I am a little bit peeved that my post about "Smiley Central" has been picked out as an example of "off topic" postings.................What about the "Credit Card Safety" .thread that has been going around...what has THAT has that to do with Genealogy..................ok perhaps If the person purchased a cd of BDM's then it is relevant to this list..but only if it was a purchase of a Genealogy aid.....".DO we know if it was a Genealogy Aid."..........otherwise IT has nothing to do with this list ............................................. The Smiley Central came to me through an email from a fellow researcher who suggested it was a fun way to send the emails..........so does this qualify as a Gene question...................................... AND I had read previous emails about Incredimail.......(this doesn't have anything to do with Genealogy either.) ......so I thought it was ok to post.the question to see if it was safe to use............... I apologize if I have caused a problem..........I was asking a question as a novice to computers but as a keen Genealogist...............to a list that I was told as a Genealogist.... they would be most helpful with all questions I had about the computer................and BECAUSE I was into the Family Tree.......this list was there for us beginners... I think I must have joined the wrong list............ BUT I thank you Art and Lance because of you I have learnt a lot about my computer...........MOST questions answered were not related to Genealogy.........but as others have said...........if we cant keep our computers safe......we will all loose interested in recording our History...... Jan I