It’s always nice when I get a few emails in my inbox that aren’t predicting doom and gloom, and give me a giggle or two, so I figured I’d share a few with you.

• I hadn’t heard of the Anti-Hooligan Software Alliance until today. Great idea of course, but a strange choice of name, especially to those of us who’re fans of the comedian Bill Hicks. (I’d link but I can’t find anything without a great profusion of four-letter words) Wikipedia explains my confusion best - What’s the sport people are getting violent about, here? I’m pretty sure “software” is not a sport.

• It’s a perennial point of amusement within the security industry that with the advent of internet-connected kitchen appliances and cars we may some day need to have security software throughout the house. Now I have to wonder, will paper some day come with security software pre-installed on it?

• Today, some so-called “adware” was discovered for OS X. (So called because it opens pop-up windows - it’s pretty minimally functional) Naturally, this is being referred to as iAdware. Okay, so maybe this one elicits more of a groan than an actual giggle, sorry.