another noob question here.
Thanks for all your help. I mined all night and although it was not a lot I want to test to make sure my wallet is working. It is stored at coinbase.com. question is there a 3rd party software program that will show that there is something in the wallet. coinbase shows no balance, because it is in the .00001 area i think. Thanks for all your help.
If you know your Coinbase address you can search it on Blockchain, but if Coinbase uses shared address then you can't since your balance will be mixed up with other transaction.
I don't know exactly whether Coinbase use shared address or not, but you can try to search your Coinbase address, there's no harm in trying.
or you can contact their support and explain your situation, they might help and tell you your balance, but if you put the correct address when mining, your coin should be there in your Coinbase account.
As far as third party software, no.
I suggest to setup a new Desktop based wallet instead as you will be the true owner of your coin.
Head on to
https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet to see Desktop Wallet you can use