Hi All,

You may have noticed that I’ve managed to be a bit more busy around the site through September, but it won’t be back to full normality for a while longer. The back pain has turned out to be sciatica, which is a compressed nerve in the lower spine. As a result, working at a PC varies between mildly irritating, to having someone ram a red-hot poker into your back. It varies, so new posts will follow that for the foreseeable future. There’s no real treatment, and it will fade on its own, hopefully sooner rather than later.

I also had one of my two PC monitors expire yesterday, which is incredibly frustrating as it’s a workflow I’ve used for over 20 years, and the change is jarring. I will get a replacement in a couple of weeks, but I’m tapped out right now.

Despite the negativity, and some devastating family news recently, everything else is okay, and to paraphrase Dune, ‘The news must flow’! I also have guides and profiles to update, mint resources to establish, and much more to catch up on. Any comments and suggestions are always welcome, so feel free. As I always say, there’s a PayPal donate button below, should you want to help out. Despite the nature of the business, and common misconceptions, I remain critically under-financed, and anything is greatly appreciated.

All the best, Mik