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Arrested Development - Season One
$29.99
This TV is show is a treasure! I resisted watching it until a friend made me, and I was flabbergasted that I hadn't watched it all along. I honestly regret not watching this show while it was still on the air. I don't know how this show got poor ratings-- it is gut-busting hilarious. If you haven't seen this series yet, do yourself a favor and rent it or buy it. It's easily worth the $20 I paid for each season, and it has TONS of re-watchability.

Photo Impact Pro 13
$99.99
Every time I try try to use the damn thing, there's a server error of some kind. Throw Photo Impact on the dung heap!

Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK
$39.99
As a computer scientist, I have read a plethora of programming books that attempt to teach you a particular framework, language, or programming technique. "Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK" far surpasses them all in regards to ease of information consumption. I tried many times to learn iPhone development, but I could never find the right book, tutorial, or site to help me get started. Most of Apple's documentation is great for the advanced iPhone programmer, but they are quite lacking when it comes to users who are just coming to the platform. This book was just what I needed to propel me into iPhone development.

The book explains everything very well, and if there is a concept that they are not yet ready to introduce, or if it is out of the scope of the book, they make sure to inform you of such skips AND provide you resources that will assist you in discovering that particular part of the technology.

All-in-all this has been a wonderful book that is easy to read and easy to follow. They also offer up-to-date source code at their forums in case you are having trouble or if there is an error in the book. You can even submit corrections/errata for the next edition!

If you are considering moving to the iPhone platform, I would highly suggest this book to you.

Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK
$39.99
As a computer scientist, I have read a plethora of programming books that attempt to teach you a particular framework, language, or programming technique. "Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK" far surpasses them all in regards to ease of information consumption. I tried many times to learn iPhone development, but I could never find the right book, tutorial, or site to help me get started. Most of Apple's documentation is great for the advanced iPhone programmer, but they are quite lacking when it comes to users who are just coming to the platform. This book was just what I needed to propel me into iPhone development.

The book explains everything very well, and if there is a concept that they are not yet ready to introduce, or if it is out of the scope of the book, they make sure to inform you of such skips AND provide you resources that will assist you in discovering that particular part of the technology.

All-in-all this has been a wonderful book that is easy to read and easy to follow. They also offer up-to-date source code at their forums in case you are having trouble or if there is an error in the book. You can even submit corrections/errata for the next edition!

If you are considering moving to the iPhone platform, I would highly suggest this book to you.