Thanks Tony and Rodger.
I had read the FAQ but I was still a bit unsure of the usb2seral adapter cable.

Since Just a few Ted Nugent albums was taking around 20 hours, I killed it.

I think I will just set up my old Thinkpad that is running Win7 I think, but has USB, Serial, and Ethernet on it and use for loading music and upgrading.

Thanks so much for the info!
Now I just need to find a dock or the plans to build one, although the ML Dock is still the ultimate dream.