Internet Outage

The DSL modem fried the other night, so I have to do all my interneting from a nearby wifi-enabled Dairy Queen. I sometimes forget how dependent I am on the various internets but I really really really really miss it when it's gone. Luckily, the new computer is still working fine and the battery (which, as I recall, turns out to be another thing that didn't work on the old laptop) is strong and long lasting. I've got the brightness of the screen set all the way down, not to save battery power but because it's way too bright otherwise.

Computer sales secret: customers are attracted to the computers with the brightest screens, so make sure the brightness on the demo models is set to maximum.