Wow, Google tells me it is 8 mins.!! Doesn't really help you Galen because it doesn't say if the 8 minutes is walking, running, or whipping along on a disability scooter.
No sooner had I posted that everything was back to normal last night when everything went haywire again. Not only that but my netbook started losing battery power and it wouldn't accept recharging after being plugged back into the mains.
GNHQ obviously have powers undreamt of.
Been to visit local tech this morning and it wouldn't work for him either. It took 20 minutes of being threatened in a back room before he came out and said it "it will work now." Bless him, he didn't charge anything either.
I don't mind if he thinks I'm old and technically challenged.