I used to have articles explaining how to setup CVSspam and CVSd (chroot jail for pserver). However, I don't use CVS anymore, so I took those down. If you are interested, feel free to email me.

The iPod is a beautiful piece of hardware that unfortunately requires a lot of care, especially if you want to keep it in a mint condition. Many people have complained that it is too easy to get scratches on the shiny surface and unfortunately it really is. So, the rest of this article describes my personal experience with some iPod covers and scratch removers. Read on... So... I got a 5th generation iPod as soon as they came out. At the beginning I always used the leather case it came with. This kept it protected quite well from getting any scratches. A few months later, XtremeMac came out with the so called MicroShield, so I ordered it for Christmas. I put it immediately on my iPod as soon as I received it. Unfortunately, the MicroShield has one problem -- if anything gets in between the iPod screen and the MicroShield, then you will get pretty nasty scratches. It also makes your iPod quite thick, which is another thing that I dislike. Anyway, it does look quite good and it really protects your iPod not only from scratches, but also from other types of damage (i.e. dropping). Even though the MicroShield is quite nice, I'm now looking into the Sleevz from RadTech which seem to be a good alternative. Recently, I start looking for ways to remove my scratches and as most people have discovered, there are numerous ways to do this. The most popular however, is by using Brasso ($3.99 at Ace Hardware). You can read more about using Brasso for removing scratches here (forum), here (lots of pictures), and here (forum). My personal experience with Brasso was good, even though I am not amazed. It does take a lot of work to remove some relatively small scratches. Also, it is possible to leave very small scratches all over the surface. I used a MicroFiber cloth along with the Brasso which worked quite well. At the end I polished the surface with the iKlean solution which doesn't really remove any scratches but it removed any Brasso traces. Other alternatives include iDrops, iCleaner ($35 online; seems to be the best alternative based on user reviews), iKlear (does NOT remove scratches, however, it is excellent for LCD displays and CRT monitors), Monster iClean (seems to be similar to iKlear), Novus Plastic Polish (which was used by Brian Middleton to remove his scratches), and Ice Cream v.2.