It's been quite a while since we've compiled a general link collection from around the blogosphere. Here are a few good articles from blogs and other syndicated sites I read from the past week or so.

Blogging

• Get Over The My Best Post Syndrome - The message of it all? "Always love what you write, the appreciation will follow."

Hardware

• Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 - Though I am definitely not the world's biggest Apple fan, it would still be interesting to make an OS X machine from standard PC parts.
• New computer interface: Blow on the screen - Politicians of the future should have no trouble whatsoever using computers.
• The secret history of the sub-$1,000 computer - A forgotten company's place in cheaper computers.
• Vintage Computers - A quick look at what it took to get the computers we have today.

Software, Linux, and Open Source

• 150 Extra GIMP Brushes for Ubuntu - A package by an Ubuntu geek of extra brushes for the GIMP. I've really enjoyed them.
• Open-source history: See Multics source code - MIT has released the source code to a predecessor to Unix.
• Unofficial Windows XP Themes Created by Microsoft - 3 XP themes that are better on the eyes than the Playskool inspired ones included by default.

Misc.

• Canadian Police Tolerates Piracy For Personal Use - I know quite a few people who are happy about this.
• How Accurate is the Dollar? - A look at how close the buildings on the backs of US Dollars are to the actual things.

Web Design, Internet, and SEO

• Stop Writing for Digg - Getting on the front page of Digg really isn't everything.
• Taking Control of Image Rollovers - A few neat techniques for image rollovers with CSS.
• There are not 13 root servers - Apparently it is but a myth that there are 13 root servers. There are hundreds if not thousands.