Unleashing creativity with technology
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