Radialpoint actually provides a really good security suite (Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Parental Control + loads of other features) for free through its "user community" program: http://radialpoint.net/home/

This is the same security software that ISPs like Verizon, Rogers, Bell Canada, Virgin, etc... charge their customers anywhere from 8$-12$ a month to use.They give away a limited number of copies for free in order to collect crash data and improve the product that's ultimately delivered to ISPs, kind of like a perpetual beta test. The software itself is powered by the latest BitDefender engine for real-time, on-demand and scheduled scanning. It also lets you use WebSense to do parental controls.

They even have a Mac version that's freely available through their site. Check it out!

She wasn't really a telemarketer, she was polling for some municipal political party.

She had a nice voice and I was waiting for a ride to one of my buddy's concerts, so I decided to respond to the survey. After some jokes and lots of questions that most definitely weren't on the survey sheet, I got her to meet us at the tiny indy music club I was going to.

She came with friends, met my friends and the two of us ended up ditching everyone and roaming the streets of the "mile end" neighbourhood until we came upon this tiny urban playground and kissed till almost sun rise.

So basically, telemarketers aren't so bad after all. At least not in Canada :-)