A paragraph where I write some stuff. This is the place...right here. Oh well.

		Alpine iDA-X001 I bought this stereo when the tape deck in my factory stereo died. I had been connecting my iPod via cassette adaptor. I did a bunch of research and most people seemed to agree that Alpine's iPod controls were among the best. When I saw the iDA-X001 with the nice display and album art from 5g iPods: I was sold. I mourn the loss of the VW's steering wheel mounted stereo controls, but I haven't listened to the radio since loading my old 40Gb iPod with tunes.
		Apple iPhone I was able to hold out for almost a week. So far: it has lived up to what I've read in reviews. I'm still hoping for a better third party SDK and/or a mechanism for Apple to approve "heavy" applications. The Edge network performs decently in Boston. We'll see how it does when I travel to Buffalo.
		Apple iPod After literally years with my 40Gb iPod (fighting the deficient battery the whole time): I caved and bought a new 5.5g iPod. I went with the smaller capacity and smaller physical size. I've been using it to listen to Podcasts (as my commute is short). The old iPod is attached to the car stereo.
		Canon 30D The "big" camera. I bought this for our London trip. I think you'll agree that it produces great images even in the hands of an amatuer. I'm working to understand the finer points of photography as a way to extract even more perfornamce out of the 30D. I feel safe saying that even when I grow as a photographer the 30D will not be getting in my way for quite a while.
		Canon SD-550 I bought the SD-550 for our trip to NYC. It's reasonably small, has a decent zoom, USB-2, etc. Newer models have support for ISO speeds above 400, but I've stuck with the SD-550. I'll use the 30D where ISO speed is a big concern.
		HyperDrive HD80 This little gadget is for traveling with the digital cameras. Instead of buying extra memory cards or lugging a laptop: you bring this guy. Basically a card reader and a laptop hard drive the device copies all pictures of the memory card into a folder on the hard drive. At the end of the trip: attach the device to your computer and transfer all the pictures off via USB. I took it on our London trip for an additional backup of my pictures. I'm too paranoid just to trust one hard drive with all of my pictures from a trip. It did it's job well. USB2 transfer speeds were helpful transferring the larger pictures of the 30D. The HyperDrive doubles as a battery charger, but I haven't really taken advantage of that feature.
		iSkin eVo3 I picked up this new case for the new iPod. Plusses: it doesn't add much bulk to the iPod and it protects the iPod quite well. Minuses: you can't see the sexy, glossy iPod body. Also, the opening for the head phones is not very tolerant of non-Apple headphones. The Belkin adaptor for iPhone helps this problem. Overall it is a good case particularly if you don't want to take your iPod out often.
		Jabra BT500 Decent Bluetooth headseat. I've been using it with my Razr for a couple of years. Mainly on car trips. I'm continuing to use it with the iPhone (although the speaker phone on the iPhone seems better than the Razr's ever was).
		Joby Gorillapod A fun, flexible tripod for smaller cameras. I have been using the original Gorillapod with the SD-550 for a couple years now. The Gorillapod is small enough to take most places and flexible enough for non-level surfaces or supporting the camera while wrapped around a tree branch.
		Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom A larger Gorillapod to support larger cameras. The SLR-Zoom is strong enough to support the 30D even with a zoom lense attached. It also will support the addition of a custom ball-head for faster camera adjustments.
		Logitech Harmony Remote I now have two Harmony remotes: one for the bedroom and one for the living room. Jen can use the most advanced settings in the living room with just the touch of a button. There are bugs in the software every now and again, but the web interface is quite good for configuring your activities.
		Nintendo DS Lite Finally an example of where I was able to wait, and didn't buy a DS Phat. I'm glad I waited. The screen on the Lite is awesome. It's lowest brightness setting is brighter than the highest setting on the Phat.
		Nintendo Wii Bob and myself waited outside early Sunday mornings in an attempt to land a Wii. Bob got one for X-Mas. I got mine from Walmart.com. Several of the release titles (which I had to buy with my bundle) we not so great. I loved Twilight Princess. Had a decent time with Warioware. Still working through Super Paper Mario, Trauma Center, etc.
		Tivo Series2 80 Hour I have two Tivos now. I'm glad they can talk to the internet. Not sure that TivoCast is going to save the company. It's a shame when a ground breaking product with a killer feature set and good interface isn't enough to keep a company in the black.
		Ultimate Ears Super.fi Pro 5 My old Shure E3Cs bit the dust after 3 years of excellent service. For some reason the price on the E3Cs is $60-70 more than what I paid 3 years ago. Mostly on principle I refused to pay more. So I did a bunch of research and heard good things about the Ultimate Ears. They were available for a great price from Amazon: so I took the plunge. So far I have been enjoying them. The sound seems richer than the E3Cs. The larger size is taking some time to get used to as well as the wiring (which is less flexible than the E3Cs). For the money: you could do far worse. I've paired them with the Shure MPA-3C headphone adaptor.
		Xbox 360 For all my prejudices against Microsoft: I've been enjoying my 360. It has more "serious" games than the Wii. The online platform cannot be matched by any "next-gen" system. Dead Rising: excellent!