@ sidwinder,
Nice start, will get the recomended software "Softhut" install all goodies formentioned, & have at it. I hope you don't mind an IP once & a while because I may be sharp, BUT, not always the sharpest tool in the shed. I look forward to a new challenge. Work is, well, work. That means a PC, DOH. I'm about some diff stuff @ home.
Chris