The computer issues are on the verge of being fixed — and while I’m thinking of it, full blessings and marvelousness to Mozbackup, the invaluable Firefox bookmark and password rememberer — so it looks like I’m back online and back in the saddle.

(That said, there are still a number of finer technical points yet to be addressed, so if I should happen to fall off the grid for a day or two, don’t panic. I’m with you in spirit.)

Anyway, now that I have time to blog again, I can direct you to my latest Sympatico/MSN DVD column, which highlights the haunted-hotel movie “1408” … a film that’s considerably improved in the director’s cut, as it turns out.