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Going Linux
Practical Information for Linux Users and Switchers to Linux
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How to use Linux to get things done. These articles may or may not make it into future podcast episodes, but they are all practical and immediately usable.
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Switching and Adjusting To Linux
10 Internet resources ALL Linux users need to know about (08-Oct-2007)
Backup strategies for Linux (and other) operating systems (18-Dec-2007)
Define: Free software (29-Apr-2007)
How to receive new episodes of our (or any) podcast automatically (27-Dec-2006)
Install CUPS-PDF to print to a virtual PDF printer (03-Mar-2007)
Learning the Linux command line (14-Jun-2008)
Links to Linux Server Podcasts (07-Apr-2007)
Links to Linux-compatible hardware lists (24-Feb-2007)
Linux tutorials and courses (26-Mar-2007)
Lock the workstation (14-Jun-2007)
Makeover the Ubuntu Gnome Desktop (04-Dec-2007)
Move applications and preferences to your new Linux computer (26-Dec-2006)
Move your IE Favorites to Linux browser bookmarks (19-Jul-2007)
Move your e-mail (Thunderbird) dictionary to a new computer (26-Dec-2006)
My Documents equivalent in Linux (19-Jul-2007)
Portable media players that support OGG natively (05-Apr-2008)
Resources & links for computer users considering "going linux" (22-Jan-2007)
Run programs when your computer starts up (14-Jun-2007)
Things you can do in Windows and how to do them in Linux (04-Mar-2007)
Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux: a comparison (18-Mar-2008)
Linux Desktop and User Interface
Changing your mouse behavior (17-Mar-2007)
Create application icons on your KDE desktop (19-Mar-2007)
Create KDE desktop URL links from Firefox (Updated 10-Dec-2006)
Create "System" icons on the Linux desktop (14-Jun-2007)
How to receive new episodes of our (or any) podcast automatically (27-Dec-2006)
Kill an unresponsive application gracefully (19-Mar-2008)
Makeover the Ubuntu Gnome Desktop (04-Dec-2007)
Save your documents where you want them (19-Jul-2007)
Tabbed browsing (11-Mar-2007)
Use a dialog box to open an application or URL (14-Jun-2007)
Using Linux Applications
Automated backups using rsync, bash and cron (17-May-2008)
Clone your hard drive with Clonezilla Live (26-May-2008)
How to receive new episodes of our (or any) podcast automatically (27-Dec-2006)
HowToForge Linux step-by-step tutorials (29-Apr-2007)
Konqueror's web shortcuts feature (11-Mar-2007)
Manage your E-Mail inbox (17-Mar-2007)
Organize your files (19-Jul-2007)
Save your documents where you want them (19-Jul-2007)
Software Review: An alternative to OneNote for Linux--Basket (05-Oct-2007)
E-Mail:
How to setup Thunderbird mail (08-Apr-2007)
Manage your e-mail inbox (17-Mar-2007)
Move your e-mail (Thunderbird) dictionary to a new computer (26-Dec-2006)
Office:
Save your documents where you want them (19-Jul-2007)
Edit misspellings in your OpenOffice custom dictionary (10-Dec-2006)
Web Browsers:
Konqueror's web shortcuts feature (11-Mar-2007)
Installing Firefox add-ons (12-Mar-2007)
Installing Linux browser plug-ins (12-Mar-2007)
Move your bookmarks to Linux (19-Jul-2007)
Save your Firefox downloads where you want them (19-Jul-2007)
Tabbed browsing (11-Mar-2007)
Installing Software Packages
Broadcom wireless support under Hardy on an HP dv6830 (06-May-2008)
Install CUPS-PDF to print to a virtual PDF printer (03-Mar-2007)
Installing Firefox add-ons (12-Mar-2007)
Installing Linux browser plug-Ins (12-Mar-2007)
Installing Linux packages from repositories (05-Mar-2007)
Install restricted extras for multimedia support (18-Apr-2008)
Just For Fun
I'm a Mac... I'm a PC... and I'm Linux videos (21-Aug-2007)
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