“groovy mother...”

Java app allowing you to mount your Amazon S3 storage account as a local drive.

Looks like the rumoured Boston Googleplex is pretty close to happening. “We have an exciting opportunity to expand our Engineering operations to Boston.”

A detailed explanation of the “X is hard. Let’s go shopping!” snowclone. I knew it was meant to come from the talking Barbie — I didn’t realise it had been bastardised quite so heavily.

Fun thread on Sue’s LJ: What *are* the other 46 ways to leave your lover?

This is why I’m such a hack. I just don’t think Enterprisey-enough.

Auntie releases a Radio 4 comedy show for MP3 download & podcast. Hurrah! If they do this with the next series of Just a Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, I’m going to be a happy camper indeed.

Simplified home-network manager for Windows. A common interface for all the things you want to manage — routers, software firewalls, file/printer sharing, etc.

An overview of how the AACS encryption system that’ll be baked into Bluray and HD-DVD works. It’s very well-crafted, but ultimately doomed-to-fail — either through cracking, or through speedy product-obsolescence.

Ha! Best “has a posse” I’ve seen in a while.

Local excellent security startup SiteAdvisor has been snapped up by McAfee. They were pretty clearly built-to-flip — My money had been on Google to buy them, though.

The conditional expressions are a welcome addition (the old and/or syntax was clunky), and the ‘with’ context managers will cut a lot of lock/release crap out of my code.

“Freemium”. What a lovely word to describe all those “Free for now, then we’ll add pay-for premium services later” startups. Of course, I’m sure it will be overused, and in a year’s time I’ll hate it as much as I do the word “Ajax” now.

Tool for running olde DOS games (Soundblaster emulation and all) in Windows/Linux/OSX. I’ll have to try getting “Jones In The Fast Lane” up and running with it.

Well blow me! Apple have made available a tool to help you install Windows XP on your new Intel Mac. Strikes me that a MacBook Pro is the best Windows laptop you’re gonna find at the moment.

Palm’s first Windows Mobile handheld gets horribly confused and shuffles around your calendar appointments by an hour when daylight savings kicks in. Well I mean, obviously. Who could ever predict such an unusual event as clocks being moved forward an hour? It’s madness, I tells ya. Madness!

Oh, I’m dreading this so much. Is there any chance that this will be a good movie? Please?

Steve Jobs — The original screencaster. This is from _fourteen_ years ago - round about the time Microsoft were releasing Windows 3.1.