 | Apple iMac MB418LL/A 24-Inch Desktop
Buy used from: $1,099.00 Apple products are only gaining in popularity and the need to be able to troubleshoot them is growing by leaps and bounds. Bonus! You can install just about any version of Windows on it via Boot Camp for free. Savy users will want something like VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop for their Windows needs.
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 | Samsung 2433BW 24-Inch LCD Monitor
Buy new: $299.01 / Used from: $265.99 It's all about productivity. Two 24" screens is the sweet spot for dual monitor setups. Other plus is that you can use the VGA port for hooking up your netbook.
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 | ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 9.5 Hour Battery Life
Buy new: $429.99 / Used from: $315.00 Best form factor I have found for a small portable netbook. I have tried the Wind, and the Acer Aspire which was my previous recommendation.
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 | Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000
Buy new: $33.20 / Used from: $24.34 What can I say, you either love it or hate it. It definitely saves my hands, when I don't use it on a daily basis I miss it. Best heavy use KB out there I say.
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 | Kensington Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball for PC or Mac 64325
Buy new: $65.10 / Used from: $60.99 For serious trackball use this is the best one available. Mac and PC compatible this is my everyday input device. No RSI for this nerd.
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 | Paladin 1576 Data/Link ID and Cable-Check 10/100 Network Traffic Detector
Buy new: $50.99 This guy here can save your bacon, need to know if that port is hot? This baby tells you all you need to know.
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 | Paladin 1116 Data SureStrip® UTP/STP Data and Flat Satin Phone Cable
Buy new: $17.99 A must have
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 | Paladin Tools 4915 Compression Crimp Bundle for the Smart Home A/V Kit
Buy new: $73.95 Great for making Coax cables, excellent tool that has never failed me. You don't even have to use Paladin ends.
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 | Compucable Manufacturing CTK-MNCT-RJT Multi Network Cable Tester with Tone Generator
Buy new: $62.19 Tests cables and has the super power known as toning. You plug one end into the port you are trying to test and it sends out a tone that you can hear only with the tester, which you take back to the network closet and randomly plug into ports until you hear the tone.
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 | TRENDnetRJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool
Buy new: $18.17 When you have to make ethernet cable this is the go-to tool.
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 | Anytime Tools 30 pc MICRO PRECISION SCREWDRIVER SET w/ T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 FLAT PHILLIPS POZI HEX Hobby and more - LIFETIME GUARANTEE!
Buy new: $11.05 Small electronics utilize various and random screws. This set will get you into Macs, Phones, etc.
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 | Raytek MT4 Mini Temp Non-Contact Thermometer Gun with Laser Sighting
Buy new: $45.10 / Used from: $39.90 Accurate temp reading for anything you can point it at.
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 | Digital Power Supply Tester with LCD Display
Buy new: $29.99 Testing the power supply is an essential step in basic troubleshooting. This device lets both you and the customer know exactly where they stand.
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 | Thermaltake BlacX eSATA USB Docking Station
Buy new: $41.29 / Used from: $31.99 This is a must have for data recovery or if you just need to get at the drive quickly for cloning or any other menial task.
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 | Wireless PC Lock, Uses USB Port
Buy used from: $14.99 Simple really, I forget to lock my workstation, my "IT" Guy co-worker thinks it's funny to prank my PC, it is funny, but not after the 10th time. This gadget locks your PC when you walk away from it. It works great and there is open source software for it.
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 | Upgrading and Repairing PCs (18th Edition) by Scott Mueller
Buy new: $40.94 / Used from: $33.99 The "Grail" of PC repair and information. When you can't google have this near.
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 | Upgrading and Repairing Laptops (2nd Edition) by Scott Mueller
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $28.46 The other "Grail". I consider this one even more handy than the PC version.
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 | Big Lebowski Poster Print, 24x36
Buy new: $2.95 The greatest movie ever made, period. Mark it Zero dude. No IT office is complete without this or the poster of Richard Nixon bowling.
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 | Tron Movie (Reaching for Light) Poster Print - 27" X 40"
My second favorite movie poster, end of line.
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 | G.I. JOE Series 1 Mighty Muggs Figure Cobra Commander
Buy new: $10.55 Yo Goe! I admit it I am a child of the 80's and there is nothing better than a deformed Cobra Commander to round the "IT Lair"
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 | Marvel Mighty Muggs Series 4 Figure Galactus
Buy new: $14.75 If you know who this is your well on your way to geekdom. This little guy is the most bardass comic book character ever created. Check out his Wikipedia article and tell me what you think after you read his "Power and Abilities" section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactus
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