MBW Picks

Hardware & software:

• Rayman 2 for iPhone for $6.99 from Leo Laporte.
• Ten One Design Pogo Sketch Stylus for iPhone 3G, 3G S for $13.49 from Andy Ihnatko.
• SanDisk Extreme Pro ExpressCard Adapter at http://www.sandisk.com for $49.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Digital Bass Line for iPhone for $4.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Headspace for iPhone for $2.99 from Merlin Mann.
• MindNode for iPhone for $5.99 from Merlin Mann.
• OmniGraffle at http://www.omnigroup.com for $99.95 from Merlin Mann.
• Zeptoliner for iPhone for $8.99 from Merlin Mann.
• Tony Buzan Mind Mapping Books from Merlin Mann.
• Pentel Color Pen Set, Set of 36 Assorted Colors (S360-36) for $20.31 from Merlin Mann.

Books:

• The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America from Andy Ihnatko.
• The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History from Leo Laporte.
• SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance from Alex Lindsay.
• Theodore Rex from Leo Laporte.

Hardware & software:

• NPR News for iPhone for free from Alex Lindsay.
• WiScale for iPhone for free from Alex Lindsay.
• EchoPhone at http://echofon.com for free from Leo Laporte.
• Plants vs Zombies for iPhone for $2.99 from Leo Laporte.

Books:

• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter from Leo Laporte.

Bonus:  Really fantastic interview from Merlin Mann with one of my favorite authors/speakers/thinkers, Seth Godin.  If you haven’t heard it or don’t know a lot about Seth Godin, you can check it out over here at 43folders.com.  This is one of those podcasts that I didn’t delete from iTunes after listening.

Hardware & software:

• TextMate at http://macromates.com for $55 from Merlin Mann.
• MarkdownBundle at http://fletcher.github.com/markdown.tmbundle/ for free from Merlin Mann.
• MultiMarkdownBundle at http://fletcher.github.com/MultiMarkdown/ for free from Merlin Mann.
• GetBundles at http://github.com/adamsalter/GetBundles.tmbundle for free from Merlin Mann.
• ExpanDrive at http://www.expandrive.com for $39.95 from Merlin Mann.
• Transmit at http://www.panic.com for $29.95 from Merlin Mann.
• TextExpander at http://www.smileonmymac.com for $29.95 from Merlin Mann.
• TextExpander for iPhone for $4.99 from Merlin Mann.
• Skitch at http://www.skitch.com for free from Merlin Mann.
• ScreenSharingMenulet at http://www.klieme.com for free from Merlin Mann.
• Pastebot for iPhone at for $2.99 from Merlin Mann.
• Amazon S3 Wordpress Plugin at http://tantannoodles.com/toolkit/wordpress-s3/ for free from Merlin Mann.
• SanDisk SDSDPH-004G-A11 4GB/15MB Ultra II SD Plus Card for $48.00 from Merlin Mann.
• Sonos S5 ZonePlayer Wireless Multi-Room Music System for $399 from Leo Laporte.
• Evernote at http://www.evernote.com for free (premium for $5/month) from Leo Laporte.
• Words with Friends for iPhone for $2.99 (free version too) from Leo Laporte.
• Chess with Friends for iPhone for free ($2.99 premium version) from Leo Laporte.
• WhatsApp for iPhone for .99 from Leo Laporte.
• BusyCal at http://www.busymac.com for $49.00 from Leo Laporte.
• Pukka at http://codesorcery.net/pukka for $16.95 from Leo Laporte.
• Receiva at https://www.reciva.com for free from Leo Laporte.
• Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Wireless Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-8PC for $149.99 from Leo Laporte.
• Logitech Squeezebox Radio for $170 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Layers for iPhone for $4.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Locations 2.1 at http://www.codehackers.net for $19 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Scrivener at http://www.literatureandlatte.com for $39.95 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Brushes for iPhone for $4.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
• SketchBook Mobile for iPhone for $2.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• MixMeister Express at http://www.mixmeister.com for $49.95 from Alex Lindsay.
• PhotoNote for iPhone for $1.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• NewerTech Voyager Q- Quad Interface SATA 2.5 for $89.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• WiebeTech DRIVEBOX 10 PACK DURABLE ANTI-STATIC FOR 3.5IN HDD for $48.24 (10 pack) from Alex Lindsay.
• PED3 iPhone Rotating Dock Stand Holder (Orig, 3G, 3G S) for $35 from Alex Lindsay.
• Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom for $650 from Alex Lindsay.
• Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro HDMI Editing Card with PCI Express for $189 from Alex Lindsay.
• ArtStudio for iPhone for $3.99 from Leo Laporte (listener).

