Half a glass of wine. That is what my clumsy hand spilled into the keyboard of my beloved HP Mini yesterday evening. As I leapt from my chair for a towel to sop up the mess, my little computer made a sad little mewling sound, and died.

All my attempts to revive it have failed. As you might imagine, I’m in the initial stages of mourning – shock and denial. So I’ll get my visa, go to China tomorrow, and then see if the warranty covers wine-spilling. Will I have to send it to some Official HP Repair place in the US? Can it even be saved?

Alas, alas!