oh, and btw, petrol prices in the UK are about equivalent to $10/gallon (according to google calculator and at about £1.20/litre), and in London go as high as $12/gallon (about £1.40/litre I think I saw).

Driving on the motorways at 60 instead of 70(+), consolidating many shopping trips into a single one, and teaching my mother to drive economically to name but a few...

Can we get our freaking 1:1 star wars lightsaber duel game now?

SIMS 2: SPEND AN ENTIRE DAY FRUSTRATINGLY PUTTING FURNITURE TOGETHER "WHERE'S MY FUCKING SCREWDRIVER" EDITION

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I was actually looking forward for a PC release, and I was actually going to buy it.

It just managed to find 3GB to clear out off my PC. Maybe it's time for a reformat anyway...

I used to use Comodo when I had XP, however, the new version seems to need a lot of guidance and it also stopped some Windows from updating properly. Now I just use the built-in Vista firewall.

Not having had children yet myself, I think my first thought would to be to do it the same ways as my parents did for me. A pretty strict allowance per week for "extra" things like treats/chocolate until they're old enough to want to shop for lots of things themselves. Then give them a budget for a whole month and…

I have used unprotected WiFi in the past, though I don't get much chance to as I can't pick it up in my house. I generally have no need, but if I want to do some quick browsing on the move, nothing too heavy, I'll use what's available.