Have you checked out this very recent EPHY thread, with 100 posts, RIGHT HERE? :It covers a lot of the areas you are asking about, if not all of them.

I just want to mention, MaxedTrick, that in general it's a good idea to post in an existing thread on a particular OP, rather than start a duplicate thread. Duplicate threads will sooner or later be deleted, or merged by the mods into the original thread, and your posts might not survive.

Good Luck with EPHY, the word seems to be good on this relatively new-to-the-boards OP. At least LOVEPINK likes them, and that's usually good enough for me!