I guess the funniest part is that I went online, and I was reading all sorts of blog posts about the lens errors that cameras come up with, and I found out that manufacturers never cover lens errors. They are almost always caused by either sand/dirt getting caught in the lens mechanism, or they are caused by the camera turning on while something is blocking the lens from extending. In either case, costs a bit of money to deal with it. So, after going to a number of blog posts, and reading the same instructions over and over... I decided to just see what would happen if I took out a large pair of pliers and rotated the lens a little. At first, I kept trying to rotate clockwise, which pushes the lens in, but then I rotated a little bit counter-clockwise and heard a click... actually it was more like a snap, which I thought had broken the camera for sure! Well, then I turned it on, and it worked!
Anyway, it was good news on an otherwise not-so-good day.
This might lead you to wonder what all that crap in the picture is. Well, among the seven USB memory sticks there is a Muvo (2GB MP3 player), Bluetooth Adapter, WiFi A/B/G/N adapter, microSD to USB adapter, microSD to SD adapter, microSD to miniSD adapter, and my HTC Droid Incredible. I guess there is also a SD card case and a clear case from my Ipod Touch that I store all of this stuff in (except the phone.) I guess I just have way too many USB stick shaped devices.
Anyway... So on one final note. What I had hoped would be the end of my annual job searching cycle didn't work out. Which means that I am back on track for my annual contract cycle. I had hoped to stay at one job for a few years, but it looks like that might not be happening yet. So, worst case scenario, I can just go back to my usual client for the next year, but I'll keep you all posted on any more interesting developments.
So, that's all for now.
Later,
SteveO