With a little effort Saturday night, I managed to dismantle my Reneka Techno espresso machine and wrench out the coffee boiler probe. Though it had only been back in the machine briefly, the corrosion had begun again. Out of curiosity, I left it in a bowl of vinegar overnight and it seemed to remove the bulk of the salts that had accumulated on it. I didn’t trust it, though so it was tossed into the trash and replaced with a shiny new probe.

Armed once more with my favorite vehicle for caffeine, I am ready to face a new day…and today is a big one. Today is the Apple World-Wide Developer Confernece, sort of like the Grammy awards for Mac users like myself. I’m looking forward to some good announcements from Steve.