In my area Lowes and Home Depot are almost on top of each other. I go to both. One may have a better selection of some things, or vice versa. I have found that most of the people that work there are helpful.

I have a couple male friends that don't know ANYTHING about tools (maybe except how to identify a hammer) or home stuff. However, one of them knows just about everything there is to know about electronics, music and guitars. The other is a chemical engineer, and that should tell you enough.

While I know Macs like the back of my hand (using them since the 80's), I'm fairly new to the "Windows World" and I know I ask those stupid questions once in a while (like whats this "right click" stuff). As far as home theatre goes, or for that matter, just getting my dvd player to play, then go back to TV, I am the village idiot.

JF