Hi, For those of you who do not yet know, you can go to #ruby-lang at irc.openprojects.net for contact with some others in the Ruby community. You can ask questions, give answers, and even chat with one of the authors of the pickaxe book :-) There are typically 12-22 people there at any time. There is even a bot that serves 'ri' results. And, as a bonus for those who are more dedicated, matz occassionally drops in for a few hours ;-) Come join us! Guy N. Hurst -- HurstLinks Web Development http://www.hurstlinks.com/ Norfolk, VA 23510 (757)623-9688 FAX 623-0433 PHP/MySQL - Ruby/Perl - HTML/Javascript