MBW Picks

Hardware & Software:

• VMware & OLPC software at http://dev.laptop.org/pub/virtualbox/ from Andy Ihnatko (1:20:00).
• DropClock Screensaver at http://scr.sc/products/dropclock/ for $15.00 from Merlin Mann (1:19:00).
• SafariStand at http://hetima.com/safari/stand-e.html for free from Merlin Mann (1:17:00).
• SoundSoap Pro at http://www.bias-inc.com for $129 - $599 from Scott Bourne (1:14:30).
• Safari AdBlock at http://safariadblock.sourceforge.net/ from for free Alex Lindsay (1:27:00).

Book picks:

• Letting Go of God from Julia Sweeney
• Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Bonus:

• Merlin’s Videos: http://vimeo.com/merlin

Hardware, Pants, & Software:

• Flip Video Camera for $102 - $160 from Merlin Mann (1:27:00).
• Flip Tripod for $14 from Merlin Mann (1:29:30).
• Pukka at http://codesorcery.net/pukka/ for $14.95 from Leo Laporte (1:38:00).
• 5.11 Tactical Pants at http://www.511tactical.com for various $ from Andy Ihnatko (1:19:00).
• Media Snap at http://christian-kienle.de/MediaSnap/ for free from Alex Lindsay (1:42:00).
• The Manual (via Amazon) from Patrick Wilson (1:17:00).

Here’s a Weezer video featuring MBW fan, Patrick Wilson:

Hardware & Software:

• Arduino at http://www.arduino.cc/ for $34.99 from Andy Ihnatko (1:15:00)
• Evernote at http://evernote.com for FREE from Leo Laporte (1:10:00)
• Pimp My Safari at http://pimpmysafari.com for FREE from Merlin Mann (1:22:00)
• Safari Stand at http://hetima.com/safari/stand-e.html for FREE from Merlin Mann (1:23:00)
• Gmail Manager at http://addons.mozilla.org/ for FREE from Merlin Mann (1:28:00)
• Marathon Monday on March 24, 1pm pst (get Marathon) from Alex Lindsay (1:30:00)

Books:

• The Spartans
• Lady in the Van

Hardware & Software Picks:

• Lightroom 1.3 & Export Plugins for SmugMug and Zenfolio at http://regex.info for FREE from Leo Laporte (1:03:00)
• UltraLingua at http://www.ultralingua.com for $29.95 from Scott Bourne (1:05:00)
• A Study in Emerald at Harper Collins Ebooks for FREE from Andy Ihnatko (1:10:00)
• Marathon at http://source.bungie.org/ for FREE from Alex Lindsay (1:12:00)

Book Pick:

• Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

Hardware & Software Picks:

• Blacktree Secrets at Google Code for FREE from Merlin Mann (1:10:00)
• PodWorks at SciFiHiFi.com for $8 from Leo Laporte (1:24:00)
• Bracketeer at Pangea Software for 19.95 from Alex Lindsay (1:26:30)
• Photomatix at http://www.hdrsoft.com/ for $99 from Alex Lindsay (1:28:00)
• Neuros OSD Media Center for $165 on Amazon from Andy Ihnatko (1:15:00)
• Viveza at NikSoftware.com for $250 from Scott Bourne (1:07:00)

Book Pick:

• Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

Doesn’t look like a show is coming over the wire this week, but I have some consolation for you…

• Andy Ihnatko was on the “Tech Night Owl Live” show last week.  He comes on around the 1:30:00 mark.  Here’s the episode and here’s the show site.
• For Mac news, commentary and advice, check out The MacCast.
• For those headed to SXSW, you can catch up with Merlin.

Hardware & Software:

• Butler at http://www.manytricks.com/butler/ for FREE from Leo Laporte (approx. 1:18:00)
• Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) for $1799 from Chris Breen (approx. 1:12:20)
• ScreenFlow at http://www.varasoftware.com for $99.99 from Alex Lindsay and Merlin Mann (approx. 1:03:00)

Book:

• Hooked: A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions

Bonus:

Hardware & software:

• Spaz at http://funkatron.com for FREE from Leo Laporte (approx. 1:14:00)
• MetaX at this long url for FREE from Merlin Mann (approx. 53:50)
• ImageMagick at http://imagemagick.org for FREE from Scott Bourne (approx. 58:00)
• DV Matte Pro and Conduit at http://www.dvgarage.com for various $ options from Alex Lindsay (approx. 1:03:00)
• Return to Dark Castle at http://www.zsculpt.com/ for FREE from Shash (approx. 1:09:11)
• Things at http://www.culturedcode.com/things/ for $39 from Shash (approx. 1:10:15)

Book pick:

• The Audacity of Hope (51:00)

Audible pick:

• Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack Adventure

Hardware & Software:

• SuperDuper (2.5) at http://www.shirt-pocket.com/ for $27.95 from Leo Laporte (approx. 1:04:00)
• HoudahSpot at http://www.houdah.com for $24.27 from Merlin Mann (approx. 58:00)
• iStopMotion at http://www.boinx.com/istopmotion/ for $49 from Andy Ihnatko (approx. 1:00:00)
• 32″ digital picture frame at Smart Parts for $899 from Scott Bourne (approx. 55:00)
• iStat Menus at http://www.islayer.com for FREE from Alex Lindsay (approx. 51:24)

Audible Pick:

• Diaries, 1969-1979: The Python Years from Andy Ihnatko (approx. 1:16:00)

Hardware & software picks:

• Fluid at http://www.fluidapp.com/ for FREE from Leo Laporte (approx. 1:40:00)
• SoundSource at http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/ for FREE from Merlin Mann (approx. 1:26:00)
• Airfoil at http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/ for $25 from Merlin Mann (approx. 1:24:00)
• Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote for $249.99 from Andy Ihnatko (approx. 1:26:34)
• Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote for $85 ($129.99 retail) from Andy Ihnatko (approx. 1:30:00)
• Logitech Harmony 1000 Advanced Universal Remote for $387 ($499.99 retail) from Scott Bourne (approx. 1:30:54)
• Color Efx Pro 3.0 at http://www.niksoftware.com for $299.95 from Scott Bourne (approx. 1:20:00)
• Bento for $49 from Alex Lindsay (approx. 1:31:51)

Podcasts:

• MacCast at http://maccast.com (Adam’s the man).