My favorite purchase in a while is not a car part (there have been a few lately)... it's this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16880100771

Logitech Harmony 550 universal remote. This thing is by far one the best things I've ever bought. I've programmed it enough to have put away each of my 4 other remotes (tv, cable box/dvr, dvd player, receiver) and not touch them since. I went with the low end of their Harmony line and it's been everything I've needed.

One button to turn on my tv, cable box and receiver and make sure everything is one the right source. Two buttons then to switch to something else and have each source adjust. My g/f still refuses to admit that it's fantastic even though she would get confused with the other remotes.

Anyone else have one of these?

 

My best recent purchase?

Airline ticket from SD to Vienna!

 

Yea, I have the Harmony 360.

It's great. I find that I still use the stock remotes if I need to enter a setup menu or something, but for everyday use, the macro feature is brilliant.

TV, DVD, XBOX360, Wii, Reciever, Macbook, even my Dreamcast, all of em are programmed in. I'm thinking about having it control the oscillating fan in the living room too. That would be the ultimate in nerdiness.

 

LOL! I'm house sitting for my friend while he's out of town & I have his brothers set of keys with this:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/9a06/

...........I'm having a blast with it & being ridiculously childish turning off TVs at my work & they're like WONGDAPHUC!?!WHYSITKEEPDOINGDAT!?

 

latex gloves cause you never know when your gonna get in it deep

 

my cable remote does all that.. it came free!

 

Ya I have one of those too... a Ninja Remote it was called when I got it. Haven't played around with it enough to really enjoy it though...

 

best purchase lately:

Birth control for my wife!!! Take that remote!!!

 

cool

 

my tmobile WING... best phone i have ever had... finally browsing forums while at work is a reality...