Hands up if you know your own credit card number off by heart.

If so, you’ve probably been typing it into your computer at an RSI-inducing rate today, along with millions of other people.

Mega Monday - as the press are calling today - is the day when most people will do their Christmas shopping on-line. Apparently shoppers have been disappointed by their foray into the high street at the weekend and are turning to the Internet for pressie solutions. Why did they bother getting off the sofa in the first place, one wonders? The internet is usually cheaper, offers more choice and the only parking place you need to find is for your own bottom.