you are so lucky to have these forums and in hindsight it all makes sense:
 
"I have helped hundreds, nay probably thousands of people on these forums get their systems up and running, both on the forums and off.  Do not let anyone tell you that it's not possible to get help or that it's way too difficult to do."
 
+1 - the beagle got me over a major hump and I haven`t looked back.
cheers
tony