I bought a D-Link DI-604 to share my broadband connection so I don’t have to deal with having a Linux router any more if I don’t want to. Everything works perfectly after applying the recent firmware upgrade. The admin interface is a tad slow… but not bad. I show no decrease in speed using various Internet Bandwidth tests, so that’s good.

I also bought a new 400W power supply, a new 80GB Western Digital 7200RPM drive, and a new desk (because it’s a nice desk and was on sale for about 75% off).

I finally got smart. I hooked a monitor, mouse, keyboard and REAL speakers up to my laptop, and turned off the setting that says it should shutdown when I close the lid. Now I don’t have to work on a laptop anymore, but it still very slow. Very slow.

Too bad all my MP3s are on my harddrive. I guess this is a good time to check out some Internet radio stations.