thanks LOTR. its all but impossible to get a personalized answer to a question on ANY forum, but the advice you gave the other member went above and beyond and that kind of help is hard to find nowadays. ive been struggling with this bearshare issue for a while and even my wife was bummed out she couldnt use it, so youve definitely scored me some points with my old lady, haha. might seem like a thankless job at times, but your efforts dont go unnoticed man, trust that.