1 Photoshop CS
Now handles 16-bit, high-res file editing-sweet.
(Adobe Systems)

2 Ableton Live 4.0
An increasingly indispensable musical tool.
(Ableton)

3 Emusic
This Montreal-based indie label put out one of last year's hottest releases: Sur les traces de Black Eskimo, Les Georges Leningrad's new CD of damaged dance-rock.
(www.emusic.com)

4 KEH
Used photo equipment resource.
(www.keh.com)

5 Waves L2 Ultramaximizer
A Protools plug-in with fantastically transparent limiting.
(www.waves.com)

6 Abe Books
Amazing book resource with hidden gems.
(www.abebooks.com)

7 Of Snowdonia by Daedelus
Organic and beautiful sample-based record—a rarity.
(daedelusdarling.com)

8 Sweet Maria’s
(Thames & Hudson, world of art series) An excellent, readable entry point into the compressed art history of online technologies.
(www.sweetmarias.com)

9 The World Is Saved, Stina Nordenstam
Songs that defy logic. I can’t figure out how she has escaped worldwide fame.
(www.stinanordenstam.com)

10 White House Custom Color
Inexpensive all-digital photo lab makes huge enlargements.
(www.whcc.com)