I don't think anyone will notice, but I removed my home-brewn RSS feed daemon from this site, which was my own implementation of XULChannels. The software has been superseded by various RSS feedreaders and Planet software, and even I didn't consulted it anymore.

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu system capable of running Linux apps natively on windows. It uses the coLinux Windows compiled Linux kernel to achieve this, and you can install more applications with aptitude. I can imagine situations where I would like to use this.

Have you ever wondered why the Audi in front of you has a logo of four interlocked rings? Did you know that the Cadillac emblem was inspired by a family crest of a nobleman who later turned out to be a fraud? Neatorama.com offers a fascinating look into the evolution of some well-known car logos.

Gisteren mij toch laten verleiden om een (zwarte) Senseo te kopen. Sinds ik een Senseo kopje dronk bij mijn schoonbroer, was ik onder de indruk van de snelheid waarmee zoiets een kop koffie schenkt. En aangezien ik het iedere ochtend beu was om te wachten op mijn trage percolator, is zo'n speedo koffiezetter natuurlijk een geschenk uit de hemel. Maar superlekkere koffie ? Nee, dan toch liever uit de gewone koffiezet. Of een 'echte' koffiezetter, zo eentje die de bonen nog maalt. Maar wel pricy, helaas.


Ik moet natuurlijk wel de verschillende Senseo smaken eens proberen. Wie tips heeft, laat ze maar komen.

Face it, not all programs offer a good user interface, or lack some stability. Some even might even drive you crazy. In some cases you could probably write your own book on frustrations with the proprietary programs shown here. In other cases, you’ll discover that the open source alternative isn’t quite up to snuff yet. And, in other cases still, you’ll learn that some proprietary programs are real gems, but that the open source advocate can replace those gems with equally shiny objects from the open source repertoire.

Nexenta Core platform 1.0 is now available. NexentaCore includes the complete OpenSolaris kernel (Nevada build 82) and runtime, along with Debian and GNU toolchains. NexentaCore is a minimal (core) foundation that can be used to quickly build servers, desktops, and custom distributions tailored for specialized applications. However, unlike NexentaOS desktop distribution, NexentaCore does not aim to provide a complete desktop.

GMapsmania : 100 fun things to do with Google Maps. From planning a London tube journey, or aligning your satellite dish properly, to a 18th century map of France.

One image says more than thousand words. One beautiful image says more than your 50 page report why you need more server hardware. Adding gradients to RRDtool graphs adds the necessary schwung to your monitoring reports.

FlyBack is a tool similar to Apple's TimeMachine. It is intended to create snapshot-backups of selected directories or even your full hard drive. From the FlyBack project page: "FlyBack is a snapshot-based backup tool based on rsync. It creates successive backup directories mirroring the files you wish to backup, but hard-links unchanged files to the previous backup. This prevents wasting disk space while providing you with full access to all your files without any sort of recovery program. If your machine crashes, just move your external drive to your new machine and copy the latest backup using whatever file browser you normally use."

Backup and version control tools are in fact the same : their job is to keep different versions of files. Using git as a backup solution is an interesting point of view for this hip version control tool. If you're interested in start using Git altogether, check out this tutorial.
Update : EigenClass is a git backup implementation in OCaml.
Update2 : an important remark is that Git does not preserve file ownership. This might be a no-go for restore operations, but for personal file backup this might well do the job you're looking for.