Just from the convenience side of this Squeezebox thing is amazing.  For us Saturday is traditionally a day for Jazz.  Got up this morning, created a playlist of various styles to suit the times of day and let it run.  Haven't needed to go near it since.  Mind you I've spent a lot of time just sitting listening rather than doing anything useful today.

Ordered a 400gb Seagate Barracuda HDD & SATA controller today.  They should come Monday so by the end of the month I should have all my CDs available.