ok, well this is the first message ive sent on my pc in months! woohoo! that manual that came with it scared the hell outta me i must say. the users guide for the piper warrior i used to fly was thinner! so for now things are working ok. ill try and figure out the wireless next so i can hook up my housemates computer using that- will be a very tidy outcome. if i cant work it out then ill use another cable.
edit: when my housemate first got broadband, i took out her wifi thingo and tried it in my computer. it made those special smells you get when something isnt right. my pc was still fine but looking closer at the wifi (and smelling it closely) it looks like its a goner. doh! but it looks like i can pick one up for ten bucks or so from ebay...
edit edit: looks like the pci is going to go for more than 20 bucks. however for 27 bucks i can get a usb one like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160006238576&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1is this a good device? sounds like the shiznit to me. for you mericans, its under 20 USD. and for you poms, about 50p

hmmm, looking at his feedback if this is a good device id better get one from someone else!