So, now that I am offically a novice (1000+ hands @Party), I have a couple of key non "play" based questions:

When do you drop a table because it's too tight? How many orbits to get a good read? If 1/2 the players are good and the rest are free money, do you stay. or find a really fishy table?

I have been playing soley .5/1, and I like to do other stuff at the same time (i.e., this morning I have been organizing my iTunes). I can see the advantage to playing 3-4 tables, but that sounds like it would cut into my screwing around time.

How much harder is 1/2 than .5/1? My plan is to build my bankroll up to $200+ before I try it, but if I actually have to work at it, I will probably just stick to the lower limit.