I read yesterday that Google were moving to ban Apple product in USA

Of course not. Marvin forgot to patent the voice. Poor Marvin!

And this is why I bought Permissions Pro. It enables me to lock permissions for programs that read "phone state" ect. And interestingly my battery consumption is much better for it, 1 day 20 hours with 48% remaining on my Galaxy S2.

In Australia we call it what it really is - a handbrake. Does that mean the one on the floor should be called a "foot brake"? Hummm... I seem to recall my father calling it that back in the 1970s. Agh now I feel old.

No chance of him getting IE9 though as he is stuck on XP but I have to agree with you, IE9 is an improvement. However so are most of the other web browsers!

Living in Queensland and watching the US politics in action reminds me that we still have some semblance of sanity here. However the difference between left and right here has diminished to the degree where even at the last elections I voted Green for the very first time in my life (48) and it looks like I will again.

*ducks*?
I have no ducks in my hifi. Am I doing it wrong?

Damn pity they posed "Anonymous Coward"

Meanwhile up here in the tropics we used concern ourselves more with the jelly fish and crocs because swimming is a popular pastime. But lately the crocs are less of a concern as we just take our dogs swimming with us. If a dog goes missing we concern ourselves greatly!

JOKING :)

Nah! Thats what the tablet is for, phones screen is too small.

Indeed! Also most weekends.

Ah! Well done sir for that fine piece of Discworld

Long live Terry Pratchett.

Perhaps those who love his writings should wear lilac on the day he dares to pass away just as the Watch did in "Night Watch."

Santa?
We call him the "The fat man in the red suit" and my eldest son when he was about 5 would run and hide at the merest glimpse of one in the distance :D

In my house WE (the parents) give our kids pressies NOT some stranger in a red suit!
Why should someone else get the praise when its our hard worked for money that paid for it all?

My two cents anyway - Now I'm broke LOL

Ah well done ! You have made my morning
True as it might be it certainly put a smile on my face :)

Ah no they are not, sometimes I think they are a little too cocky though :P

Perhaps a little back on topic, I used to work in sales for a computer shop, selling software as well as hardware.
I brought my boys up on your run of the mill "children's" PC games and really they are a hit and miss affair.

One notable hit that I'll always recall was a game staring Elmo. I believe that game was the success it was only due to the fact my eldest liked Elmo and had a few stuffed Elmo toys.
Perhaps one key then is to provide software on their computers that they can relate to in real life, like my boy did with Elmo.
Just a thought.

Don't ask me to relate that to proxy servers though :D