I’ve blown a hole in my keyboard

No. Seriously.

In the spacebar of the wireless keyboard of my not-quite-4-year-old HP Media Center PC.

I don’t pound on it THAT hard. But I must pound it enough – or it’s got some pretty cheap plastic.

Deb had a spare HP wireless keyboard, but it must be a different frequency, as it wouldn’t connect with my receiver.

I could swap the receiver, but … such a hassle.

This is what duct tape is made for – a tiny piece of duct tape over the hole.

These are not times to buy new PCs because there’s a hole in your keyboard, or it starts getting a bit long in the tooth.

It took a ‘dirty’ upgrade to Vista pretty well in ’07. Maybe it’ll handle Windows 7 in ’09?

We’ll see. Have a happy Fourth everybody!