TGIF = This Gear Is FLY

( Go 'head and click the title to preview my new toy )

Yes, my ever-present threat of recording my music and sending it out into the ether...net is coming one step closer to its unavoidable fruition.

Yes, I had my pc set up for recording. Now one basement flooding, a bad power supply, and a motherboard fry later ... it got to be a MAJOR pain in the ass between driver updates and changes and problems with WINDOWS... I am convinced that Bill Gates is, indeed, the Anti-Christ... but THAT, my friends, is a WHOLE other conversation.

And before you Mac-ho's out there crawl all over me and tout your superiority of design and implementation, let me say just this one thing.... okay, a FEW things.

If I had a few grand to buy one and all the software that goes with it, I surely would. They are MUCH more stable, and like the iPod, it's basic user interface design is light years beyond the competition. Straight up. Period. (Of course, as a nuts and bolts guy, there are times when I KNOW I can do it faster and cleaner than the baby-steps they allow users... thank God they have a Linux base now!)

But I don't have that kind of scratch... and I already had all the software and gear for the PC...

AND

my PC pursuits include video and photo editing, for which I have large amounts of "not the freebie/came with the computer" software. We'd be talking 5 grand to replace my PC and get the equivalent software on the Mac.

Now, if you REALLY want me to be a convert and are willing to throw that kind of scratch my way... well, I'll be more than happy to send you my address where you can send me a certified check or money order (I don't accept personal checks, you see)...

Until then, well, I'm gonna play wif me new toy - which just showed up, by the way.

I can hardly wait.