Nope, don't have to press the start button. Just plug it in. We were thinking it might be a problem with the start button. The computer has sat for a while. But I think it was because of the problems it is having now. To my knowledge, I'm the only one to have been in the case. I checked all the cable connections. Everything is tight. There is a strange problem with the video signal. With the monitor cable unplugged, if I turn the monitor on, I get a message on the screen saying "No Signal." But if I plug the monitor into the computer and turn it all on, I just get a black screen. I mite try a different video card. I'll fiddle with it some more this evening. Pooh Bear

I picked the easy way out and bought for under $100 a USB turntable that connects to my computer. Software made by Cakewalk came with it as well as Audacity, but the Cakewalk software is very easy to use. I can save in different formats, burn to CD, etc. So much easier than any of the other methods I have read about. The turntable I bought is made by Audio-Technica, although there are several different brands available. I found mine by doing a search using Google, and after I decided on this brand, I searched for the best price I could find. I bought through an online merchant for a price much better than CC or BB for the same model. Sad to say, I haven't done very much with it as yet, converting only a few albums to digital, but I listen to the albums just for the fun of it. By the way, it has a dust cover, so I have it sitting on a little table next to my computer desk.

Thanks everyone! All of you who said the spacing between the DW and sink is too close, you are right. :-) I stood in front of where I positioned the sink, took out my tape measure, and mimed opening the DW door. I think what happened is I had more space in an earlier iteration but with a blind cabinet in the corner (like today's kitchen has). Then when I put in the corner cabinet/susan instead, I found I had some extra inches on that wall. I must have shifted the DW over next to the corner cabinet thinking 'yay, a wider drawer by the range', and forgot about actually being a person standing there. Hi taximom_co, I haven't ruled out hiring a kitchen designer yet. I believe they add value if you get the right one that meshes with one's style. I've had a hard time finding a real design-skilled KD, who takes the time to understand how I would operate in the space. I've had a few bad encounters over the last year in talking with people from 'design/build' firms, even with the firms that were recommended by friends. Given the beautiful kitchens that I've seen posted on this forum, I know there is talent here and I wanted a "gut check" that my ideas weren't completely off base. I would swear that two of the guys I talked to never cooked a meal in their lives. I had one guy from a 'design/build' firm actually arguing with me over not putting the microwave over the range. (I mean, if he's going to argue with me before I give him any money, and so he's spending time arguing on his dime vs mine, I could only imagine what it would've been like working with him under contract.) cheri127 yes, I love a large sink. In fact, the layout ought to show a single large sink, but either the software didn't have that one or I chose the wrong one. I'll attempt a layout with a corner sink over the weekend and post it to see what you think. Hi buehl, thanks for your comments about the fridge placement--it's is precisely for that "easy access for snackers/don't interfere with the workers" that I'm hoping to achieve. It's good to hear someone has it working in real life. :-)

WOW. I haven't had much time to participate lately at the KT, but I sure wish I'd clicked on this thread earlier. So much "stuff" going on. I'm sorry for everyone who is struggling right now, but I'm grateful you shared because it gives me such perspective. Hugs to you, nan...52 stitches in your forehead? OUCH! I've whined around all week about my trip to the oral surgeon. Nobody at church noticed my mouth last night because of the stupid sty in my left eye. *sigh* I finally graduated from oatmeal (which is all I've eaten since Wednesday) to cereal this morning. I ate with my head tipped sideways and drooled all down my cheek. Be careful what you pray for. I've been blessed with a ton of work lately, although sometimes I just want to shout, "ENOUGH, ALREADY!" :-) Instead, I stay huddled in front of the computer in my office at home hour after hour, getting fatter (literally) by the day. Any spare time is spent worrying about my lifestyle and about dying young and about my parents and about other stuff that seems so insignificant compared to the REAL issues people are facing. Middle-age is making me nuts.