Dropbox has really done a lot for me in terms of making managing files across multiple machines actually workable. One the greatest things about this cool app is that it makes it fairly simple to sync all your personal information stuff like contacts, calendar info, and notes. Nothing beats having all of your notes instantly [...]

I love Linux Journal…I should seriously subscribe. This is a great tip for anybody looking to automatically share file systems over a network via Samba & cifs. I’m probably going to use a similar solution to serve video from my main workstation to my yet-to-be-assembled, homebrew XBMC frontend in my living room.

AppRunner is a cool little Nautilus script that adds a “run this app” item to your right-click menu. Very handy for running quick-and-dirty homebrew scripts or downloaded apps without messing with the permissions. It’s small thing, but it’s useful! You can also easily start apps as root with this script.\
Looks like it works wherever Nautilus [...]

I just discovered something today, and quite by accident: GNOME/Nautilus allows you to add files to an archive by simple drag and drop! How’s that for convenient? I already knew that creating archives is as simple as right-clicking on a file or folder, but this makes working with archives even easier.
Do you have any time-saving [...]

My favorite file manager to use with lightweight window managers like OpenBox, Fluxbox, and IceWM is Rox-Filer. It’s small, lightweight, and highly configurable. It works great on a full desktop as well as small-screen netbooks like the Asus Eee PC.
The only problem is that it doesn’t handle auto-mounting your USB drives, CD-ROMs, and other removable [...]