What Wired staffers bought this month
I've been playing with Macromedia Flash for years, but I just recently upgraded to its latest MX package. An improved interface lets me juggle control panels and zero in on components of my webtoons with ease. Whether I'm creating simple buttons for a client's site or directing an elaborate animation for a friend's birthday invite, MX works like an MF! - Will Tuttle
MX: $500 ($199 upgrade), www.macromedia.com.
After cleaning up other people's grammar all day, the last thing I want to do is clean my desk. That's where the Mini comes in. With just a finger, I can scoot the little guy across the debris left by my low tech eraser. A patented crankshaft spins two tiny brushes to sweep miscellaneous crumbs (bagel as well as rubber) into the undercarriage dustpan, and a release hatch dumps the flotsam into the trash. - Pennie Collins
Mini Cleaner: $5, www.pleg.com.
I was fed up with my laptop's lousy audio. So when I accidentally destroyed the jack, I decided to get a professional-quality soundcard. The Echo Indigo didn't require new internal hardware or one of the coveted USB ports. I just slid the audiocard into my G3 Pismo and downloaded a driver. With 24 bits, 96 KHz, and its own mini-amp, the card eliminates audio interference, so Missy won't sound like the Misfits. - Seth Feman
Echo Indigo: $99, www.echoindigo.com.
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Tru 2 Da Game
Better Than MP3
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It's Not Easy Being Green
Thrash Photography
Honey, Where Are the Keys to the Hovercraft?
Read Me: Regulating Railroad Innovation
Merry Institute of Tricksters
Top 10 MIT Hacks
Wet & Wild
Top of the Pop Shop
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Fetish
Music to Your Ears
GMRS Talks the Talk
Total Remote Control
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