She didn’t need to.
She had typed into the search bar so many times over the past three years that her browser auto-filled it after the first two letters. The Logitech C270 wasn’t just a webcam. It was her witness.
The error message blinked on Elaine’s screen like a flatline on a heart monitor: “Camera not detected. Please install the correct drivers.”
She tried every fix in the book. Unplug, replug. USB 2.0 vs 3.0. Restart. System restore. She even whispered to it—a pathetic, techie prayer. Nothing.