revDAVE said: >- using the terminal basically scares me ... I have no Unix background.. > >- is there some sort of " terminal for dummies " URL that can help get >started? I have the perfect thing for you Dave! It is more or less the Terminal with training wheels. Clix (FREE) http://rixstep.com/4/0/clix/ Clix lets you access the Terminal via a GUI application. It has a database of commands and it tells you what they will do before you use them. Using Clix you learn how to use the Terminal in a hands-on manner, without the fear that you don't know what you are doing or that you may input the wrong thing. Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions) Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html