Well, we got two shows in before everything went to hell again! When last we spoke, I told you that Alienware, the brand of the computer that's turned my life into a living hell for the better part of the last year, helped me get the machine up and running. In fact, it was operating better than it had since... well, since I've had it. But it still wasn't right, and Alienware's next mode of attack was to send someone out to replace the audio card and motherboard to which it is attached.This was my fourth visit by an Alienware-contracted techie. [...]