Tech, tech, and more tech. On a daily basis, I find myself teetering between being a technophile and a luddite. My last post, an update / semi rant concerning my personal woes with firewire audio interfaces is a great example of what has been going on. Some devices I have not had a single problem out of, some things that come to mind: PS3, cellphone, external hard drives, wireless mice, router, etc. And then, there are the ‘others’… those devices that think they’re cute and show it by breaking one day for no apparent reason. No wear, no warning…just [poof!]. I suppose it is just one of those things that happen.

After my last audio interface died, I seriously considered ditching them altogether and going back to using tape. Seriously. Even with the upkeep, maintenance, demag, alignment, etc. At least those devices are serviceable. When current day electronics break, they really break. You just get a new one. Which is well and good, if you like that sort of thing, but it sure does hurt the wallet.

Not all has been doom and gloom. I recently replaced the interface with another of the same manufacture (I must be a glutton for punishment) and it has gone swimmingly. I mean, it has gone a bit too well, to the point where it makes me suspicious. If your wondering, its a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. I know I am still in the honeymoon period with this device, but one can hope for the future

On the computer side, I have been having a blast ever since migrating over to Linux. I’ve been using a lightweight distro of Ubuntu Linux called Lubuntu. My laptop has literally been running like a new computer and I am about to run the same distro alongside my Win7-64bit install on the desktop. It’s strange, the same exact hardware can run like night and day depending on what you are running on it.

Well, here’s hoping for the future, only time will tell…

-Keplar