Last week, I did something incredibly stupid that resulted in me spending a few bucks. I'll start at the beginning.

It was a nice late afternoon so I took my laptop out onto the porch to work on a story one of my authors sent me. I got myself set up with everything that I use outside, a chair, something to drink, a bottle with water to put cigarettes in, laptop and a small table to work on. In case your wondering, yes, I have a wireless network set up, not that I need it work on stories. I also like to watch the eye candy that comes and goes from the Restaurant/Bar across the road.

Later on, when I decided to head back inside as it was starting to a little too cool for shorts and a t-shirt. I had the laptop in one hand and started to fold the camp chair up to take inside. I thought to myself, this isn't going to work, so I twisted around and set the laptop down on the table. I turned back to the chair and heard something slam behind me. It seems I had placed the laptop on the wrong spot of the table and it tipped over. The table does have a foot that prevents this from happening, but it's useless on carpeting as it won't roll. It's adjustable but not enough for carpet.

The laptop still works, but runs extremely slow before it locks up completely. I've had it for almost 3 years and thought about getting a new one. The new one is faster than the old one and came installed with Vista.

I've has some website issues, but I don't know if Vista is the problem or not. Sometimes when I come to GA, I get a screen with several different languages that says the account is suspended and to contact the administrator.

Jan