While I'm out at work, if I leave the computer on, the cats have started opening files.

A few days ago, it was My Pictures - I think they were checking out what I have on them.

Then a couple of days later, however, it was far more worrying. They'd opened the 'Keyboard Help' menu.

Today I come in to see that they've started downloading software. The only thing that prevented them doing through with downloading the Apple Software Updater was the fact that they were flummoxed by the licencing agreement.

I'm not quite sure which evidence of expertise is more scary.

Last night, I was chatting to jadethe2nd on the phone when I became aware that Torvald, who was standing on my desk, was deleting an email. Letter by letter.

Today I get home from my morning's week to find out one of the cats has been searching on Google. Admittedly, it was a search for hjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj, the exact meaning of which does escape me. But it had returned an awful lot of Japanese sites. Blog sites mostly.

But to execute the search, not only did a cat (and naming no names, but looking in the direction of a certain baleful ginger) have to type in the quey - they also had to press RETURN.

Do you think Torvald is blogging in Japanese? Or simply reading Japanese blogs? Is he an unexpected fan of "Hello, Kitty"? (Now, I could believe that of Siobhan. Hmmmm. Perhaps it was Siobhan who ran the search).

But anyway. The news is bad. Those hours and hours the cats have spent watching me type is beginning to pay off. For them, at least.

And find that Cartoon Cartographer Version 3 is on special offer at DriveThru for under $40.

Like I so need it.

But I got it anyway.

And in my copious (hah!) spare time, I can start to map GalRen, perhaps.

Puporting to come from: tony.blair at downingst.gov

It said:

Webdesign has become an extremely desirable subject of late, and economically it is very valuable for the continued growth of this country. Sadly, good teachers and lecturers of this complex subject are extremely underpaid, and there is a huge temptation for them to quit education and take on jobs in industry where the salary is much higher in general. Hence, we would like to count on your support for our proposal to increase the salaries for those dedicated, and grossly underpaid educators of web design, by a minimum of %100.

Your humble prime minister

Tony


Guess which word gave it away? (Well, yes, lots do, and the grammar too - but one word just leaps out and hits you.

Just updating my photos, so I could use one of my cat Siobhan. Playing around with the original image to create the icon and ... guess what? I overwrote the original! (groan).

Oh well, you can all see the lovely Siobhan anyway ...