> Considering where this thread started, how does all > of this help restore my LiIon battery condition? :-) Are you some sort of a Socialist or something ??? :-) More (maybe) on the other good questions sometime. I've got to rush off to attend to a severe case of system failure (happens to be a single PC but it's, almost, the lifeblood of the user, alas. RM -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body