If you read this blog or the HowToGeek, you probably know how to use Linux. If so, do you know how to automate tasks using Crontab? It’s a powerful utility that lets you automatically create backups, schedule updates, synchronize files, and more.

Automate Tasks in Linux using Crontab

SABnzbd+ not only has an extremely geeky name, but it completely automates the complicated process of downloading files from Usenet. That is, if you don’t mind dealing with some python requirements.

SABnzbd+

In the quest to more easily post for this blog, I’ve come across WordPress Post, a simple little extension that lets you automate posting content to your blog.

Personally I won’t use it, since I can’t add images, but it’s pretty cool otherwise.

WordPress Post on addons.mozilla.org