The new machine has been purchased. Since I’m a bit anal about starting fresh with each new computer, it’ll take me a couple of days to have it up and functional.

If you’re curious, the “starting fresh” bit is more than simple habit, it actually accomplishes two very useful things for me:

• It makes sure I don’t bring anything dirty (corrupted data, bad files, etc.) or unnecessary into the new system.
• It gives me a chance to exercise the new system, and get used to anything quirky about it.

Yes, it moos.