I've always been abusive to my computers.* They never let me down though.* I like running programs or doing things that make it use all of its memory at once, whatever processors are there, and really struggle hard.* It forces me to make it 'lean' and have only what it needs so that it's ready to take whatever punishment I give to it. I keep it very clean though.* Dust is enemy #1. [I'm even rough on the keys.* I'm already on my 2nd keyboard on this laptop and it's just over 2 years old]. But I also dog-ear books and freely used highligher and wrote in the pages of my textbooks in school.* Heck, I was there to learn.* I driven many people nuts.* If I get a paperback that I bought, first thing I do is crack the spine so it lays flat - and I always do it around someone who is very protective of books.* OMG HOW CAN YOU DO THAT!? and I just smirk and say nothing. Wow, I'm evil sometimes :P