Few things beat the feeling of getting your hands on a new work computer that runs smoothly. But don't forget about the old one, because it can still be useful.

I'm not sure if this is the best forum for this, but I thought people on ARS might have an opinion... As a work from independent contractor, largely on open source my home office consists of one well ...

I recall reading in the past that there's some sort of way to have Office installed on your personal computer if you're already licensed as a business user. So for example... your company pays for you ...