As a webmaster, I'm interested in various bits of SEO information about my websites. I'll check the Google pagerank, the alexa rank, back links, etc. As a linux guy though, I know there's always an easier way to get things done!
Here's a post on my Hosting Forum that will show you how to automatically have your Linux box check a list of sites for pagerank and email you the results. Check it out here: Check Google Pagerank and email results.