I use LogMeIn Free constantly. I've got it installed on my Mac Mini, Macbook (unibody 2008), XP laptop at work, my dad's Vista desktop, my sister's XP laptop, and my brother's XP desktop.

At any time I can make any changes I want between any of the machines. My dad/sister/brother needs help, no problem. I have a file at work that I need from home, just log in and email it to myself. I want to set my Mini to download and convert a video file, just log in throughout the day to check the status.

I can't recommend LogMeIn enough; though I gave the free trial of the Pro version a whirl and easily decided it wasn't worth the cost.

Or you could just do what I do... when the kid asks if they can buy a game, say no.

Save $$$ and eventually the kid stops asking. Oh, and then there's that benefit of knowing that you're actually acting like a parent and not giving your kid(s) everything they want.

me is wanting...

Are you freaking kidding? Do you know how much money a company could make with this?

As it stands now each company is developing its own cancer drug to compete with the other cancer drugs (for each individual, very specific, type of cancer) which requires extensive testing to see which one is better than the last (or if a combination is better, or, or, or)... if a company could patent this technique effectively, there would be no more competition, the company executives would be wealthy beyond all reason, and when the patent expired in 17 years they would be long-retired. When a newly approved cancer drug could potentially be outdated within literally months by a different drug approval, sending millions and millions of dollars in R&D down the drain, a sure-fire thing like this is considered a gold mine.

Even beyond the clear logic of profit earnings, as someone who works for a pharma company developing cancer drugs I can tell you that there is no way this could ever be 'tucked away'. There may possibly be a few people in each organization who would focus on the money (again, ignoring the logic of the last paragraph) but the vast majority of the people truly want to make life better for disease ridden patients around the world. I mean seriously, how many people do you know that (1) have never been personally impacted by cancer and (2) are so completely heartless that they'd knowingly allow neighbors, friends, and family to suffer and die from cancer while a cure was within their reach???

Maybe you should think before you post. Idiotic comments are the cancer of the internet... be the cure.

Fix the economy = Get someone with some common sense in the government.

Get rid of Geithner... that's (part of) the answer.

Digital DVDs? That would be pretty freakin' sweet.

*sigh* if only...

Answer to economic problems: Kick Obama/Biden/Pelosi/Reid out of office.

The problem is that when we see the lightened comments we think "Ooh, what did this moron say???"

I think low-rated comments get more attention than un-rated comments... or maybe that's just me.

Just because something is widely understood or accepted does not mean it should be used. Referring to $100 as a 'buck', 'benjamin', or 'hundie' will not make you cool or make that girl you've been ogling at for the last hour think you're cute.