links for 2007-09-25

• Josh’s iTunes Album Art Grabber
  It’s really simple =) Just type in both the arist and album you want, hit find, and you’re off! (if you can’t find the album this way, use this alternate method.) This script will query the iTunes store and search for the album you specified then give a t
  (tags: mp3 music multimedia art graphics)
• Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With Content Management Systems — InformationWeek
  In this article, we’ll give an overview of the concepts behind enterprise content and document management, take a look at some practical applications for different types of organizations, and then discuss specific software packages, such as MediaWiki, Dru
  (tags: blogging online_applications publishing media)
• Top 5 Green Homes with a Modern Look
  A home doesn’t need to be modern to be green, but I like the modern ones. I’d love to see entire neighborhoods of modern green homes. I like the idea of changing the way we perceive the single-family home, too. Denser neighborhoods? Sure. Residential
  (tags: building Architecture energy housing home design)
• Old Computer Use
  An old computer these days is no longer a completely useless system. In fact, even though I might upgrade my main computer every couple of years, I usually take ten to fifteen years before I completely remove it from my home network and send it to that gr
  (tags: hardware linux tech howto tutorial)
• Nerdica » Building a BitTorrent Box
  n this guide, you’ll learn how to set a small headless Ubuntu server used to retrieve BitTorrent files, while even saving them to a external USB hard drive that can be disconnected on the go. You even discover how to remotely administer your server from
  (tags: bittorrent linux ubuntu howto tutorial)
• Open LINA
  With LINA, a single executable written and compiled for Linux can be run with native look and feel on Windows, Mac OS X, and UNIX operating systems. * LINA enables developers and independent software vendors to build Linux applications that run on all ope
  (tags: opensource software development)
• Video Surveillance With ZoneMinder On Ubuntu | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials
  ZoneMinder is the top Linux video camera security and surveillance solution. In this document I will cover how to get ZoneMinder up and running on Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS or Dapper Drake with the recent updates included.
  (tags: linux video ubuntu howto cameras)
• The Most Popular Online Photography Tools | Tech Magazine
  The Web is full of interesting and amazing photos! Here’s the list of online tools and resources beginning from online photo editing to powerful photo search engines.
  (tags: online online_storage photography images)
• Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries (Curious Expeditions)
  Shocked into a library induced euphoria, Curious Expeditions has attempted to gather together the world’s most beautiful libraries for you starting with our own pictures of Strahov. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
  (tags: photos Library history interesting)
• 20 Icon & Graphics Generators
  You don’t need to be a great artist to get great looking graphics. In fact, sometimes you don’t even have to roll up your sleeves. We’ve put together a list of 20 sites that’ll help you create icons, favicons, animations and various graphics in no
  (tags: directory list images utilities design online_applications)
• 40+ Ways To Access Your Computer Remotely
  There are lots of reasons why you’d want to access your PC remotely, and luckily there are also plenty of ways to do so. Crossloop is one of the simplest (it’s also free), but for those willing to venture further, you’ve got lots of options. Excuse
  (tags: networking remote sysadmin list)
• WEBI.ORG – Open Source Software & Free Software
  Free and Open Source Software Directory
  (tags: open_source directory list software freeware)
• The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century › “Simpsons” Scenes and their Reference Movies [Updated]
  Here’s something for you film buffs who are also Simpsons buffs: 66 stills from various episodes of The Simpsons, each one beside the still from the movie scene to which they refer, courtesy of my friend Miss Fipi Lele:
  (tags: animation fun interesting reference tv)
• The Dilbert Blog: A Feeling I’m Being Had
  I was happy to hear that NYC didn’t allow Iranian President Ahmadinejad to place a wreath at the WTC site. And I was happy that Columbia University is rescinding the offer to let him speak. If you let a guy like that express his views, before long the ent
  (tags: politics culture Current_Affairs)
• Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A First Blog Site
  a “Basics” checklist for beginners to use. There are more facets to setting up a blog than I list here, but this should give you a solid base from which to build. I’ve used this same method for both personal and business blogs.
  (tags: blogging guide howto)
• Conceptual Trends and Current Topics
  I decided to take the idea of number days seriously, and to revisit my earlier experience of counting down my remaining time on this lovely mortal plane. My hope was that a reckoning of my numbered days would help me account for how I spend each precious
  (tags: productivity interesting)