Thanks for your reply Ann.

This is a tough one for me, because no matter how many courses I take I still won't remember things unless I do them all the time. I used to work in an office and was proficient in Windows and Office apps, but so much has changed in 5 years. As a SAHM I just don't get much practice anymore, nor do I have the time to devote to it. OTOH, H does this all day as an IT person. I admit that I'm not a technical person by nature and I don't have the interest in it that H does. But I thought it was OK for me to be the household/childcare expert and H to be the tech/home maintenance/etc. expert.

This isn't really so much about the technology anyway. It's about a black-and-white type 5 (H) dealing with a gazillion-shades-of-gray type 4 (me). We've been doing this dance for 20+ years, long before we owned a computer. ;\)

H said that Zip drives were old technology. He suggested the current method instead of installing the Zip in the computer he built last year.