Thanks to everyone who responded to my pleas for advice on wireless routers via comments, twitters, and e-mail. I appreciate everyone’s suggestions as well as the gracious offers for free equipment and those who even volunteered to come to my house to set up my wireless network! I feel so loved!

Ryan S. was kind enough to drop off a Netgear wireless router to me today, which made my decision pretty easy. My main motivation was to provide connectivity for my iPod Touch, so I’ll save the purchase of the AirPort Extreme for when I take the plunge and buy a Macbook. By then, there will probably be a better (and cheaper?) model out. But, for now, since my wireless needs are few, the free option was the most attractive.

When I got home from the day’s activities, I fought off the afternoon lethargy and promptly set up the router, switching out my “crusty Linksys” as Derek so aptly put it. After securing my network, I fired up my iPod Touch and it immediately found the network and prompted me to login. Then, bam! I was online, just like that.

The touchscreen keyboard takes some getting used to due to my fat fingers, but the predictive texting feature is pretty handy.

With my wireless connection and iPod Touch, I can now blog from bed and tweet from the toilet. What more can you possibly ask for?

I’m doing a test run. I’m actually blogging from bed right now from my iPod Touch. In less than two weeks, this will be my modus operandi until I am off of bed rest.

It works pretty well for a tiny wireless device with no keyboard. My only gripe? My fat fingers. It’s going to take a little getting used to. But at least I’ll have my connection to the world while I’m in bed urging the snowflakes to stick.