So, I bought a new computer yesterday after the demise of my last one left me pc-less for several months. It's nothing special...it goes to the interwebs, has Office 2007, etc. It fits my needs just fine. I now no longer have to wait until I'm at work to check my email or mess around on here. I fully expect my production at work to increase exponentially.

I had been waiting to get a computer because my Xbox 360 wasn't getting IP addresses from my network. I had taken my 360 up to my dad's house when I visited for Christmas and when I got back, I couldn't connect to my home network. I called tech support and they couldn't figure it out and I couldn't get into my router settings without a computer. My wireless adapter on my 360 is apparently pretty powerful because it detected several wireless networks around me...just none of them very well. So, while I was able to get online for at least a few minutes per day, the connection wasn't stable enough that I felt safe playing anything multiplayer or even downloading updates.

This went on for nearly a month. Then yesterday, after I got my computer hooked up and it wouldn't connect, I found myself on the phone with my ISP's tech support...again. Once we got the computer online, I decided to ask about my wireless setup. As it turns out, whatever genius I had the first time I called (back in mid-December) gave me the wrong password for my network.

Sigh...

At any rate, I'm now back online, both with a PC and my 360. As it turns out, I could have been on with my 360 a long time ago. Ah well...