MBW Picks

Hardware & software: BusyCal at http://www.busymac.com for $40 from Leo Laporte. Bento 3 for $49 from Andy Ihnatko. Pixelmator at http://www.pixelmator.com for $59.00 from Gina Trapani. ExpanDrive at http://www.expandrive.com for $39.95 from Merlin Mann. Dropbox at http://www.getdropbox.com for various pricing from Merlin Mann. Books: The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, [...]

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Hardware & software: Cinema 4d at http://www.maxon.net for $995 from Alex Lindsay. AlternativeTo.net at http://alternativeto.net for from Leo  Laporte. Pelican Airline Carry-On Case 1510 in Black (NO FOAM) for $115.98 (on Amazon – retails $206) from Andy Ihnatko. Pelican 1510 Case with Foam (Black) for $161.95 (on Amazon – retails $231) from Andy Ihnatko. Book: [...]

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Hardware & software: Acorn at http://flyingmeat.com for $49.95 from Leo Laporte. AppBox Pro for iPhone for .99 from Andy Ihnatko. HyperMac at http://www.hyperdrive.com for various prices ($199-$499) from Alex Lindsay. Spotify at http://spotify.com for free from Wil Harris. Book: The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British from Andy Ihnatko. I’m a Stranger Here [...]

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No picks this week, just some live coverage of Apple’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” iPod/iTunes event.  You can check out the new goods here: iPod Nano (with video camera) iPod Touch iPod Shuffle iPod Classic iTunes

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Hardware & software: MCE Optibay Hard Drive at http://www.mcetech.com/optibay/ for various pricing from Leo Laporte. Atomic Clock for iPhone for $1.99 from Alex Lindsay. Yelp for iPhone for free from Alex Lindsay. Creation of Adam Laptop Skin at http://www.pvpstuff.com for $19.99 from Andy Ihnatko. DropBox at http://www.getdropbox.com for $0 – $19.99/month from Scott Kurtz. Books: [...]

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