Howdy Hank, by the time you see this I'm most likely at your house......Since I'm helping you get to know your computer, I thought that I would provide you with some links to the Internet that may help you.
Http://www.northernlight.com - A very good search engine with over 14 million pages archived
Http://www.altavista.com - Another good search engine that allows you to search using natural english
Http://www.cnet.com - An archive of reviews of hardware and software for you computer. Also has many shareware games and programs
Http://www.zdnet.com - Ziff-Davis Net, similar archive of information and software as above
Http://www.tripod.com - A website hosting company that allows you to make your own simple webpage
Http://www.amazon.com - The mother of all internet stores. Has everything including books, CDs, electronics, and Videos
Http://www.travelocity.com - A travel website that has everything you need for travel
Http://www.apple.com/icards/ - A online card site that has beautiful pictures and fine art that you can email to friends in a postcard format
Http://www.winfiles.com - A website that has files that you may need for downloaded software
Http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html - Norton AntiVirus webpage with information on many virii