In which reading instructions becomes a virtue

After yesterday's technology debacle (see tweets under NikeBlack, though you'll have to ask permission!) and a non-functioning MP3 player I was ready to throw the thing out. Well, today after hearing that, per the instructions, the MP3 player has to be charged before use and doing so, I am now successfully listening to Elizabeth Peters' Crocodile on the Sandbank. So. ta-da. I have an MP3 player and already have some music tracks on it, and an audio book.