thewunderbar

I’ve decided for part of this site that I will keep updated on the things I use every day.  I won’t be posting every single peice of hardware and software I touch, or use once, but I figure if I keep a list here, people dont’ necessarily have to ask. I will try to add and delete things from this list as necessary.

Hardware

• Apple MacBook Pro 13.3″, June 2009 revision – To replace my netbook.  Beautiful machine, very powerful. Sees constant use along with my desktop
• Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook 5000 Mouse – no dongle!
• iPod Classic 6th Generation, 80GB – spends most of it’s time in my car as the music source for my stereo.
• JVC in ear headphones – paid $35 for them, not the best, but get the job done
• Palm Pre – For all my smartphone needs
• Nintendo DS Lite – Fantastic gaming platform. Libraray that rivals the Super nintendo.
• Xbox 360 – Microsoft built a really good gaming console
• Nintendo Wii – What can I say, the Wii offers everything the Xbox doesn’t.
• Sony Playstation 3 – There are just too many good games on this platform to ignore
• Sony Playstation Portable – I have the first revision of the PSP. my DS sees more use, but the PSP is a good device
• Canon Powershot SD 870 IS – My camera.  8 Megapixel, good features, easy to use.
• Flip Mino HD – Very easy to use Point and shoot video camera with good video
• Sandick Cruzer Micro 16GB flash drive – for file portability
• iOmega 500GB 2.5″ external hard drive – for when 16GB isn’t enough. Features USB 2.0, and Firewire 400 and 800 support.

Hardware – PC(for the geeks)

• Intel Core i7 920 Processor – Best bang for buck Core i7 processor
• EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard – X58 is a high end chipset, has all the bells and whistles
• Diamond ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB – When I bought it the 4870 was the best price/performance video card on the market
• 6GB Kingston DDR3 RAM running Triple Channel – 6GB is the defacto configuration for a Core i7 machine
• OCZ 650W Power Supply – good quality Power supply, runs everything without issue
• Antec P182 case – I love this case.  Easy to work in, good cable management
• Microsoft Sidewinder X8 Wireless Gaming mouse – Fantastic gaming mouse, 2 weeks of battery life, easy to use.
• Apple Keyboard with Numberpad – I love the style of the Macbook keyboards, so I bought this to type on.
• Logitech Z3 speakers – 2.1 set, good quality
• Acer Monitor – 22″, 1680×1050 resolution

Software – PC

• Google Chrome – It’s like what firefox used to be, really fast, minimal. I don’t use extensions.
• iTunes – I actually dont’ mind it as an audio player, even if it’s a bit bloated
• Windows Live Messenger – I like the features in the official client
• Windows Live Photo Gallery – I much prefer this over Picasa as a photo organizer
• Tweetdeck – Used for Twitter and Facebook viewing. I used to use Seesmic, but haven’t liked the recent updates.
• Microsoft Office 2010 – Dont’ need it very often, but for when I do, Office really is the best productivity suite made right now.
• Paint .NET – for photo editing.  Good free option.
• Steam – For all my gaming needs

Sofware – OS X

• Google Chrome
• iTunes – by default
• Adium – Best IM client for the Mac, with multi-protocol support
• Tweetie – for Twitter
• ecto – very good blogging software.
• VMWare fusion – for Windows virtualization
• Handbrake – for ripping DVD’s and video file conversion
• iLife suite – I use iPhoto mostly right now, to grab photos from my camera

Web – I wasnt’ sure if I wanted to make a “web app” category, but I think for some things I should

• gmail – email.
• Google Reader – RSS aggregator.  Transformed my ability to read the news
• google calendar – activesync to iPod touch make this a killer app
• Google Maps – otherwise I’d be lost
• google docs – for the limited actual document creation I do
• Photosho Express – light photo editing on the go from any browser
• Meebo.com – web based IM
• Empire Avenue – a virtual “people stock” stock market. Quite a bit of fun.