Annnnnnnnnddddd.... i've just proven myself to be an idiot! :o lol
yup. he was using the older version, i downloaded the newer libraries with out realizing he was using the older version. soooo when i tried to build off of his example, it didn't work.
so that's a huge part of the problem. now that i know i was on the wrong track, let me see if i can get this working now.
thanks for pointing out the error of my ways!
`shields