Unfortunately, when I returned from my trip to Australia, my computer started to make strange noises.  The DVD drive had never really worked either, so while I was traveling back through Panama City, I dropped my computer off for repair.

It was completed last week and a good friend of mine brought the computer back to me just yesterday.  So I am back online.

Thanks to the Mac Extended warranty, the computer was repaired and returned, without cost ! 

So much has happened in the last couple of weeks, and there is so much to add.........