I just stumbled across some open source software (multiplatform) that will aid in your inventory and configuration management of your networks called ZipTie.   Although I haven't tried it, the screenshots reveal it to be very feature rich and professional grade software.

There are binaries for Linux, Ubuntu, Windows and Mac OS X for both the server and client.  

ZipTie allows you to discover all devices in your network to create a comprehensive inventory and to manage the configuration of those devices.

...ZipTie is constantly under development and leverages a large community of network experts who share their tools, device adapters, and experience.

If your a systems or network admin, or just a person with a bunch of computers in your home, you will want to keep this software on your radar. 

Get Ubducted all over again with this list of 20 killer apps for Ubuntu linux. 

I've personally tried
6. Meld
7. Virtualbox
9. Hydrogen
and 20. gftp. 

All of these are very good.  I was very impressed with Meld.  It has become my replacement for WinMerge which I used on MS Windows back in the day.

Have fun!

As you know, I installed Mandriva on my EeePC.  I chose to do the network install which required I boot from a USB stick.  In order to get the image on the USB stick, one could use WinImage, but I just couldn't get it to work. 

Instead, I used "dd" which is available on all linux machines.  However, I was on my Windows machine at the time, so I searched for dd for windows.  To no surprise, such a project existed and it worked wonderfully. 

I came across a very interesting and heated discussion on the whole Linux v.s. GNU/Linux argument.  (Read the first part here.)

There are some devotees who think using the term Linux on it's own is improper and that the proper name is GNU/Linux.

GNU/Linux encompases the notion that a Linux distribution is a combination of free or open source software that sit on top of the a kernel - in this case that kernel is Linux.  From what I understand, the kernel is the communication line between software and hardware.  That is what Linus Torvalds created.

So Linux was "lucky" that there existed a repository of software that could be run on it. 

So to call a Linux distribution just Linux is ignoring the years of dedication and hard work by the fine programmers that brought you all the great software programs you use as well as the programs used to build those programs. 

The flip side of the argument comes from people who are saying that the term Linux has evolved such that it implicitly communicates it is both the kernel and software.

Personally, I feel for programmers of GNU software. Their work should be acknowledged.  But I think it's too late to change people and I think it's a waste of time to try. It would be like forcing everyone to use the term 'facial tissue' and stop using the name 'kleenex'.  The word kleenex is used waaaay more than facial tissue.  So good luck with converting the kleenex people.   

I for one will continue to interchange the use of GNU/Linux and Linux depending on the audience I am speaking to.  For some, the Linux world is confusing enough without having to understand GNU, GPL, Open Source, Free v.s Freedom, etc...   Some people just want to use the darn thing to check their email. 

So let's not forget that Linux is really GNU/Linux, but let's not push the issue too much for some people. 

Oh, and if I find out you're a GNU/Linux fanatic and you ask me to pass you a kleenex, I will personally kick your behind :)