Heath McKnight's 2009 Holiday Shopping Guide

It's that time of year again: the turkey and dressing are resting in your belly, and thoughts turn to the holiday gift giving season. Which means it's time for the annual Holiday Shopping Guide from Digital Media Online, Inc. I'm going to spotlight the best gifts for the techie, creative, home theater, computer users in your life. I'm going to break it down by category and give some affordable options, as well.

Toshiba Satellite P505 notebook computer

The Toshiba Satellite P505 is one of the best Windows-based laptops I've had the pleasure of reviewing. With its beautiful, large display, excellent Harmon/Kardon speakers, large hard drive,and blazing fast processor and graphics, this is a top-notch laptop that will fit virtually anyone's mobile computing needs. From the student all the way to professionals, this is a great system.

Improve Audio Experience in Linux-Based Netbooks

When shopping for a netbook, look for terms like "speech enhancement" or "echo cancellation" on the features list

As our society becomes ever-more mobile, our digital devices continue to get smaller. We can listen to our entire musical library on an iPod that weighs less than 5 ounces. The shrinking of our digital devices is also being seen in our computers, as ultra-thin notebooks are no longer the smallest things around. Customers wanting to stay connected without compromising computing power are turning to netbooks.

Apple refreshes MacBook Pro line

13-inch unibody MacBook now a MacBook Pro

Apple, Inc. today introduced a refreshed laptop line starting with the MacBook Pro line that starts at $1199 for a 13-inch MacBook Pro with 2.26 Core 2 duo with 2GB RAM, 160hard drive and a SD card slot, the first for an Apple notebook. The top of the line 17-inch model ($2499) features 4GB DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard disk drive, and NVIDIA 9400M or a 9600M GT and an ExpressCard slot.

Targus EcoSmart Backpack

Constructed of recycled water bottles, the EcoSmart is the company's entry into the Green Economy

Plastic water bottles are probably one of the most evil inventions in recently history when it comes to harm to the environment. Not only are people being duped into buying something that can be had for just pennies, the container in which that water comes in is polluting the world's oceans and filling the landfills at an alarming rate. In the United States, many states have imposed a recycle fee on these bottles, yet not everyone bothers to "return for deposit."