Building a Linux Box

As always the case i head back to Linux to stuff around and see whats cooking. A few things I want to try:

1. Send an SMS from my connected Nokia phone if the power is cut.

This should be pretty easy. Firstly i need a ups to execute a command if the power is cut. I'm pretty sure this will be handled well in Linux. Next I need a program that will send an SMS thru my phone. I'm thinking of using one of these programs:

a) Gnokii
b) Wammu

2. Set up a camera security system with movement detection

Ive seen a few proggys about and I think this one is best: ZoneMinder

Cool Proggys Ive Found

KnowledgeTree
Regexxer

Cool Software

Just thought i would write quickly about some cool software I have come across.

First of all I noticed that I was using up my bandwidth quickly and was wondering what processes were chewing it up. So I downloaded Netlimiter (free!!):

http://www.netlimiter.com/download.php

Next I love orbit download accelerator which is also free (can grab you tube videos too):

http://www.orbitdownloader.com

Zero configureation VPN perfect for playing lan games over the net.

https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/vpn.asp?lang=en


Last but not least if you havent heard of skype you should definatly grab it. Its available at:

http://www.skype.com