Well 2009 is officially over, and I was thinking about some of the tech that made it’s way into my world during the year. Here’s some of my favorites:
Software:
Mozy – I committed to online backup this year having deciding that my time machine wasn’t enough. Mostly because if something happened at my house the chances of losing both were pretty high. I went with Mozy, and after having a harddrive crash while on a trip and I was still able to access my data, I’m sold. It’s definitely worth the $5 a month it costs.
Dropbox – This has become a tool I use daily. Great for online storage and sharing. And it’s FREE!
Teleport – This little bit of software allows you to share one keyboard and mouse between 2 macs without any extra hardware. It’s really cleaned up my desk and I love the way it works. Price: FREE
Hardware:
iPhone 3gs – This is so much more than a phone to me. It allows me to be away from the office but still take care of quite a bit of my daily tasks. I love it.
MacBook Pro Uni-body – My old Macbook Pro was great for almost 3 years, but my recent upgrade to one of the new Uni-body models has been a great one. The power is awesome. To compare, my old machine took 90 minutes to export the SYM podcast that I produce each week, and the new laptop does the same video in 35. I love it. Although if you are thinking about upgrading, I would wait to see if there are any upgrades early in the year.
Flip MinoHD Camcorder
Kindle 2
- Battery life
- Amazon Store – so many titles, and great prices.
- Always connected – I can download books where ever I am, and it doesn’t cost any extra
Web:
Gdgt.com: Great new gadget site. I do a lot of my gadget research here. I also really enjoy their podcast.
LIVE Curriculum: I think most of you know, I am the web manager for Simply Youth Ministry, and one of the big projects I worked on this year was this online curriculum. I am really proud of what we put together, and when I think of 2009 it was a huge part of it.
Now on to 2010.
Great list, Chris.
I’m getting more and more hooked on Dropbox. It helps me seperate personal from work files as I just save personal files right to dropbox.
I do love my flip. I think its time to upgrade to the minoHD as I’ve used my original one to death.
I bookmarked gdgt.com. Great link, thanks!