I think that a gear/use matrix is a great idea for those of us who are neophytes and trying to gain a lot of information as quickly as we can. I am not sure if there are enough of us novices out here to make it worth the time and effort, but I think it would be great. It is like any body of knowledge, I think. Those who grew up acquiring this expertise (and that seems to be a good majority here) don't really know how mysterious this can be to those of us (or me at least) who are still at the level of trying to figure out the acronyms. What I have found is that everyone here is super helpful when asked a question, but if you are at the level where you don't even know the right questions, you are still in trouble.<br>I think cyberraven has a terrific idea of having people tell us what is in their kit,why, and how to use it. If that could then be fashioned into a matrix, I think it would create a wonderful tool worthy of this site. <br><br> Please understand that the people I work with have often advised me that I can think of terrific ways to make work for other people to make my job easier--so view this suggestion with that bias in mind.<br><br>Robb