Having mothered such a variety of children, ages, stages, sexes, etc., I have snickered all the way through this thread. Above all, keep a good sense of humor and 'this too shall pass.' When my Christian came along, my older children would say, "You would KILL us for that." My answer, "I'm exhausted from you guys. If it isn't murder and the house isn't being burned down, this too shall pass." LOL. With experience, you learn to pick your battles. As far as not leaving them alone for 2 seconds, I have even been IN the same room with them and they were able to pull one over on me. I went to a women's conference with a group of ladies several years ago. The comment was made how I took a shower quicker than anyone they had ever seen. Well, I learned 'the hard way' any shower longer than 2.7 seconds wasn't worth what I had to face when I stuck my head around the bathroom door. :')

grandms is right about that, "Malwarebytes has recently uncovered evidence that a company called IOBit based in China is stealing and incorporating our proprietary database and intellectual property into their software. We know this will sound hard to believe, because it was hard for us to believe at first too. But after an indepth investigation, we became convinced it was true. Here is how we know." See link it's a bit old... Here is a link that might be useful: IOBit info

To all: I am with Protect Plus Surfaces. We are partnered with Daltile to assist and underwrite the warranty with this program, as well as the exclusive DuPont Licensee for sealed stone products. The kit includes 3 items: a 1/2 gal of exclusive sealer and 2 current DuPont StoneTech products that are very successful in the marketplace, and for good reason - they work very well. The sealer is water based and does include Microban - but not Triclosan. Microban has several different antimicrobials available to them based on the product they are going to protect. Due to public concerns with triclosan, this product was not used. The antimicrobial in the sealer is 100% natural. It is actually the same form of antimicrobial used in DuPont Water Filtration products. These have undergone rigorous tests following NSF guidelines by the Water Quality Association (WQA) to prove that water is safe to drink after passing through the filtration device. That is how safe the Microban in the sealer is. The other 2 products are the DuPont StoneTech Revitalizer Cleaner and Protector and the DuPont StoneTech Polish. We are the warranty underwriter of the program and handle the customer service for all warranty claims. Rest assured, this is the strongest warranty available in the market today. There are not loopholes and exclusions in the warranty that are commonplace in the market today. This program was put together to truly protect your important purchase for the full 15 years. Here are a few differentiating items about the program: 1) The warranty includes all granite and marble - yes it covers marble. But it does not cover etching on the marble. This is nearly impossible to do with a penetrating sealer that doesn't alter the look or feel of the marble. Many consumers are now choosing a finish other than polished, which makes etching much more difficult to see. 2) The warranty needs to be applied only 1 time - and the warranty lasts for 15 years 3) There are no specific care guidelines that must be followed to make sure the warranty is in effect 4) The warranty is fully transferable for the full 15 years - your home could sell 15 times and it will still be valid 5) The warranty covers the full cost of replacement product if a stain cannot be removed 6) If a replacement is required, we cover the costs of the labor as well - no other warranty in the industry covers this! 7) All chemicals are from DuPont - the most effective and safest natural stone sealers on that market today 8) Microban antimicrobial technology truly does work for the entire length of the warranty - and we chose a natural ingredient for your safety. Imagine raw chicken on your countertop - microbes double every 20 minutes and you don't want to see that spot under a microscopre after 24 hours. Microban inhibits this growth and after 24 hours you can hardly tell it was there. Here is more information about it. http://www.microban.com/partnersites/proadvanced 9) Daltile does have this program on their website at www.daltilestone.com/proadvanced This program has been rolled out specifically to Daltile's Stone Centers located all over the country. The program has just been announced to the entire Daltile sales team and is gaining momentum all over the country now. If you have more questions, feel free to contact me directly at andyfay@protectplus.com

With my experience the three top laptops (notebooks, actually) are, in no particular order, Toshiba, IBM and Apple. Apple of course is much more expensive. Toshiba is by far the best value out there for quality and price. IBMs are pricy too. I avoid Dell, Gateway and Compaq like the plague. HP has improved since they're trying to put their notebooks back at a higher level now that they took over Compaq, they leave the Compaq as the low-buck line. Dell has gone back to having different levels so if you want to spend a lot more to get something with a Dell name you can get something decent. I just can't justify to most of my clients to spend the money when they can get far better value with a Toshiba. I have two and couldn't be more pleased. The one is a year old and the other is about 6 years old with hard use. Desktops can't be compared to notebooks. I still far prefer a custom built desktop from a competent builder over any of the mass-produced junkboxes. The cost isn't much more but the value is far more. All that said, even the lower quality units can be OK if you take proper care of them.