For those of you recording on Macs, check out the new
Apogee Gio - looks like a great piece of gear! You can control your recording start/stop and in-track transport through foot pedals, as well as control all your effects in GarageBand, Logic and Mainstage. Its audio out will work to headphones, powered monitors/speakers, or your amp. It's powered entirely by your USB connection, so no wall warts or converters necessary.
Sorry if this is old news - I've been so busy with work that I've hardly had any time at all to even play, much less do any recording. I just learned of the Gio today as I was catching up on my RSS feeds and thought I'd pass it along, as it looked pretty enticing to me.