HOW BERNARD, FRESH FROM A DIVORCE AND OTHERWISE JOBLESS, REACTED WHEN TOLD BY HIS CREATIVE WRITING TEACHER THAT FLASH FICTION MUST BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, THAT EVERY WORD MUST COUNT FOR SOMETHING, AND THAT MORE OF THE BURDEN MUST BE CARRIED BY THE TITLE OF THE PIECE

"Duh."

HP has me furious

All those complaints, and they do little or nothing about making things right with their customers. Compaq always had a reputation for problems with their products, but they were also known to respond very quickly with solutions or replacements.

Ever since HP took over, they've been cutting corners and offering cheaper machines. What savings occur when you run into problems and are ignored by the company you trusted.

Things change, but not always for the better.