There’s a John Lennon quote that gets thrown around a lot: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” Turns out, it’s annoyingly accurate.

If you’ve been wondering where Check the Gate News disappeared to, the short answer is: life showed up, kicked the tripod over, and demanded attention. The longer answer is that sometimes you step away not because the passion fades, but because everything else gets louder. Family stuff. Work stuff. The kind of “real world” obligations that don’t care about embargo dates or product launch cycles.

But here’s the thing about stepping away—you also get perspective.

And now that the noise has settled, I’m back. More focused. More opinionated. And honestly? More excited about tech than I’ve been in a long time.

Check the Gate News was always meant to be about technology through a creator’s lens. Not spec sheets for the sake of spec sheets. Not hype just because a press release says “revolutionary.” But tools that actually change how we work. Gear that shaves minutes—or hours—off a workflow. Tech that makes you stop mid-project and say, “Wait… this makes everything easier.”

That part hasn’t changed.

What has changed is the scope.

Yes, we’re still going to dig deep into the tools filmmakers, editors, photographers, and content creators genuinely care about. Cameras, audio gear, AI tools that don’t feel like vaporware, laptops that don’t thermal-throttle the second you open Premiere. If it helps you create faster, smarter, or with fewer compromises, it belongs here.

But we’re also widening the gate.

Because some tech doesn’t need to justify itself with productivity metrics. Some technology is just plain cool. The kind of stuff that reminds you why you got into this space in the first place. Experimental hardware. Wild design ideas. Left-field concepts that may not fit neatly into a workflow—yet—but spark imagination and push things forward.

That curiosity matters.

The creator economy is evolving fast, and the line between “pro tool” and “consumer tech” is blurrier than ever. The best ideas often come from unexpected places, and I want Check the Gate News to be a place where those ideas get explored—not dismissed.

So yeah. I’m back.

New perspectives. Sharper takes. Less noise, more signal. And a renewed focus on the tech creators love, the tools that change the game, and the innovations that make us excited to hit record again.

So, it’s time to check the gate again—and roll.