MBW Picks

Hardware & software:

Lightroom 2.2 for $263.99 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.
Tiki Towers for iPhone for $.99 from Alex Lindsay.
Tiffen Dfx Aperture Plugin for Aperture at http://www.tiffen.com for $299.95 from Scott Bourne.

Picks of the Year:

Silver Efex Pro at http://www.niksoftware.com for $199.95 from Scott Bourne. 
Transmit at http://www.panic.com for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
MarsEdit 2  at http://www.red-sweater.com for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
Feeder at http://www.reinventedsoftware.com for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
iShowU at http://shinywhitebox.com for $20 from Alex Lindsay.
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Hardware & software:

Animoto.com at http://animoto.com for free from Scott Bourne.
ComicBookFonts.com at http://comicbookfonts.com for various pricing (look for January 1st sale!) from Andy Ihnatko.
LittleSnapper at http://www.realmacsoftware.com for $39.00 from Don McAllister.
Seadragon Mobile for iPhone for free from Alex Lindsay.
LingoLook for iPhone for $1.99 – $4.99 (various countries) from Alex Lindsay.

Books:

Around the World in 80 Days: Companion to the Pbs Series (Best of the BBC) from [...]

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Hardware & software:

SlingCatcher SC100-100 Universal Media Player for TV for $229.41 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Slingbox for $139.95 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Mophie Juice Pack 3G (Black/Green) for $99 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsy.
Boxee at http://www.boxee.tv for free (in beta) from Fred Johnson.
 BackBlaze at https://www.backblaze.com for $5/month from Ron Brinkmann.

Book pick:

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies [...]

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Hardware & software:

LaunchBar 5 Beta at http://www.obdev.at for free (beta) from Leo Laporte.
MacUpdate Holiday Bundle at http://www.mupromo.com for  $49.99 from Leo Laporte.
Google Sketch Up at http://sketchup.google.com/ for free from Alex Lindsay.
Google Sketch Up Pro at http://sketchup.google.com/ for $495 from Alex Lindsay.
GenuineFractals 6 at http://www.ononesoftware.com for $159.95 from Scott Bourne.
Scosche Charging Adapter for iPod Touch, iPod [...]

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Hardware & software:

RingToneFeeder at http://www.ringtonefeeder.com for $1.98/month from Leo Laporte.
Live Station at http://www.livestation.com for free from Alex Lindsay.
World of Goo at http://2dboy.com/games.php for $20.00 from Alex Lindsay.
IntelliScanner at http://www.intelliscanner.com for various prices/models from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

A Christmas Carol (Reissue) with Patrick Stewart from Andy Ihnatko.
Protector from Leo Laporte.
Outliers: The Story of Success from Wil Shipley

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