Crap crap crap crap!

Your sweetie has just called to say she's leaving work. You played it cool on the phone, but you know you're in trouble. You have the guts of her PC in your lap, in at least eight pieces.

It all started because you thought she would really appreciate a RAM upgrade, and you wanted to check out the motherboard before you went online and started browsing the IT stores.

Wow, look at how dusty it is in this PC case. Looks like she's never cleaned it since you bought it for her! ...And it's been a few years, so maybe you should replace the power supply just to be on the safe side. These USB ports look a little bent up, too - looks like she's been popping the Shuffle in and out a little roughly. You could install new ones.

In the midst of oh-so thoughtful maintenance, time has gotten away from you, and SHE'S ON HER WAY HOME.

Crapcrapcrap! You know the first thing she does when she gets home is to check her email. And her horoscope. And a zillion other things - you don't want all those cookies and applets clogging up your laptop, do you? No. Much more importantly, you don't want to hear that 'What did you do?!' sigh of feminine annoyance, do you? NO!

Get to work son - you have 27 minutes to get that box humming.