radial arm saws are particularly good for ripping.
You'll want to make each box 7 1/4" tall. Since it's your house, you can definitely make your box steps any size you want, but you'll want to have enough tread for each, so let that determine how deep you make the boxes.
A Mio C720t GPS from Woot Announcement to replace the one that was stolen from my wife's car the other day. Woot timed that well. Last time my car was broken into, they had the XM radio I needed on woot.
The vtgs aren't meant to compete with anything, and they're definitely not a replacement for stats. They're an amazing ipod headphone tho, and have magic no other headphone I've heard has.