Fans of faceted classification (such as myself) will want to run over to the Flamenco page and check out this newly open-sourced framework from UC Berkeley.
Flamenco is written in python (I'm doing more ruby stuff lately, but I'm still a python fan), and looks pretty good. Well, it looks good as long as you don't try the demos on their site. I hit errors in a few of the demos posted. Hopefully they'll be fixed soon.
If you're at all interested in the world of information science or library science, check out InfoSpeak, a podcast from the UW's iSchool (my alma mater). I found time today to listen to the interview with Dean Emeritus Mike Eisenberg, which was well worth it. I'm looking forward to more!
(via Andrew Dillon)
Phil Windley recently mentioned a new backup service called Mozy. It looks to be a all-in-one backup tool + storage solution that is easy enough for the average person to use. I haven't tried it, so I can't comment on how well it works, but it does look like a nice option for those who don't want to fool around with rsync and other geeky options. Windows-only right now.
My next move on the backup front will probably be the method described on the Strongspace website. I just need to put aside a few minutes to try it out...