Hi w14t3r, welcome to DBG. You're right, there are some great people here who will be very willing to help you -- after you do your homework, that is! /default_smile.png Start by reading the threads in the section(s) you find the most interesting -- I'm guessing, from the post above as well as your other one, that would be the International OPs?
Then, after you finish perusing those threads, keep reading... Then, maybe read some areas you don't think you're all that interested in (you may be pleasantly surprised). Then read some more!
I know the reading assignment may seem a bit overwhelming, initially. No doubt, there are thousands of posts in your area of interest. "Really?!" is a rather common response.
We've all been there -- I would guess that more than a few of us stumbled upon this board at a time when we were desperate, searching for something, and all we really wanted was for someone to tell us what to do right now!
But that's not how DBG works.
Once you start reading, it won't take very long for you to realize DBG is like a big research library -- all the answers you seek are here. All you need to do is read them. No one here will recommend or endorse vendors; instead, we post our experiences with them, both good & bad, for all members to read. With that information, each individual can make his or her own decision to patronize -- or not -- any particular vendor.
Also, after you've been reading for just a little while, you'll realize this place is full of smart, insightful and sometimes really funny people; that we have an outstanding Admin/Mods team unlike any I've ever seen on any board anywhere on the 'Net; and, reading all about it is not such a chore, after all... It's actually pretty fun /default_smile.png
anything else (magazines, v€ndz, self/advertising, mag problems) belongs in the appropriate forum threads.
(Hoping this is appropriate? - If not I will delete)
