Starting Recording Equipment?

what equipment should i get to first start recording? i mean home recording nothing to complicated that requires a lot of equipment its not a demo for a band or anything. I just want to be able to record music that i come up with. I know almost nothing on this topic; the only things i have heard of are the Line 6 Toneport products and everything else i've seen seemed complicated involving pre-amps, microphones, interface's . I think you need an interface but im not sure. ANY HELP IS VERY APPRECIATED =).

Will Switching From 9's To 10's Affect My Guitar In A Negative Way? (please Read First =)

My guitar Schecter C-1 Hellraiser came to me with 10 gauge strings on them. this was around November, i didn't know i was going to get this guitar and the previous guitar i played on had 9's. I really enjoyed the feel of the 10's and didn't feel that they were a problem, however the time came to change them and i had already had 3 sets of 9's so i put 9's on them. those sets have gone and now intend to put 10's back on them. will this affect the intonation of my guitar? i have noticed that my intonation at the 12th and 24th frets is a little sharp since i have made the change to 9's. but i broke the little e string once and put a spare 10 that i had lying around on it (because i didn't have any other) and it has perfect intonation. Any help is very appreciated = ) thank you in advance.