Salaam Aleykom brother James and welcome to the site. Feel free to ask questions so that we can help answering them inshaAllah. You have come to the right place and there are many helpful threads, posts, vidoes and articles on here. If you are already convinced about Islam, it would be wise to go ahead and make shahadah and continue learning and and working on the rest. No one is perfect and and no will know everything but we learn as we go and strive to better ourself. The Shahadah can be taken anytime you feel and wherever you want. I made shahadah while I was researching Islam at a library and I was convinced then and accepted it. May Allah help you in your journey and may He guide you the straight path, Ameen.