[Bungleau]

Do enjoy the new computer, morningstar... and as for people hacking in, simply posting a description of your components won't do anything. The only thing they might use on this site is the IP address (see that link down there that says "IP logged"?), but only moderators can see what that is. Regular folks like you and me are prevented from seeing them, and that's tracked whether you tell us or not.

So the paranoia level doesn't have to be quite so high, unless you're fond of sending along your social security number (or other government ID), mother's maiden name, bank account numbers, and so on.

And BTW, the hacking thing can be handled by a good software or hardware firewall, such as Zone Alarm (software) or a simple router (Linksys, in my case). Just make sure you protect against traffic going in and out, and you're set.

Feel free to drop me a line off-line if you have more questions. I work with this stuff daily.