Lap Topless

After my flurry of medical appointments (see previous post) my laptop decided it needed a heart transplant in the manner of a new battery. The old one, it seems, decided to stop taking a charge. I noticed this a week ago when the battery stayed at 97% for a few days. Thinking (not very hard, as it turned out) that it might just be refusing to “top up” I unplugged it until the battery was at 48% then plugged it back in, only to find it remained there over the next few days.

Having unintentiona...