diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b04c18512a..fb770e71ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ cov/*
 OpenSim/OpenSim.userprefs
 OpenSim/OpenSim.usertasks
 *~
+TODO
diff --git a/localgrid b/localgrid
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ee196c69e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localgrid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cd ~/opensim/SecondLife-i686-1.21.6*/; localgrid &
diff --git a/rrr b/rrr
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..26b98b8c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rrr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+cd "`dirname $0`"/
+git svn info | sed -ne '/^Revision:/s@.* @@p' > bin/svn_revision
+cd bin
+rm -f OpenSim.log
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  screen -S region -t RegionServer mono --debug OpenSim.exe
+else
+  mono --debug OpenSim.exe
+fi
diff --git a/runprebuild.bat b/runprebuild.bat
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/runprebuild2008.bat b/runprebuild2008.bat
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/startUGAIM b/startUGAIM
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..02662e572f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/startUGAIM
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd bin
+
+rm -f *.log
+
+echo "Starting UserServer"
+start_aterm -e screen -S server -t UserServer mono --debug OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe &
+sleep 5
+
+echo "Starting GridServer"
+screen -S server -X screen -t GridServer mono --debug OpenSim.Grid.GridServer.exe
+sleep 5
+
+echo "Starting AssetServer"
+screen -S server -X screen -t AssetServer mono --debug OpenSim.Grid.AssetServer.exe
+sleep 5
+
+echo "Starting InventoryServer"
+screen -S server -X screen -t InventoryServer mono --debug OpenSim.Grid.InventoryServer.exe
+sleep 5
+
+echo "Starting MessagingServer"
+screen -S server -X screen -t MessagingServer mono --debug OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe
+
diff --git a/stopUGAIM b/stopUGAIM
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b206e69fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stopUGAIM
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+DELAY=5
+
+screen -S server -X msgwait 1
+sleep 1
+screen -S server -X eval "select MessagingServer" "stuff ^Mshutdown^M"
+sleep $DELAY
+screen -S server -X eval "select InventoryServer" "stuff ^Mshutdown^M"
+sleep $DELAY
+screen -S server -X eval "select AssetServer" "stuff ^Mshutdown^M"
+sleep $DELAY
+screen -S server -X eval "select GridServer" "stuff ^Mshutdown^M"
+sleep $DELAY
+screen -S server -X eval "select UserServer" "stuff ^Mshutdown^M"
+
+# just to be sure...
+screen -d -r -S server