myPC:
I finnally got around to connecting the PC to the stereo. Ever since I first started getting CD's, mid '80s, I have always wanted a way to play them all randomly. I did finnally get a 5 disk changer, but you still had to get up and find the cds you wanted to put in. I always had my eye on one of those 500disk changers :o) I am happy to say that I am about 1/3 the way through ripping my cd collection to my PC. I didnt have the hard drive space available before. I have an 11 gig partition for music now. There is a little over 3.5 gig left in that partition. What I may end up doing is moving the music collection over to the partition I have for ripping DVD's which is 25 gig. I can always steal some of the 20gigs that the Linux partition is using(Ill go into why I am not using linux more later).
I am using WMP9 to rip the cds, dbAmp to convert them to MP3s and play the music. I may go back WinAmp once all the ripping is done. I know that one program can probably do everything but for now this system is working well.
I love having my whole collection(well part of it so far) playing randomly. My wife(low tech) is even enjoying it. We are hopeing to get CD Binders and get rid of any Gem Cases and save a huge amount of space.
On other notes I am going to have to make a small partition for WinMe or 98 just for the scanner that WinXP nor Linux will support(visioneer 6400).

2003Taxes:
Although I have finished Federal Taxes I still have local and state to file. This is the project for the week.

rentedDVD's:
If you are or were a skateboarder from the late 80's you should rent or buy a couple of these DVD's,
DRIVE: My Life in Skateboarding- Mike Vallely was and is awsome and really expresses skateing as I see it.
Dogtown and the z-Boys: This is your history lesson of skateboarding.

Other recent DVD's: Office Space, The Others, Hitchhikers Guide. Man NetFlix and Walmart DVD rental make it easy to "rip" through a ton of movies...wow it will be though to decide not to sign up once I get through the free trial periods.