Thanks to all for the additional comments and suggestions just received. I'll keep moving along. My wife isn't anti-mac, but she likes the familiar and she is beginning to think the Mac is not so different problem-wise as windows. I'll work on the upgrade to 10.3.3, but we only have dial-up and it gets REAL slow. I noticed that it starts at 25Kb/s and goes down to around 4Kb/s rapidly - why? I've ony ever dealt with small speed drop offs, say 6Kb/s to 3.5Kbps. So tonight as we sleep.... Suggestions for the following appreciated (Send off-list if think appropriate): 1. Virus protection? 2. Is there any stuff I should clean out of the system that is extra - language files, etc...? 3. Good reference book for learning about Panther? Grazi. Dave __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html