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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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: [...]

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