When in doubt, reinstall, part II

And even before you have a doubt, run reliable anti-virus and anti-malware software!

Finally, after a combination of things (AVG PC Tune Up and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, to be specific), I think I've finally solved the computer problem that was preventing me from participating in hangouts on Google+. At least, I tried to start a hangup today and it worked.

I missed out on the Conan game last Thursday, which was a real bummer. But it looks like I'll be there this week.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, though.