How much do you wanna bet he comes back to life? I remember when they killed off Superman - I rushed out and got the comic special edition...now it's worthless. Just a thought.
Man that sucks about your laptop...good luck getting it back. I have seen a few "lojack for laptops" sites...Which makes me think if there is some open source program that will track down your PC if you need it. That would be a nice utility to have. -Pete