Just wanted to let you all know that i put together a website designed for the home user that has specific, step by step instructions on how to do stuff like install antivirus (Avast home free of course 
), and install AntiSpyware, as well as running other things to speed up the performance of your computer.
Its a great tool to hand out to those people that ask you “my computer has problems, can you help” the second they hear you know anything about computers
I am also in the process of adding video to the site demonstrating the techniques on the site.
http://computeradvice.mikebinns.net
-Mike Binns