Oh, no problem, it's not your fault! As one who used to work in IT, I have no one but myself to blame for forgetting to always backup everything. Anyway, it appears that Component itself is having issues, e.g., missing options in the configuration wizard, so I changed to a different layout scheme and all is well.

BTW, yours is one of the few journals I trust absolutely that I can read for the next few days, assuming I get anywhere near a computer. But I won't be reading f-list on my cell phone. And though I don't think it's fair to visit the sins of the parents on their innocent descendants, I do think your first two points are EMINENTLY reasonable. The subject line of my most recent journal entry sums up my view of people who spoil. ;-)