Thanks for the tips, I'll try them tonight and let you know how it goes. One final thing, not sure if it's at all related. Every once in a while when starting up the Mac reverts back to displaying an old desktop picture that I used to use a long time ago, and changes the resolution to big blotchy icons (648 by 480 or something crazy like that) -- for no apparent reason. Very odd. Thx again for your help, Jesse P.S. Jon: "Preferential Treatment" -- I'll give it a shot tonight, LOVE the NAME!