a few of my favorite things

Net Services :
Backflip - http://www.backflip.com/
My public pages http://www.backflip.com/members/stephenmo
Google - http://www.google.com
Google Tools - http://www.google.com/options/index.html
especially News, Groups and Picassa

Software :
Ecco Pro - ftp://ftp.netmanage.com/support/pub/utilities/EC401
http://www.powertoolsforum.com/modules/mylinks/singlelink.php?cid=7&lid=85

Dave's Quick Search Deskbar - http://www.dqsd.net/
Wget -
Firefox - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Pegasus Mail - http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_winpmail.htm
Mercury Mail Transport System - http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm
IrfanView - http://www.irfanview.com/

Hardware :
Dell Latitude laptops - http://www.dell.com
eMachines - http://www.emachines.com
the best deals AR (after rebates) from Best Buy or Circuit City