Mine take far more than I'd ever expected. My Velvet Night will burn in August, but it takes a heck of a lot. Right this moment, with about 20+ varieties? I can't think of a single one that doesn't get some nasty sun and live well. Plum Pudding, Crown Jewels, Frosted Violet, Can Can, City Lights, Ebony & Ivory, Quicksilver, Color of Beauty, Chocolate Ruffles, Cinnamon Bear, Chocolate Veil. Harmonic Convergence and Hollywood are some of my purples that experience full sun. San Ginuea, Splendens, Dale's Strain, Mt. St. Helens, Florist's Choice, Green Spice (love it!) Bridgette's Bloom are some of my greens. The peaches and ambers also get the sun. Although Amber Waves is an annual at my house, the others do extremely well. The bottom line is that I don't think you have to worry. Christine

Junita, Please comnsider easing into this. By your description, your new system is extremely powerful and has an abundance of available rsources. Could it be that your haste and concern in paring all your targets is a byproduct of your previous system? I personally tended to act that way when I purchased the new one. I haven't read any reports of great concern with the Vista firewall. It is bi-directional and apparently works adequately. I left my Windows Defender enabled and update it regularly. Again from what I read it performs more than adequately. With a new quad core system resources and power are more than plentiful to run it in the background. I took Norton off the first day. If you feel it is indeed necessary to modify your startup below are a few links which may assist you. http://www.answersthatwork.com/ http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php DA

I use xmarks on all of my computers it will ask you if you want to merge all the bookmarks from your various computers as you add it to each computer, if you want all of them to have exactly the same bookmarks say yes get your bookmarks all set up as you want them in xmarks. then once that is done go to one computer and you can run your AM deadlink it will tell you the bad links and doubles etc, fix it as you want on that one pc, when it is finished then tell xmarks to sync up and it will then change all of the computers and your master list on xmarks site to match that pc. Xmarks creates a personal webpage for you with all of your bookmarks listed so you can access your bookmarks from any pc anywhere by accessing your page. anytime you change or add a bookmark on any pc that you have synced through xmarks it will make the same change on all your others as soon as you sync them. It is an amazing little program and works for most all browsers, just be sure to select the proper one for the browser you are using. the reviews on am deadlink are varied for some it does exactly what they want others don't like it as well, I used it years ago to get rid of some old links and it worked ok. There are a few other options out there that do similar. You did not mention which browser you are using so I can't list any not knowing that. I would also be sure to check your browser version and make sure that am deadlink says it still works on that version especially firefox, I am not sure they are still updating am deadlink. AM-DeadLink Here is a link that might be useful: xmarks

Okay, so if you're going to request that people not wear shoes in your house, there should be some support on your side for those who have foot problems, etc. Here's my suggestion: For invited guests, don't surprise them at the door. When you invite them, tell them of your no-shoes requirement, so they can bring their own "clean" shoes. If you have requirements for the indoor shoes, you must tell them what they are. (Ex: Indoor shoes must be shoes you have never worn outdoors. Or may be shoes that have been worn outdoors, but soles have subsequently been cleaned with soap and water. Whatever.) For uninvited guests: Point out the sign and then offer them these alternatives, of your choosing: 1) disposable shoe covers 2) As the Japanese do, you supply a variety of differently sized indoor slippers. They must be compatible with a variety of hosiery. And for those who wear their own shoes/sandals without hosiery, but prefer not to wear strangers' shoes without hosiery, then you should provide a variety of differently sized and gendered hosiery that is compatible with your slippers. 3) Oh, and provide an indoor place with seating in which they may change shoes and store their own. All of these obligations on you are part of just being a polite host.