I want Fred back too. He's cool.

Thanks, James. It was as easy as 1, 2, 3. Anybody can do it.
I did. It's not hard. I do believe I am now a professional computer engineer. :-)

With Fred it must've been that new camera smell. Just imagine if he would've got a black one! Maybe Carlos sent him a threatening email. Maybe he dropped his camera at church and fell into a depression. Maybe his girlfriend found the under-the-table legs footage and broke his camera.

I have a tripod is like a Khaki Green colour, so even more camoflaged than your black one in rural areas. I do get comments like "Is it an Army tripod?", "Did you use that in Iraq?", etc. But its a great tripod.