Tux Training - Get the Facts Straight - 2 reviews [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

This is a nice little Linux read. Where it's used, how it's used, and who is using it.

Raidens Realm: HowTo: Create a Reverse SSH Tunnel - 2 reviews [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

Need to access your work computer from home? If you want to do it with SSH you can pretty much forget about it unless you have a way to port forward, which is pretty much impossible unless you are tight with your IT guy. But fear not, there is hope: A reverse SSH tunnel to the rescue!

One of my computers has had Linux installed since Dapper Drake came out. Throughout the years, this computer has been through various updates and has been upgraded all the way to Hardy Heron. I have installed several different themes and removed them. It has been the brunt of many tests, software installs, software removals, backups, restores, and one time it even suffered a power failure due to a thunderstorm in the middle of a critical update.

However, the computer (and Linux) continued to limp along. I really only used it to store some data (this computer has an enormous hard drive in it), run FAH, and play music on. So, as long as it would do those three things I didn't really care what problems it did have. For example: A few months earlier due to some playing around with compiz that the resolution was permanently stuck on 1024X768. After screwing around with some gnome settings my top toolbar was completely missing and unable to be retrieved. Running certain programs such as Totem would instantly make the computer reboot. Every now and then the computer would just completely freeze up for about a minute and then everything would resume as normal. It would no longer recognize my DVD burner. Get the idea? This thing had problems.

Set Gmail as Default Mail Client in Ubuntu :: the How-To Geek - 3 reviews [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

This is something I have been trying to figure out how to do, so I thought I would share the answer with all of you.

3 Reason Why Your System Might Be Slow | Bringing Linux to the Masses - 6 reviews [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

Is your computer running a little slow these days? Does it do a lot of grinding on the hard drive before opening a program? The problem may not lie with a faulty computer, it might just be one of these problems.

Complete Guide to Pre-Installed Fonts in Linux, Mac, and Windows | A Padded Cell

Just a little something to help with different fonts for different operating systems.

5 Reasons Why Switching To Linux Is A Dumb Idea - 0 reviews [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

In all fairness, I thought I would point out this post to the Linux masses. Yes, there are reasons that you should not switch to Linux. This article makes some very valid points, but I think the last two are really reaching.

25 Reasons to Convert to Linux, compiled by The Linux Information Project - 14 reviews [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

If you needed anymore reasons to switch to Linux, here are 25 more.

How To Have DVD Playback, Adobe Flash Plugin, MP3 In Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron With A Single Command

I did it all the long manual way. I wish I would have known it was this easy.

Creating Custom Linux Commands

Got a script that you run all the time? Turn it into a command.