This blog would like to issue a full 21-gun salute to instructor Steve Mallard and his students in the Computer Operations Technology program at the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville. Thanks to these ingenious men and women, my computer is once more up and running, and I am no longer in withdrawal.

Also on the “thank you” list: my brother Michael, who advised me over the weekend and who would have been here, screwdriver in hand, were it not for the fact that he’s thousands of miles away in sunny Southern California. When in California, please be sure to consult Metazai Productions for all your web design needs. You’ll be glad you did.