Shopping Advice for the end of the year

listen

• iPod touch, 16 GB
• iPod classic, 160 GB
• iPod nano, 8 GB
• Internet+FM+AM radio: Roku SoundBridge

photograph

• Canon PowerShot SD1000 digital camera, 7.1MP with 3x optical zoom
• Canon PowerShot G9 digital camera, 12.1MP with 6x optical image stabilized zoom
• Canon PIXMA iP6700D photo printer (4x6" borderless photos, up to 8x10")
• Canon Pixma Pro9000 professional inkjet printer (large format, up to 13x19")
• Panasonic Camcorder 3.1MP, with 10x optical zoom
• iPod camera connector

eat & drink

• Braun Multiquick hand blender & chopper
• Braun Tassimo hot beverage system
• Braun electric water kettle

upgrade

• Roomba vacuuming robot
• Scooba floor washing robot
• Robotic lawn mower
• weather station: Oregon Scientific
• Ambient 5-day weather forecaster
• MacOS X 10.5 Leopard
• MacOS X Leopard: The Missing Manual

work

• MacBook white 13"
• MacBook black 13"
• 3-year AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook
• extra power adapter
• airline power adapter
• car power strip: Coleman Powerworks inverter
• MacBook Pro 15"
• MacBook Pro 17"
• 3-year AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro
• for backups: 500GB Lacie D2 HD

sit

• iMac with 20" Display, 1 GB RAM, 320 GB HD
• iMac with 24" Display, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB HD
• 3-year AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac
• HP LaserJet 1020 Printer
• basic UPS
• stylus-work area for graphic design: PenSketch

watch

• Samsung 46" LCD HDTV, 1080p
• Samsung 32" LCD HDTV, 720p
• TiVo Series3 HD DVR
• power center w/surge protector
• Logitech Harmony 890 Advanced Universal Remote Control
• watch & control your TV from anywhere at home or in the world: Sling Media Slingbox PRO

play

• Go: the ultimate, 4,000-year old game of strategy for two (thick board with urea stones in wood bowls)
• Scrabble: a classic. 2-4 players, age 8+
• Snatch: build words or add onto existing ones. 2+ players, age 8+
• Ticket To Ride - Europe: build railway lines and stations. 2-5 players, age 8+, 30-60 minutes
• Carcassonne: challenging tile-laying. 2-5 players, age 10+, takes about 60 minutes

read

• electronic book, the Sony Reader
• Kindle, Amazon's wireless reading device

develop

• Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites
• High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers
• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
• Learning jQuery: Better Interaction Design and Web Development with Simple JavaScript Techniques
• CSS: The Definitive Guide
• Designing with Web Standards (2nd ed.)
• Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications
• Web Privacy with P3P

podcast

• studio quality audio recording: Snowball microphone (USB, includes tripod)
• Olympus TP-7 telephone recording microphone (works with any recorder)
• Olympus WS-320M digital voice recorder