Long overdue - Groundwork. GUI configuration for Nagios.

Article on server virtualisation to reduce wasting resources - How Linux Reins in Server Sprawl. I guess the next logical step is that mainframe servers (VMS, iSeries etc) prevent Linux server sprawl. Computing goes full circle :-)

And this type of thing is why OS X is so much more 'fun' when compared to other OS flavours - DittyBot. Request songs in your iTunes collection via SMS and have them played down the phone to you. Not practical but great fun.

Via Make magazine - Converting a rotary phone to a rotary cellphone. Turning into a fairly common mod but it would be great to have one of these.

Sun open-sourced their OS via OpenSolaris. Some nice supporting information over at Blastwave who do the excellent pkg-get for Solaris. And the first OpenSolaris based distro is out - Schillix.

Promising music 'zine - Dusted. Anyone that reviews new Skullflower can't be bad. Shame they don't have an RSS feed though...

A nice article which posits the idea that American culture is in fact less violent because of its apetite for visceral violence in entertainment (based on the fuss surrounding Grand Theft Auto 4) and homogenous populations. Whereas Britain actually has a overt violent undercurrent due to the greater variety of cultures and communities mixing together in pubs/clubs and the vicarious thrill of 'slumming it'. Having said that the UK is an infinitely more interesting place than the US (sweeping generalisations aside of course ;-). Read the article over at Popmatters and see what you think.