My wife bought me a PSP as a gift on April 15, 2005. We already had high speed internet at the house, with a wireless router at the time. I loved my new handheld system, but was always just content to play games on it.

   I have always been a little behind the times when it comes to entertainment. I'm one of the few people I know who doesn't own an iPod. I kept reading about all of the PSP's other functions (internet, videos, music, photos, etc.). Still, I was content to just play games.

   I finally broke down and took the effort to link my PSP to my wireless router and take it online. It was easier than I thought, and I should've done it a long time ago.

  Of course, there are drawbacks. I didn't have enough memory to actually download anything. I spent $60 on a 1 gig memory stick. I also had no clue how to transfer my music files onto my PSP. Therefore, I bought a $20 media manager software package. Now, I have learned that my current OS (Windows ME) is inadequate and I must spend about another $100 on Windows XP.

   I probably needed a new OS anyway, but it's still a lot of money to blow. I'm in no rush, so I probably won't upgrade to XP for a few weeks. I'm not sure if I should feel proud because I finally went online, or if I should feel like a sucker for spending so much money to do so.