No Snivelling

I'm not sure how it happened, but I've broken the sound on my laptop -- that is, I can't hear any sound at all -- I spent 4 agonizing hours on the phone with Gateway's tech support yesterday, and now I'm having to send it in to them so they can try to fix it -- what a nightmare.

My goal now is to just get it back to working condition so that I can sell it and upgrade to a newer model. And, I think I'm going to use someone local like Seattle Laptop, assuming I get local warranty and tech support with the purchase -- in fact, I'll pay a fair premium up front in order to have ready access to assistance/repairs when they arise.

So, podcasts will be few and far between for next 1-2 weeks, as it is close to impossible to get one done without having access to sound card assistance... ahh... my 5 subscribers will be so hurt!