I check my list for a possible trade.I'm interested in your white sage,jewelweed,peppermint,linum perenne,turtlehead,cup plant,and scabiosa ping pong.LMk if you find any seeds on my list.Debbie

I listen to Bob Tanem In The Garden on Sunday mornings 7AM-10AM. You can find him on KSFO 560 AM, and there are archives/podcast available to download. He is a longtime Marin County nurseryman and lecturer, and has a wonderful infectious laugh and friendly manner. He offers advice that steers people away from using toxic chemicals in their garden, and instead explains how to use low toxicity soap/oil sprays, beneficial insects, etc to get rid of diseases and pests. I like the fact that he takes the approach of using less harmful methods first, then resorts to stronger chemicals when absolutely necessary, and talks about how to use them responsibly. Most of us gardeners want to minimize chemical usage, but when there are times when you need to get serious with a problem, it is nice to have a person well educated in both natural and the "unnatural" products steer you in the right direction.

The pictures of game controllers are microsofts way of controlling what you buy and what will work with Direct X. If you want to play a game (don't say you will never want to game...you will never know, there is many that have made that mistake) those pictures of game controllers are Microsofts game configuration maps. Microsoft will only support those controllers approved, and they have fits when you download the game controller's own drivers wherher approved or not. This is all part of Direct X and Microsoft cornering the gaming market with the XBOX and PC...which is a multi-billion dollar market. Big...big money in gaming. Best to just leave them there. marf

Well one theory (read as utter guess work LOL)is that either the CD is quite old and your Adobe Reader is not backwards compatible that far back. Or right the opposite, this is a very new CD and their older Adobe only recognises part. Reading the fine print on the CD sleeve or box might give you a clue. You could download and try Foxit Reader linked below. This is a totally free program many of us use that does not have the bloat accompanying Adobe. Here is a link that might be useful: Foxit PDF Reader