Current gear

Folks ask me where I’m at from a technology perspective. These are just the items I like and am somewhat pleased with (I often have multiple different devices accomplishing the same thing). Here’s a snapshot (likely to change often, links are to blog entries):

  • My cordless phone: Siemens multi-handset Gigaset 8825 (4 handsets + base station)
  • My laptop computer: SONY VGN-SZ645P4 & SONY VGN-T350P
  • My notebook mouse: Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000
  • My cell phone: Blackberry 8310
  • My digital pocket camera: Canon SD 950 IS (12 MP)
  • My digital SLR: Canon Digital Rebel XTi with IS lens (sold), soon to be replaced with XSi
  • My TV: SHARP Aquos 52″ 60C52U
  • My home theatre line conditioner: Belkin PureAV PF60 and UPS backup
  • My receiver: Yamaha RX-V2700
  • My NAS: Infrant ReadyNAS NV with 4x 750 GB HDDs, also Promise NS4300N with 4x 750 GB HDDs
  • My noise-cancelling headphones: AudioTechnica ATH-ANC7
  • My TV service: DirecTV basic with HBO and Showtime, with OTA ATSC using ChannelMaster antenna and amplifier
  • My PVR: DirecTV HR20 with external eSATA 750G disk
  • My iPod: iPod nano 8 GB
  • My backup solution: Retrospect Remote 7 onto ReadyNAS
  • My streaming video solution: XBOX hacked to run XBMC 2.01
  • My broadband service: Qwest DSL with 8 Mbit/s down and 1.5 Mbit/s up
  • My phone service: Vonage (500 minute plan)
  • My movie rental: Netflix (3 movie plan, 2 for me, 1 for my wife, upgraded to HD with both formats)
  • My chair: Herman Miller Aeron
  • My bed: Pottery Barn Sumatra California King with Tempurpedic mattress
  • My computer sound system: Sharp SD-AT1000 (good for Dolby Digital Live motherboards like my now dated NVidia SoundStorm)
  • My gaming consoles: Microsoft XBOX360 with HD-DVD player, SONY PS3.
  • My favorite games: Halo, Resistance
  • My cellular service: Cingular with Blackberry plan
  • My web gallery: Gallery2
  • My content management system: Joomla
  • My blog platform: WordPress
  • My web programming platform: PHP + My SQL
  • My web host: bluehost.com
  • My registrar: GoDaddy
  • My torrent program: Azureus (with SafePeer, don’t forget SafePeer)
  • My e-mail host: Gmail
  • My tech news source: FreshNews
  • My favorite podcasts: Slate, Engadget, On the Media
  • My car: BMW 335xi 2008
  • My wife’s car: Ford Escape Hybrid 2007
  • My technology critic: comp.risks
  • My courrier: UPS
  • My eBay ID: boulder_dave
  • My remote control: Logitech Harmony 890
  • My coffeemaker: Saeco Magic Comfort+
  • My cheap ethernet switches: TRENDnet (Gigabit)
  • My bluetooth earpiece: Samsung WEP200
  • My photo printer: Canon i9900
  • My webcams: Panasonic BL-C10A (x2) and BL-C1A (x2)
  • My computer bag: Swiss Army
  • My computer pouch: ThePouch
  • My desktop computers: Dell XPS420 & others (1 Vista, 1 LINUX, 1 XP)
  • My computer screen: 30″ Dell 3007WFP-HC & 24″ Acer AL2416W & 2x 22″ BenQ monitors.
  • My B&W printer: Brother HL-2070N
  • My powered screwdriver: Skil LiOn Ixo2
  • My washer: Maytag Neptune
  • My dryer: Maytag Neptune
  • My hot tub: Coleman
  • My SD cards: SanDisk Ultra SD Plus with built-in USB adapter
  • My pens: Uni-ball vision elite (airplane-proof)
  • My web browser: Firefox with IE tab plugin
  • My text editor: Notepad2
  • My DVD ripper: DVD Fab express and DVDShrink
  • My IM client: Gaim
  • My codec package: Xvid
  • My computer fans: PAPST
  • My auction site: eBay
  • My payment mechanism: PayPal
  • My warehouse store: Costco
  • My tire store: Costco and TireRack
  • My computer case: Lian-Li
  • My tripods: GorillaPod (and others)
  • My search engine: Google
  • My hardware store: McGuckins
  • My online shopping: Amazon
  • My online shopping search: Froogle