Before I did my last (re)install of Hardy, I used gparted to set up a
/home partition, and I copied my home directory into the partition.
Now, however, I have a /home/ed directory, and a /home/home/ed
directory. When I put something into my "home" directory, I never
know where it will show up.

I had everything working, including my Broadcom WiFi chipset (yipee),
but now, I am getting a boot error regarding starting the "gnome
settings daemon". Some of the suggestions for correcting the problem
involve deleting a number of configuration and settings files in the
home directory, but I'm not sure I have the right "home" directory.

Is there a way to straighten out the "home" directory confusion?