I recently got a wallet at blockchain.info.. am I good with that or should I go elsewhere ?

as a complete newbie, you'll have to clarify "faucets" 
its a word I've heard my American friends use when referring to a tap..

Hi all, new here and new to bitcoin.. I sort of landed here because of all the recent hype about bitcoin and an article I read on the BBC website, about a guy who had had some coins from early on and forgot all about them, and then discovered they’re worth close to ½ million..  that sort of got me curious to try and learn more..
I’d like to learn more about mining, and saw that I could buy some mining hardware, but it does all seem terribly difficult and technical, and not having any linux skills might leave me at a disadvantage if I invest in some hardware and just can’t get it up and running..
That’s all for now, I’ll go back to my research.
Manoj