Even if you haven't tripped any covenants, you could still be out of luck if your business is backed by personal assets--such as a home in Florida that's now worth a lot less, thanks to the housing slump.

FORBES: Entrepreneurs

Well, it looks like those hoping to do a clean install of Windows Vista with an upgrade-only edition of the OS may not be entirely out of luck after all, although they'll still have to jump through a few hoops to get it done.

ENGADGET: Clean install workaround for Vista upgrade discovered