Guess I should of dug a little deeper before posting the questions.
Not so much a "read the archives" answer (I hate those answers!) but with
the search function you get the benefit of seeing more answers AND the
replies/rebuttals to those answers. It's one thing to get an answer here
and now, but if the same answer was posted two months ago, someone else
might have posted to the same thread a week later saying "yes, but here's
a better way" or "be careful when you do that because..." etc. and that
makes the archives more valuable.
Just like when you do a Google search for something brand new.. you get
all the hype hits up front.. mostly ads from vendors or postings by people
who just got it. But after a while, you start to get to some postings by
people who have put the product through its paces and have some info
to share. Same thing here. The archives give you the advantage of having
answers over time.
Don't hold back on the questions, but don't deprive yourself of the wealth
of information already posted. If each question was only answered once
and everyone was told to use the search function, this whole forum could
be replaced with a FAQ. So .. ask away!