Scheduled Tasks With Cron on Google App Engine : much needed. ‘The App Engine Cron Service allows you to configure regularly scheduled tasks that operate at defined times or regular intervals.’
(tags: cron async python google appengine gae background)aws : comprehensive all-in-one perl script giving easy command-line access to Amazon EC2 and S3; very nicely packaged — installs with a single “curl” command! brilliant
(tags: via:mattb ec2 s3 aws perl scripts command-line)