The Last Ripper

Software to rip Last.fm streams to mp3 files.

(from LifeHacker.com)

Free secure VNC through restrictive firewall

Two articles on lifehacker.com illustrate two very interesting free softwares that combined together will let you use your home PCs from anywhere in a secure way:

• Synergy


• Hamachi

(from lifehacker.com)

PDFEdit

Claims to be a PDF Editor. It should be interesting to try.

Van Der Graaf Generator live on WDR TV

It's a 2005 concert with the original line-up. It should be free-to-air. Could be interesting.

Ultrastar-NG

This could be a funny game to play - a Karaoke that tells you how well you're singing... The ideal party game. :-P

(from Debian Package of the Day)

The Lifehouse Method

From The Who's master musician and guitar hero Pete Townshend comes a new web service that aims to create a "theme song" for each and every of us, and so discover "the simple secret of a note in us all". :-)

From this article it seems the system is quite raw and unrefined now but it works for free until July so it should be worth a try.

(from Ars Technica)

Jumbo - Vietato ai Minori di 18 Anni

Italian Symphonic Prog album - sounds interesting. The page offers a song preview from the album.