couple things....
first off welcome to the club and your new addiction
ok, now EVERYBODY will tell you to search....its tricky, is picky, and confusing and sometimes yields nothing....here is a thread to help in your how to search successfully :
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=56810
if you read a thread, find a .cab, an app or something else you want to download and erased it, or just need to get it again, go back to the main forum page, and to the left of the thread in question it says files, that is a list of all the files that have been posted in that thread, i do not believe it includes links to rapidshare etc....somebody might correct me
people will bash you if you ask something stupid....just ignore them, they forget that they were newbies at one point too....
hitting the THANKS button means a lot....if somebody helps you, press it...might seem small, but its worth its weight in gold
as Coz said, if you can think of it, its been done, and not just by one person, there is a thread out there for you, trust me
DO NOT FLASH until you have some idea as to what your doing, and have read EVERYTHING you can about flashing.....in these times $600 paper weights are a waste....
im sure there is alot im forgetting...but its early and im tired, so please fogive me if i forgot something.....
ENJOY THE SITE!!!