Okay...

I’m going to attempt to make an entry here, even though it’s difficult to think about gear while watching my country come apart at the seams. I just want to warn you from the outset that I’m in a really shitty mood, so no punches will be pulled.

First up, Mbox 2. Everyone is getting all freaky-deaky over this. I imagine it’s a nice enough little box, but two points. First, DigiDesign can’t write drivers to fucking save their lives. I have an Mbox connected to this very computer, and the only thing that has kept me from spinning it through the nearest window on several occasions is that I actually need it so I can run the useless pile of shit that is ProTools LE on the rare occasion that I need to for AD purposes. These boxes are fine if all you need to do is run PT LE, but check it out: if you have it hooked to a PC instead of a Mac, the driver prevents the computer from hibernating. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. I could go on for hours. My second point is that I happen to be privy to the knowledge that a certain hardware company is about to announce a _really_ nice FW portable that blows this out of the water, in both features and price. Can’t say who or what just yet. I’ll find out if I can talk about it today.

Next, I’ll have a Gear Porn picture today, I promise. Until then, if you’re in the US, please don’t drive your Hummer H2 a block to the grocery store then leave it running so the AC will keep it cool while you pick up fresh frozen snacks. We are quite literally _out_ of gasoline here. Try to keep things in perspective.