MBW Picks

Hardware & software:

• AudioBoo for iPhone for free from Leo Laporte.
• White Noise for iPhone for $1.99 from Scott Bourne.
• AutoStich for iPhone for $1.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Kindle DX for $489 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Fiwi at http://www.wordpower-software.com for .99 from Don Mcallister.

Books:

• The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food–Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation’s Food Was Seasonal from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• DropBox at http://www.getdropbox.com for free from Leo Laporte.
• Flexibits Cameras at http://www.flexibits.com for free from Andy Ihnatko.
• iPhone Alarm Pack at http://www.ringtonefeeder.com for $6.49 from Scott Bourne.

Book:

• Songs of the Doomed : More Notes on the Death of the American Dream from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Asmart HUD (+ SpeedCams version) for iPhone for .99 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Fluid Mask 3 at http://www.vertustech.com for $149 from Scott Bourne.
• Google Mac Blog at http://googlemac.blogspot.com/ from Leo Laporte.
• Google Quick Search Box at http://www.google.com/quicksearchbox/ for free from Leo Laporte.
• Mophie Juice Pack Air Case and Rechargeable Battery for iPhone 3G (Black) for $79.95 from Scott Bourne.
• Dock Gone at http://www.old-jewel.com/dockgone for $14.95 from Alex Lindsay.

Book:

• Ulysses from Andy Ihnatko.
• Survival Phrases - Chinese, Part 1: Lessons 1-30 from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• CamTwist at http://allocinit.com for free from Alex Lindsay.
• Finale NotePad at http://www.finalemusic.com for $9.95 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Elgato Video Capture Device for $99.99 from Leo Laporte.

Book:

• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Prezi.com for prices ranging from free to 119 euros/year from Leo Laporte.
• Autodesk Mudbox 2009 at http://usa.autodesk.com for $745 ($710 on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.
• EasyBloom Plant Sensor for $39.95 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
• A Giant Etch-a-Sketch or something? at http://www.fatmanandcircuitgirl.com from Jeri Ellsworth.
• Hulu Desktop for Mac at http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop for free from Scott Bourne.

Book:

• iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Kelby Training at http://www.kelbytraining.com for $19.99/month from Scott Bourne.
• Plants vs Zombies at http://www.popcap.com for $19.95 from Leo Laporte.
• Fairmount at http://www.metakine.com for free from Andy Ihnatko.
• Brushes for iPhone for $4.99 from Alex Lindsay.

Book:

• Digital Barbarism: A Writer’s Manifesto from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Layers at http://the.layersapp.com for $19.95 from Craig Syverson
• Curio at http://www.zengobi.com for $99 from Leo Laporte
• Maperture Pro Plugin for Aperture at http://www.ubermind.com for $39.95 from Scott Bourne
• MiFi 2200 Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Modem (Verizon Wireless) from Andy Ihnatko

Book:

• Pompeii: A Novel from Craig Syverson.

Hardware & software:

• VirtualBox at http://www.virtualbox.org for free from Leo Laporte.
• Windows 7 Beta at http://www.microsoft.com for free from Leo Laporte.
• SnapTell for iPhone for free from Alex Lindsay.
• Numerology at http://five12.com for $119 from Alex Lindsay.
• Feeder at http://reinventedsoftware.com for $39 from Don McAllister.
• Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 2.5 Inch, 8 MB Cache for $95 from Andy Ihnatko.
• PogoPlug at http://www.pogoplug.com for $99 from Andy Ihnatko.

Book:

• Sex, Time, and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution from Andy Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Zoo Sounds for iPhone for $.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Shure X2U XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter for  $129 from Alex Lindsay.
• Shure SM58-X2U Cardioid Dynamic Microphone with X2U XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter for$180 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.
• Roku Digital Video Player for $99.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
• AliceX for iPhone for $1.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
• Darkness for iPhone for $1.99 from Scott Bourne.

Books:

• Nose Down, Eyes Up: A Novel from Any Ihnatko.

Hardware & software:

• Corsair Solid State Drive - 128 GB for $329.99 from Leo Laporte.
• AirPhones for iPhone for $4.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• DarkGate Comic Slurper at http://darkgate.net/comic for free from Andy Ihnatko.
• AppleGeeks at http://applegeeks.com from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

• The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan from Leo Laporte.