones.

Jane's answer: It does make it convenient to monitor the baby's sleeping pattern and position. Also, I caught my cat in the crib once or twice this way.

Jane's answer: I agree with you about Dell. I don't know about Fujitsu but I have been considering Asus recently. My son recommends them (he's a big gamer and pretty techy) and they are pretty reasonably priced. Good luck with your search!

Jane's answer: My landlady has a Fisher & Paykel and has told me numerous times how much she likes it. I asked her the model number for you - here you go :)

It's quite energy efficient according to the published stats. I don't think any of their models are "reasonably priced" :O but it is on the lower end of what they offer.

Jane's answer: Fisher and Paykel are good but very expensive. If you have that kind of money, go for it. My apartment has a Whirpool which handles everything we throw at it.

Jane's answer: My mom has this Oreck and swears by it. She has 11 cats and 4 dogs!!