I'm lazy. I like backups because then I don't have to do the same thing twice. TimeMachine is such a nice idea I want one; and here it is:
Sweet, sweet lifehacker.
http://lifehacker.com/software/backup/mimic-time-machine-with-rsync-322766.php
http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html
http://users.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~ttsiod/backup.html
The bits of the IT world that apply to me right now. Blogged in the hope that someone (even me) will find them useful.