hrm, interesting, but I have no idea how to set these settings in here. I blocked porn sites, but, I don't know what else to do. lol

like that example you gave Tral, does it do that by default? or do you have to set it up to do that. Thats what I don't understand.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/default.aspx
Allows you to download service pack 3 as an .iso file

To get started go to https://www.opendns.com/start and find your router and is best for home users. If you want to try it some other ways , they are there too

Tral, I put XP on my iMac, don't tell anyone.

I wont as I know how hard that must have been for you

Naw it wasn't that bad, I have a program that isn't essential but Tom runs it on his macbook so I have a windows partition to play with it. I used to be a windows fan girl.

It would be so cool if a Mac could run those old familiar Windows programs that Vista seems to be turning it's nose at. How about that for a stab in the industry?

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I like this PictureGirdle. Thanks tral. Know any software to make a slideshow out of pictures?

I'm still waiting for Digsby to come out on the Mac platform. I use Digsby constantly now.

anyway, I'd be in the same boat as you probably if I could afford a Mac. I don't have a spare $2 grand lying around though....I'd love a Mac if someone would donate one to me lol but not likely to happen. In the meantime, I haveta deal with what I got. I'd probably switch to Linux if I could find a distro as stable as the Mac platform. Whenever I download and play with a linux distro, I spend more time configuring it then using it. lol thast just how linux is though, u spend more time configuring it and beta testing more drivers for it, then actually using the dang thing.