For those wanting some of the most powerful email manipulation features out there, command-line app Mutt is a definite option. Considered by many power users to be the only real email client out there, it’s worth taking a look at…and if you’re a Gmail user, don’t worry! The tutorial link below gives a decent introduction [...]

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This is a very simple, high-level tutorial from Tech Sense on how to create your own Linux distro using Reconstructor and Ubuntu. I’ve been thinking about using a tool like this for a while to create my own, ultimate, custom “Zen” OS. PLinux, anyone?
Full Story: Create your own linux distro

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This tutorial from Hacktux let you convert those oh-so-wonderful youtube videos you downloaded from flash format to avi. Very useful if you want to load them on a mobile device like a phone or pda, or if you want to watch them without flash player.
Full Story: Convert YouTube Videos on Linux

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This is pretty slick: a complete command line solution for managing your Gmail.
Hit the link to explore all the possibilities. From the website:
Do you have a Gmail account? Then, you’ll want to read this step by step tutorial for configuring and installing the latest version of Postfix with SASL authentication and TLS encryption necessary for [...]

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This a pretty cool tutorial from Le Ludo Blog on how to convert your proprietary mp3 file into the open Ogg Vorbis format.
His steps:
First we will install a little script made by Nathan Walp: mp32ogg
sudo apt-get install mp32ogg
It’s done, now to convert a file, open a terminal and do:
mp32ogg –quality=10 –delete –rename=%t /home/Musiques/file.mp3
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