GadgetsLinux

Gumstix

Tiny little 400 MHz XScale computers with Linux 2.6, CompactFlash, Ethernet, and Bluetooth for less than $200. Run a web server, Asterisk, etc. Gumstix - way small computing
Mac

Quicksilver: Cmd+Escape

Just stumbled upon a gem from 43folders. Cmd+Escape lets you send the current selection to Quicksilver. So I can highlight a file in Finder, hit Cmd+Escape, and then have all Quicksilver's actions at my disposal....
Linux

htop: top on steroids

Like the classical "top" Unix system monitor, but prettier and with a few nice features like horizontal and vertical scrolling and easier to kill and renice processes. http://htop.sourceforge.net/...
LinuxUbuntu

iFolder: no, Samba: yes

Last night, Nicole needed to back up some important work documents on her Windows laptop. This seemed like a good time to look into iFolder, but I quickly noticed that they don't offer .deb packages and the instructions for...