Linux.com has an article up detailing how you can create your own recovery disk from an ubuntu 8.04 cd.
http://www.linux.com/feature/137524
This is a great tool for anyone who does support and has gotten those calls late at night calls. "I lost it! My computers brain is dead." followed by eyerolls.
The site Vintage Seattle has up a great panorama of Seattle in 1907. It is really fun to see the skyline pre-skyscrapers and to think what our great city was like back in 1907 (Denny hill... stolen by aliens).
http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/07/02/seattle-panorama-o-rama-no-3/
This is just wicked cool technology, and an extremely fun UI. Though nothing immediate pops to mind I am SURE I can find cool ways to use this!
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/
Check out the video/mini demo here: http://www.jumpcut.com/fullscreen?id=F4396574585311DC87A2000423CF0184&ty...
You suck at photoshop!
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/27/you-suck-at-photoshop-11/
These are nifty, definitely to be included in a future project!
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/25/style-switchers-contest-results/