The theme for the picks this week is "headphones". I frequently listen to podcasts and music so good headphones are a must.

Products:

• Audio-Technica ATH-M50s - Hands down the best sounding headphones I have owned. The only downside is the cable length which can sometimes be a nuisance as I tend to be only a foot or two away from the audio source. Consider the newer ATH-M50x model with removable cable.
• Motorola MOTOROKR S305 - Simple design …

Charles Max Wood produces some excellent programming-related podcasts. All his podcasts have a similar format which include a picks section near the end of each episode. During this section, a participant can suggest anything (not just programming related) that they have enjoyed or found useful. I am going to try something similar with this blog and post a list of picks weekly (or as close to weekly as possible).

Articles:

• I made an NES emulator …

Some great podcasts covering topics related to software development:

• Ruby Rogues - The topics covered by this show are fairly broad and are applicable even if you are not a Ruby or even a web developer. For example, a recent episode discussed how to learn new skills as a developer. Conversational format; new episodes weekly.
• Coder Radio - Topics tend to be fairly non-technical and mainly revolve around recent news, mobile development and contracting. Conversational format; new …

The following are a few Vim plugins that really boost productivity with this fantastic editor:

• EasyMotion - Makes moving to a specific location a breeze; see it in action here.
• Buffet - My favorite plugin for moving between open buffers.
• CtrlP - Quickly open files within a project directory structure via fuzzy search.
• FuzzyFinder - Fuzzy searching for buffers, files, tags, etc.
• MRU - Simple plugin that shows a list of the most recently used files.

Quick note on using …