Hang on Little Tomato
I gave a copy of the Complete New Yorker to my father for Christmas... It's a terrific collection of every issue of the New Yorker magazine since its inception, neatly archived on 9 DVDs... however it is crippled a bit by restrictions against copying it to your hard drive for easier searching and general use, among other things... This fellow has posted instructions on how to circumvent those restrictions. - and in fact it makes the user experience faster and better.
Here's a handy website that lists music that you can buy that is independent and free of RIAA-leanings... Very handy indeed! Pink Martini rules!
For the health-concious, a cautionary tale: The Ground Meat Cookbook, a 50's era tome with '204 intriguing ground meat recipes' - scannned in all its goodness.