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My Favorite Stuff

Digital Cameras
Canon 310 HS - Canon's latest good, compact camera - image-stabilization, video capture, several color options
Canon Rebel T3i - Canon's latest & greatest basic digital SLR - captures HiDef video too (yes, I am a Canon fan)
Canon EOS 7D - Canon's latest & greatest prosumer SLR - a big step up from the T3i

And a Few Other Things
Juice Rite - Everybody asks me about the 20lbs I dropped - these are the fruit & veggie pills I take (your mileage may vary!)
Garmin nüvi 1450LMT and nüvi 2555LMT - my very favorite GPS options right now (they keep getting cheaper & cheaper!)
This and this are my very favorite carry-on luggage products from eBags - I only use this luggage now
No more bluetooth for your phone! Get Urbanears earbuds. They ROCK with phones, and they make music sound great too.
But if you must use bluetooth, get a Emerson Bluetooth Headset - it's ugly but it works really well. Everyone will hear you!

Great Places to Shop
CSN Stores and NetShops - Fantastic multi-store specialty retailers with good prices, good people
CyberGuys - Great geek gear, low prices, fair shipping costs, robust catalog
Adagio Teas - Reliably tasty product, amazing catalog, well designed site - love 'em

Before You Buy
DPReview - Hands down best independent digital camera review site on the web (note: owned by Amazon.com)
SeatAdvisor - Before you select seats & buy tickets for a concert, show, ball game, etc - check here first
HomePortfolio - Before you buy furniture, lighting, plumbing fixtures, etc

Chargers, Batteries, Cables and Other Accessories
Before going to Radio Shack, Best Buy or some other store that will rip you off... If you need a battery or a home
or car charger for your mobile phone, camera, notebook computer, iPod or anything else, check out eBay first.
You can often get things super cheap, right to your door. As long as you can wait a few days to get them.
Here are a few example searches to see just how inexpensively you can get accessories:
Battery for Canon SD1000 pocket camera
Car charger for iPhone/iPod
Home and car chargers for a Nokia phone
Battery for a Blackberry Curve
HINT: When searching for stuff like this on eBay, for best results be sure to select:
"Sort by: price+shipping lowest first", "Buying format: Buy Now" and "Location: US Only"

Some Cool Things to Know About
LogoTournament - If you ever need a logo, check out this great option - $250 or $300 goes a very long way here
YouMail - A better voicemail option for your mobile phone - and it's free (but do watch out for Google Voice too!)
dafont - A true font goldmine, most of them FREE - you will waste hours and hours here
Human Metrics - Myers-Briggs and many other personality and popular psych tests - free

Priceless Travel Resources
TripAdvisor - Don't book a hotel anywhere until you check the user-posted reviews here first
SeatGuru - Before you make a flight rez, know what seats are best on every airlines' planes
FlightStats - Hands down best real-time flight status & tracking - including a mobile site for your phone
WorldTimeServer - Current date/time anywhere on earth
XE - The best world currency converter

Software You Should Have on Your PC - ALL FREE
Google Toolbar - Makes it much easier, faster & more fun to Google
Dropbox - A free utility that lets you easily keep files in synch between your computers and smartphone
Picasa - Manage all your digital photos - easy to use
PDF ReDirect - Create PDF's from any program (for emailing documents, etc)
Microsoft Security Essentials - The only antivirus, anti-everything-else software you need for Windows (uninstall all others!)
FastStone Photo Resizer - Does what it's called, and does it well
LogMeIn - Remote-control your Windows or Mac PC at home/work FROM any other PC on earth
Kompozer - Web site create/edit/design application (a good FrontPage alternative)

Helpful Web Tools
Speakeasy's Speed Test or Speedtest.net- See what your internet connection speed really is
TinyURL or bit.ly - Turn a long web link into a tiny one

Random Seattle Gems
Costco Car Wash - The best automated brushless car wash in Seattle, period (only 2 costco's have these babies!)
Taste of India - Hands down THE best Indian food in Seattle, period (my favs: butter chicken & spinach naan)

Some other gadgets I've recommended in the recent past:
Lux TX9000TS - A great digital programmable thermostat
IngenuiTEA - A super smart tea pot/infuser
Travel Plug Adapter - If you travel internationally, you should have this
Sony Portable Speakers - Everyone needs a pair of these
SteriPEN Classic - Make any water potable when trekking
Breville JE95XL - A really really good juicer
Energy Saving Power Strip - A smarter-than-usual computer power strip
Canon LiDE 100 - A very good & inexpensive photo/document scanner
Wagan DC/AC inverter - If you don't have an inverter, you need one (get 120V power in your car)
Coby Cassette Adapter - If you have an iPod and a car with just a cassette player, you need one