You have my sympathy in having to deal with Windows and Microsoft like that.

I continue to play with Linux, but I haven't been able to spend the time to figure out how to do reliable installations of software on K/ubuntu (i.e. stuff that isn't in the Ubuntu repositories), Flash is still problematic for me, etc., etc. I have managed to break my experimental Debian install, and that's another ball string.

Yeah, yeah, I know I need to spend the time. :-)

Don't let it get to you - it's job security, right?

Cheers,
Scott.