kitten, i don't think anybody was trying to be snide or snippy, i think they're just tired of having to answer the same questions over and over to all of us newbies. i am one, and i sit here and shake my head at some of this stuff.

as a newbie myself, i made sure to go back and read the old posts relevant to my questions. i have found that most of the answers are already there. i am also a computer "tard", so i have had many, many questions.