While I have only been "into computers" since 1997, I have been on a crash learning course ever since...  I specialize mostly in hardware currently, although I am working on my A+ and MCSE on and off.  I have made somewhere around 60 to 80 systems for friends (and friends of friends etc...) and family with a near 100% reliability, and I do stress NEAR!  I may now be an expert, but I think I will still be asking more questions than I answer!  I will soon be relocating to the Atlanta Georgia area to find a more suitable job market than the Seattle area...  We may have Microsoft, but we also have a MicroJob market for IT pro's out here!