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Nick Karnik

Thanks, @codemouse92 !

Also, thanks for all the suggestions. I tried to keep the article short and sort of left out some of these important things, so really appreciate it.

I have the CODE keyboard as well and have a hard time deciding between the two. I've been using my Macbook Pro's tactile keyboard, which has been replaced about 5 times now and again a few keys have popped out :|. I use the other keyboards with Windows mostly. Even when I configure the CODE keyboard to the Mac keyboard format, I find it weird to use with a Mac, so I'm thinking of getting the Mac keyboard (although, I have been contemplating for a while now because of the mediocre reviews).

As for notebooks, I contemplated a lot about Moleskin, but ended up trying and really loving the Bienfang Sketchbook. I love the 5.5" book as I can easily carry it around and it forces me to keep my notes concise.

I agree about headphones as well. I've invested in a couple of them over the years. Myt first major purchase was the older wired version 25 of the Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless hedphones II and then I upgraded to Bose SoundLink around-ear wireless hedphones II. I really love the wireless headphones for teaching and conferences. I'm looking forward to getting the new Quietcomfort 35 with noise-cancellation.

Agree with the OS. In the past, I've had to bounce a lot between various Operating Systems and always struggled with customizing them. Now, I'm so used to the Mac that even after using Windows for 25 years, I find it hard to go back to Windows.

Really love the idea of a TI-89 calculuator! I might consider getting one of those.

I don't find myself using programming reference books. However, I still own a lot of them. There are some that I love reading more than the others like Peter Norton's Assembly Language Book for the IBM PC.

Man, I love the Pilot G2 as well! Although, late last year I splurged and bought a nice Pilot Pen (something I've always adored growing up). I've used a pencil once in the last 4 years while designing a level for a serious game.

Haha, sticky notes are always good. However, I end up with such a mess and they never stay stuck to the monitors. I use Evernote a lot and the notes/sticky apps on the Mac.

That reminds me of the high-speed scanner that I bought. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! It's the Evernote Edition of the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500