My son got me the other day. I sit down at my computer and wiggle the mouse, screen stays black. Press a key on the keyboard – nothing. Press every button on the front of the montitor – no dice. Hit the reset button on the PC – nada. Make sure all the cables are plugged in – check. “Well crap,” I think, “my nice 19-inch monitor died, now my cheap backup has died. Time to bite the bullet and buy a new flat screen.”
I find one that I want and am one click away from the actual purchase when my son walks in and says “Oh, are you buying a new monitor?” and then reaches over and presses the power button on the “broken” monitor. I heard my geek cred flushing down the toilet as it came on. And, of course, my wife was a witness to this event.
In my defense, the power button on the monitor was very well camouflaged.










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