If you’re a web designer that likes to work with a powerful text editor rather than a WYSIWYG application, then this blog post Micah Carrick will set you on the right path! He details how to customize settings and install plugins for the Gedit text editor. As the default text editor for GNOME, you’ll find [...]

That’s right, we haven’t dropped off the face the earth yet! In Episode 12 we talk briefly about Hardy Heron (it’s great release, but not a whole lot of new), and also walk through the fantastic desktop backup app Simple Backup Suite. It’s a quick and dirty one this week, folks!

Simple Backup Suite - @ [...]

That’s right, we haven’t dropped off the face the earth yet! In Episode 12 we talk briefly about Hardy Heron (it’s great release, but not a whole lot of new), and also walk through the fantastic desktop backup app Simple Backup Suite. It’s a quick and dirty one this week, folks!

Simple Backup Suite - @ [...]

Reader/Listener Greg wrote in a while ago and pointed a really great CLI tool for managing your calendar.
From Roaring Penquin:

Remind is a sophisticated calendar and alarm program. It includes the following features:
* A sophisticated scripting language and intelligent handling of exceptions and holidays.
* Plain-text, PostScript and HTML [...]

Sure, you use Vim for programming, maybe even a bit of writing. But have you thought of Vim/Gvim as your complete task-management solution? Here are 4 scripts that will set you on the right track:
VimGTD

PyGTD is a simple Getting Things Done (GTD) system based on David Allen’s
personal-productivity book [...]