I want to wipe my hard drive... I don't think I've ever thought about this before. I want to write down the programs I like and back up the ones I need to.. like Dragon Naturally Speaking... and then wipe it clean.

How do I do this? I have the original disk.. but can I use system restore to a point when my computer was not full of crap I don't use?

Think_Kink

...buying gasoline at over $3 a gallon, and man, it fucking hurt.

I know that $3-a-gallon gas is pretty common these days. Southwest Virginia is economically depressed; wages tend to be lower here, and so a lot of common necessities like rent and gasoline are more competitively priced.

The first time I saw gasoline above $3 was right after Hurricane Katrina in 2005; since then, it's bounced above and below the $3 mark a few times.

And so far, I've managed...

mindseye