...for what it's worth, the only people this sort of post seems to address with any meaningful weight are people like me, who took the time to follow Google link after Google link, sift through a multitude of tutorials only to find that either they do not address the most basic of definitions for the noobiest of noobs(is KM the same thing as KVM? Do I really want to broadcast on my main window as well as my alts when I'm using a toggle to broadcast? Do I want to broadcast or maximize; is the independent mouse action faster than the key broadcasting?) or they are software-specific (a Keyclone tutorial has minimal bearing on an Octopus setup).

There's a wealth of great information on this site, and it's really the only site I've relied upon when learning how to dual box (I just recently became a 'boxer), but I shudder to do the research to find out if I can easily maneuver between Octopus profiles for 2 PCs and 1 PC, which I will need to do prior to tomorrow at midnight because my second PC does not have a DVD player and I know how long it'll take to install my game's expansion via a networked DVD. But the info will not be in one easily found place--say, a post entitled "Swapping 2-PC/1-PC Configs in Octopus via Profiles" as an example--and I will have to sort much chaff to find the grains of gold.

In summation, as much as you all feel abused, your answers and patience are appreciated. Now, is there any way of showing some love for the unsung noob lurkers who try our hardest not to add to the weight on your weary shoulders? :huh:

Regards, and thank you for even being here with the grain for me to sort.