The upside of my laptop crashing and burning two weeks ago tonight is that Joseph will become the proud owner of said laptop.  He's been dreaming of having his own computer for a very long time.  And tonight his dream will become a reality.  Now don't you go saying anything to him.  We want this to be a surprise.  We wiped it clean of all our files, pictures, saved emails and other such stuff.  While it is true that the laptop has died, our son, the computer expert, tells us that with the purchase of a new keyboard, Joseph will be able to get some use out of it. So you see, every cloud has a silver lining.