On Linux, back up your

I got a bash script that opens and closes my CD tray when I got new mail...

ArchLinux/Debian, my OS's

I love the idea. I'm a Linux fan, so I like being able to run Linux. I'm a Portable fan, so being able to run stuff off a USB key without polluting the hard drive appeals to me.

Not unless it is in Toronto

For those who like bash (in Linux), you can add this to your .bashrc file to get this functionality in your terminal!

Firefox Extension: Download Statusbar

@Once&Done: Torrent clients have their own built in hashing going on, so verifying the md5sum of a torrent file is pointless or at least redundant.

I wonder how good their OCR is.

Vote: XPad

A spam whitelist is something that should have been added a long long time ago. All I can say is, "Finally!"

Vote: Paper + Pen

vote: rsync

@sharfah: Rather than opening a new tab to search in (Crtl + T, Ctrl + K, search term, Enter), you can just do an Alt-Search (Ctrl + K, search term, Alt-Enter). Same effect, less presses.

VOTE: rsync

Awesome product. I've been using it on my Palm (Tungsten) for over 2 years.

Can someone send me an invite, please?

+1 to ice cubes, water and a squirt of lemon juice.

"... without any of the sketchier alt groups included."

You can always install VirtualBox or VMware (or even wine) and run the app in a virtualized OS. Run, check behavior, load the clean snapshot.