And I'm back in business! I went to B&H for my new laptop, a beautiful, cute little Asus EEE! This is so small and light it's amazing, especially after my 2002 IBM laptop which was great technology then, but things have progressed just a tad since then. I made sure to pick up a separate (also tiny & cute) mouse from Impecca since there's no trackball, just the touchpad (which I hate to use), an external DVD/CD drive (EEEs don't have them), and Microsoft Office. The only major thing I didn't ask for was a security program. Oops. I'll just have to limit my time online and ask my sister for advice on which one to install. But in the meantime, I have Internet again! Major step forward for me :).