July 2003

Northern Sun sells T-shirts, posters, yard signs, and other items imprinted with various messages. They even have a button with my favorite Isaac Asimov quote: "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

Use FedStats to find government statistics by topic or region.

The pseudodictionary lists and defines words that aren't words—but should be.

Damn Small Linux packs a bootable Linux distribution and several applications into 50 MB—small enough to boot from a business-card CD.

"Thanks to good records and a Small Claims judge, Steve Oualline got a $199 refund for his unused copy of Microsoft Windows XP. One Linux user's story shows how to establish a good refund case."

Greetings, Earthlings! Astronaut Ed Lu blogs from the International Space Station.

For my brother, the theater geek: Silence of the Lambs: The Musical

The Amazon RSS Feed Builder does exactly what it says: it builds custom RSS feeds for Amazon categories.

Though discontinued by the company two years ago, Apple's Power Mac G4 Cube is still selling.

Who says you need expensive talent to create great software? Primate Programming Inc has a better way.

Linux-Backup.net, to no one's astonishment, provides tips and examples for backing up Linux systems. The color scheme needs work, though.

Ooooo, look… a Fishy!

For the technically adept, self-employment as a freelance geek may be just the thing. UPDATE 08/06/03: A mirror of part one has been posted, and part two of the article is now available.

Blog Change Bot alerts you via AIM when a weblog you are interested in has been updated.

"Google Alert runs daily Google searches for you and emails you whenever new results appear. Many people use Google Alert to keep track of what the web is saying about them, their interests or any projects they are involved in."