This useful little script requires no configuration and a simple install. Once installed, running automagic from the terminal will put a variety of utilities at your fingertips. Need to backup your /home/ directory? It's quick and easy! Press 3 and it will create a .tar.gz file in the /tmp/ directory for burning to a disk. Need to compile a program? Simple press 5 and enter the name of the .tar.gz archive and it will be extracted and compiled, with no cleanup after. Also can configure a wi-fi connection and refresh one that has lost a signal. Screenshot (click to enlarge):