Recommendations
Netcasts/Vidcasts
- TWiT (This Week In Tech) - A weekly show highlighting the important tech news of the week.
- Security Now - A weekly show focusing on the security on the net with Q&A every other week.
- Net@Night - Find out what's new on the net including interviews of popular people on the net.
- Tekzilla - A video show showing off different areas of technology as well as answering your questions.
- Systm - A weekly show showing you how to build something for yourself.
- TWIP (This Week In Photography) - Highlighting the news in the photography world as well as tips and tricks.
Blogs
- Photofocus - A blog with many photography tips and tricks.
Software
- Adium - The best all in one chat client for OS X. It supports AIM, YIM!, MSN, Facebook, GTalk, and many more chat services.
- Skype - Skype is the tried and true application/service when it comes to voice and video chats online. They also offer inexpensive options for making calls to landlines.
- Twhirl - Still my favorite desktop client for Twitter. There are many other apps doing the same thing now, but I like the simple yet powerful interface of Twhirl.
- Firefox - My favorite web browser. Even though I have experienced some problems with it lately on OS X, I still use it over any other browser, mostly for the extensions.
Books
- Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy - Whether you are completely new to photoshop or you have used it for years, this books shows enlightens you on new ways of thinking about how to use the tools Photoshop provides.
Websites
- Digg - User promoted news articles. You never know what you will find on digg. Sometimes you get news articles, sometimes you get funny things, sometimes you get the most obscure things.
- Newegg - The best place online to find computer parts and various other electronics. They have everything you need at a reasonable price.
- Amazon - Originally a place to find cheap books, it is now the place to find just about anything you want to buy. They often have great deals on what you need.