Phew.

Hardware & software:

• GetUncommon.com iPhone Cases at http://www.getuncommon.com for 39.95 from Leo Laporte.
• Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone for $2.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Liquid Scale for iPhone for $1.99 from Merlin Mann.
• ReelDirector for iPhone for $7.99 from Merlin Mann.
• Wikipanion Plus for iPhone for $4.99 from Merlin Mann.
• Canabalt for iPhone for $2.99 from Merlin Mann.
• Trexta Paper iPhone Case at TBD for TBD from Andy Ihnatko.
• TypeKit at http://typekit.com for various from Merlin Mann.

Books:

• How We Decide from Andy Ihnatko.
• The Kid Stays in the Picture from Merlin Mann

Hardware & software:

• Aperture 3 Retail for $189 from Alex Lindsay.
• Shure SE115-K Sound Isolating Earphones with Dynamic Microspeaker II (Black) for $79 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.
• Siri Assistant (iPhone) for free from Merlin Mann.
• Export to Flickr Lightroom Plugin at http://regex.info for free from Merlin Mann.
• iGlasses at http://www.ecamm.com for $9.99 from Merlin Mann.

Books:

• A Confederacy of Dunces from Leo Laporte.

SIDE NOTE:  Over the past few weeks, I’ve been going through recent posts and loading the picks into a spreadsheet.  Sure, it’s glamorous and exciting work, but let’s get past that.  So, I made it back to show 95, and then my pal James worked a little PHP/MySQL magic making all the picks searchable/filterable by keyword, host, and/or ‘type.’  It seems to be working pretty good.  If you’re looking for older stuff, you should be able to pull it up here really fast.

It’s super easy (I think) to pull up all of Merlin’s picks, or get all of Andy’s hardware picks, etc.

Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments!

Hardware & software:

• Pollux at http://polluxapp.com for $10/year from Leo Laporte.
• CSSEdit at http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ for $39.95 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Calibre at http://calibre-ebook.com for free from Merlin Mann.
• RipIt at http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/ for $19.95 from Chris Breen.
• Notational Velocity at http://notational.net for free from Merlin Mann.
• Simple Note App at http://simplenoteapp.com/ for free from Merlin Mann.

Books:

• Last Words: A Memoir from Andy Ihnatko.

No official picks but lots of iPad talk.  What do you guys think?  Getting one or taking a pass?  If buying, what’s the move – wait for 3G, or just get the WiFi version.  Better to use with a MiFi?  Which version do you have on your want list?

In case you missed it, Andy was on the CBS Early Show over the weekend.  I grabbed it on the ElGato for you.  Lot’s of tablet speculation… We’ll know what’s really up soon enough!  Until then, here’s the clip:

Hardware & software:

• FormulatePro at http://code.google.com/p/formulatepro/ for free from Leo Laporte.
• Matias Ifold Stand – Black for $43 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
• Camtasia for Mac at http://www.techsmith.com/camtasiamac for $99 (on sale) from Alex Lindsay.
• IndieRelief.com for free from Leo Laporte.

Books:

• The Contortionist’s Handbook from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Audacity at http://audacity.sourceforge.net for free from Leo Laporte.
• SuctionClip at http://www.suctionclip.com for $12.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Moo Mini Cards at http://moo.com for $19.99 from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

• The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History from Andy Ihnatko.

The WorkSlate: