Regarding the Forementioned Technical Difficulties
So, the poor little iBook has a new 80 gig hard drive, a few missing screws, and a screen that is worse for the wear. However, it runs sans funny screams. And as long as I don't move to much or look at it the wrong way, the screen won't black out. I have high hopes that my little computer will last through my graduate school application process and through to March when Apple will release new firmware updates for the Intel-embedded MacBooks.
Once I re-install PhotoShop, this site will be back in business. For the time being, updates will be scattered, but more frequent than before.