"I wish my MacBook had built-in 3G capabilities, I wish it was easier to type on my iPad, I wish Chrome was a better browser, I wish SABnzbd+ was smart enough to not re-download files, I wish my iPhone was faster, I wish I didn’t need a dongle to do a presentation with my MacBook, I wish Boxee didn’t crash so much, I wish my car accepted audio input, I wish Dropbox could backup my Google Docs and Mail."
Also check out nzbmatrix as a NZB source, it's done me quite well.
Finally, SuperNews is a Giganews reseller that is a bit cheaper if you're looking to save money (though with all that Apple gear it's unlikely).
Also check out the SABconnect++ Chrome Extension.
Yes, well. I always thought it was really dumb for cars to not accept audio input. I mean, why? but why? and most importantly: since when will we, users, let those machine makers dictate the way we have to use their tools?
My car is a cheap minivan, but I HAVE external audio input, and use it 100% of the time.
It is the same with iTune: why can't I delete audio files? I am a grown-up, please let me delete files I want to delete.
Letting other people control your environment drives me crasy. It is very strange to see so many devs like Resig using more and more Apple Inc products. We devs shouldn't we not being in full control of our tools? Dear Mr Resig, what is GNU/Linux for you? Why is it not in the landscape? jQuery is open, right? Don't you care being trapped in a closed garden? Do you agree with the fact that iPhone software must be developped on iX machines using iY IDE, plugged together with iZ cables, all from one manufacturer?
I would suggest my mother to buy Apple products, either phone or laptop, and maybe also to my sister if she does a lot of photo or video editing. But for developpers, what can't you do with Linux?
I'm not sure what you're getting about about losing control, formats, etc. I use Pixelmator for image manipulation (even after all these years, Gimp just doesn't cut it), Inkscape for vector illustration, vim for code, Spotify for music. Apple haven't curbed my ability to do anything based on that list.