Try Gawker. And for the opposite, try FrameByFrame. Or for both, if you don’t mind paying: iStopMotion.

The drop.io service now offers free faxing. Could be useful.

The IMLS project the MHS has undertaken with George Mason is bearing some very nice fruit: Omeka. I have yet to try the software, but I am encouraged by the packaging. Good license, nice use of CSS on the websites. Interesting set of showcases. Nice developer conversation and documentation. It looks like this may be a nice alternative for folks setting up digital collections, and maybe an interesting project to contribute to.

This might be a fun project for a family reunion: recreate favorite childhood photos. Ask each person to bring a picture of themselves they love, then during the reunion help them recreate it. As the reunion winds down, do a slideshow of then & now photos.

Every once in a while I want to capture a web site or a portion of one. Today Lifehacker presented a simple solution: wget from GNU. Read below the fold for Mac installation instructions.
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This looks like it might be a cool step up from lego.

Even though this Ars article does not actually recommend the one practice I try to live by (use a non-admin account day-to-day), it looks like it would be worth reviewing some time when I have the energy to improve my own security practices.

Lorcan points to a UK report on the status and future of integrated library systems. A bit wordy, the report does gather together some useful information and observations. Examples below the fold.
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Spring is (finally) in the air and I was out in our garage again yesterday. The hole is still in the roof. The slab is still cracked. It is a pretty crappy feeling place. Replacing it seems impossible, but people do this sort of thing. Maybe I can too.

I was inspired by a post at notcot today. This led to modern cabana. Maybe something like this would be feasible? The magazine Ready Made looks interesting as well.

Some wonderful images and perhaps an example for the MDL.