At the higher end - desktops all the way up to the servers that process all your data - Intel is the big dog.An interesting book on this topic is "The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen.

There is no fixed DTI ratio if they are using Desktop Underwriting (DU) which they usually do.

Very similar situation in that he began to resent performing physical work while I was "sitting behind a computer" even though this was what we agreed to (verbally, not in writing) and he wanted to start hiring out all the physical work.I would advise finding some other way to do the deal, like what Brian suggests.

I'm on my phone right now, but expect a colleague request and PM from me tomorrow when I'm on my computer.

It also allows you to listen to your vm messages from any computer or your android phone.

Here is a great link on an awesome media center that is super easy to setup if you have an old computer laying around (http://dc404.kaos.to/page4/files/Awesome_Vegan_Mediacenter.pdf).

I'm a bit of a computer nerd and an Excel junkie.

Actually, it doesn't show up on any computer until you actually hover over it with your cursor.

@RaymondB - Thank you, I just did it again & from a different computer.

You can use one of the calculator's on BP but what if you are not near a computer what then.