my plan is to hook up my old compaq and strip it's files and reformat the hard drive. then i'll use it as a spare or get rid of it. anyway, while walking through the isles my eye caught a new mouse (cordless, rechargeable) i had just read a review of in pc world magazine. i looked the mouse over for a little while annnnnnd; the crux of the story is that i am now surfing with a new mouse (the cadillac of mice no less!) but completely forgot about the cable. damn!