As soon as I saw this video, possibilities began to run through my mind. This past semester, I’ve taken all my notes in TiddlyWiki, which has served me well. I know I won’t be abandoning the platform for all purposes, but I wonder how effective taking notes for my classes in Vim could be. Especially […]

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A reader/listener named Ron emailed out a link this morning to a cool site called LinTube. Apparently, they just mine Youtube for the all cool linux vids so you don’t have to. I’m liking that! Lots of cool Beryl vids, Linux gadgets, and even some useful how-to’s. Thanks Ron!
LinTube

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I like to to keep a pretty clean desktop on my main workstation…I don’t keep any icons there unless they’re automatically generated by GNOME for removable devices. Yesterday while working on the order of some Christmas music for my church, I realized I had enough room to arrange and rearrange my documents on the […]

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This video from helpmerick.com could come in handy when introducing friends, family, or even business partners (bosses?) to some of advantages of Linux, and of Ubuntu in particular. It takes an overview of a standard Ubuntu install, and compares what you get with how much you would have to spend to obtain equivalent Windows […]

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Remove Vocals from Mp3s using audacity (Win/Mac/Linux) Free via Lifehacker

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