As the number of cloud storage services increases & projects may require using multiple services at the same time, it becomes complicated for a developer to learn the details of each provider.

Simple Cloud API is an open source project that aims to create a common PHP interface for using cloud services.

It currently supports the storage API for:

• Amazon S3
• Windows Azure Blob Storage
• Nirvanix
• Local

and, in the near future, aims to support Rackspace Cloud Files, GoGrid Cloud Storage besides the queue & document APIs of all services.

The project is backed by Zend & supported by IBM, Microsoft, Rackspace, Nirvanix, and GoGrid.

Dodo is a free to-do list application, built on top of Zend Framework, & comes in two versions:

• hosted (free)
• full source code

It is a multi-user application where anyone can register, then use it & provides an almost completely Ajaxed interface.

Dodo doesn’t offer anything complicated, just creating lists & tasks under them. Once a task is completed, it can be marked as "done".

The application has both public & admin interfaces. Also, it provides an API for easier integration with 3rd party applications.

Besides being a handy application to install & use, it is a resource for Zend developers with development steps shared in detail on its blog.