Thanks. I followed the instructions in the link, and got the format correct. (24 hr. clock, without AM/PM) However, it still left the time, day, and date on 3 lines, necesitating a very high taskbar. (and cutting into usable screen space) I did find something that moved everything to one line again, which is the way I had it originally. I didn't realize there were this many steps to setting this up but, the last time we did this, I had my nephew helping, and I'm not sure what he did. Here is a link that might be useful: Day, date, time on one line.

cawfeegirl: Yes, Cawfeegirl, you can have your cake and eat it too! You'll need either a miniDVI-to-HDMI adapter ($6.94), or a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter ($8.55), both available from monoprice.com, depending on which model Mac you have (older iMacs have miniDVI ports; new MacMinis have both; newest iMacs have DisplayPort only). With the proper adapter, you can connect a MacMini to any HDMI-capable display or TV. I actually misspoke in my earlier post--the preference would be to have a TV with two HDMI inputs and use one for your MacMini, and one for your CATV set-top box. Although a VGA input would also work (with the appropriate adapter), HDMI is capable of addressing higher resolutions than VGA, and is therefore preferred. When connected via HDMI, Macs typically automatically scale their display output to your TV's native aspect ratio and resolution (everything will look "right" without any hassle). dcwesley: Congrats! Many PC manufacturers are now making compact, all-in-one computers these days, some, even with touchscreens (which Apple does not yet offer). Many all-in-one, Windows-based PCs also offer significant savings over their pricier Apple counterparts.

Thanks EngineerChic. I had not even thought to try that but I'll get out the heels and see how it goes. I'm 5' 4" (and 1/2" if I stretch). ICFgreen I do so like your kitchen! It is a lot larger and more open than mine. (sigh) Your little boy is sure a sweetie! (I'm partial to little boys--raised two wonderful sons.) Thanks for the pictures and the link (I bookmarked it for continued reference). Would you mind telling me the height of your baking counter? I'm just about the same height as you. OT--do you still love your cork floors? No one I know has them but what I've read about cork sounds good.

Thanks Zep. Yes, I have noticed that Win10 has begun downloading weeks ago. I don't mind that as it will be less tedious later to download all at once. I just won't install it yet. Yes, I also had a concern as to whether I "need" to reserve my copy of 10. I see when I go to Control Panel - check to Win updates, it gives me a big old blue box saying Win10 is coming soon...reserve today. I suppose it will stay like that until I reserve.