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Either leave your article below or email it to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org '''Please email your How-To article to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org'''
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(!) '''[#head-9291d233a335641e63b345fa09e2dd59655942df You will find ideas at the bottom of the page]''' (!) ----
== Published How-tos ==
|| ISSUE 1 || Install of Ubuntu 7.04 (Flavour of the month) || Robert Clipsham|| p.08 ||
|| || Directory Structure || Ronnie Tucker || p.14 ||
|| || Myth TV || Ubuntu Myth TV Team || p.16 ||
|| || Scribus Part.1 Install/Page setup || Ronnie Tucker || p.19 ||
|| || Add/Remove Apps || Robert Clipsham || p.26 ||
|| ISSUE 2 || Ubuntu on the Mac Mini || Dark master3 || p.09 ||
|| || Ubuntu for Grandma || Knightwise || p.12 ||
|| || Virtual Private Networking || Mark Pipkin || p.16 ||
|| || Scribus - Part 2 Adding Images|| Ronnie Tucker || p.17 ||
|| ISSUE 3 || Stunning Ubuntu Desktop || Matt Hoy || p.07 ||
|| || Ubuntu for Ph otography || Shay Stephens || p.09 ||
|| || Scribus - Part 3 Formatting/Styles || Ronnie Tucker || p.12 ||
|| ISSUE 4 || Hosting Code on Launch pad || Chris Rowson || p.06 ||
|| || Keeping Kids Safe in Linux || Peter Durril || p.08 ||
|| || Scribus - Part 4 Colors || Ronnie Tucker || p.13 ||
|| ISSUE 5 || Report Bugs w / Launch pad || Matthew Revell || p.08 ||
|| || Edubuntu Glows || Chris Rowson || p.11 ||
|| || From VMware to VirtualBox || Luca De Marini || p.15 ||
|| || Learning Scribus - Part 5 Layers || Ronnie Tucker || p.20 ||
|| ISSUE 6 || Ubuntu Upgrade 7.04 to 7.10 (Flavour of the month) || Robert Clipsham || p.6 ||
|| || Photoshop plugins in GIMP || Luca De Marini || p.08 ||
|| || Samba Setup || Clinton Messer || p.11 ||
|| || Learning Scribus - Pt.6 Templates || Ronnie Tucker || p.14 ||
|| ISSUE 7 || Install Ubuntu Studio (Flavour of the month) || Robert Clipsham || p.6 ||
|| || Simply Install SSH || Rob Kerfia || p.08 ||
|| || Terminal On Your Desktop || Dimitar Boichev || p.10 ||
|| || Convert From Windows || Todd Millecam || p.11 ||
|| || Learning Scribus - Part 7 Links || Ronnie Tucker || p.13 ||
|| ISSUE 8 || Install Mythbuntu (Flavour of the month) || Robert Clipsham || p.6 ||
|| || Install Wubi || Jason Pratt || p.09 ||
|| || Christmas On Your Desktop || Andrew Min || p.11 ||
|| || Multi Boot Linux || LinuxLoop.com || p.13 ||
|| || Learning Scribus - Part 8 Export to PDF || Ronnie Tucker || p.16 ||
|| ISSUE 9 || Install OpenGEU (Flavour of the month) || Luca De Marini || p.6 ||
|| || Directory Server || Jesus Arteche || p.10 ||
|| || Ubuntu on an iBook || Stephen Bant || p.16 ||
|| || Installing OpenTTD || Jonny McCullagh || p.20 ||
|| || Server Series - Part.1 || Daniel Lamb || p.22 ||
|| ISSUE 10 || Install Linux Mint (Flavour of the month) || Robert Clipsham || p.6 ||
|| || Compile from Source || Lojjik Braughler || p.08 ||
|| || Install and Use Tuxpaint || Niamh McCullagh || p.09 ||
|| || Rip a DVD with AcidRip || Jonny McCullagh || p.11 ||
|| || Server Series - Part 2 || Daniel Lamb || p.13 ||
|| ISSUE 11 || Linux Mint vs Ubuntu (Flavour of the month) || Robert Clipsham || p.6 ||
|| || True Crypt on Ubuntu || Joe Berry || p.08 ||
|| || Ipod Classic and Amarok || Ronnie Tucker || p.12 ||
|| || Introduction to LaTeX || Matthew Holder || p.16 ||
|| || Server Series - Part 3 || Daniel Lamb || p.18 ||
|| ISSUE 12 || - Deb Files || Andrew Min || p.08 ||
|| || - Server Series Pt 4 || Daniel Lamb || p.11 ||
|| || - Ubuntu Disk Usage || Jonny McCullagh || p.13 ||
|| || - NEW Series - GIMP Part 1 || Ronnie Tucker || p.16 ||
|| ISSUE 13 || Organise an Ubuntu Demo Day || Dianne Reuby || p.08 ||
|| || Nepalese Hardy Heron Party || Bibek Shrestha, Bikal KC, Jwalanta Shre || p.11 ||
|| || Server Series - Part 5: backups and webmin || Daniel Lamb || p.14 ||
|| || GIMP - Part 2: color correction || Ronnie Tucker || p.16 ||
|| || TV Feast For Ubuntu || Johnny McCullagh || p.20 ||
|| || Automatic Backup via Email || Stephen Bant || p.22 ||
|| ISSUE 14 || Create a Plug 'n' Play Zone || Roger Wheatley || p.08 ||
|| || Server Series - Part 6: Imap and SMTP || Daniel Lamb || p.12 ||
|| || GIMP - Part 3: Selection Tools || Ronnie Tucker || p.14 ||
|| || Put Photos On Your iPod || Jonny McCullagh || p.17 ||
|| ISSUE 15 || Separate Home Partition || Robin Catling || p.08 ||
|| || Server Series - Part 7: eGroupware || Daniel Lamb || p.13 ||
|| || GIMP - Part 4: Layers || Ronnie Tucker || p.15 ||
|| || GRUB 101: master boot records || Damon Rios || p.18 ||
|| ISSUE 16 || Create Your Own Ubuntu || Laszlo Noficzer || p.08 ||
|| || Server Series - Part 8: eGroupware Server || Daniel Lamb || p.12 ||
|| || GIMP - Part 5: Cropping || Ronnie Tucker || p.15 ||
|| || GNOME-Look Guide || David D Lowe || p.18 ||
|| ISSUE 17 || Program In C - Part 1 || Elie De Brauwer || p.08 ||
|| || Connect To IRC || Chris Lucier || p.12 ||
|| || GIMP - Part 5: Cloning and Healing || Ronnie Tucker || p.16 ||
|| || Scan And Convert To PDF || Irv Rausch || p.19 ||
|| ISSUE 18 || PROGRAM IN C - PART 2 || Elie De Brauwer || p.08||
|| || A SECURE NETWORK DRIVE || Darrin Auxier || p.12 ||
|| || USING GIMP - PART 7 || Ronnie Tucker || p.14 ||
|| || INSTALL UBUNTU 8.10 || Julian Saraceni || p.18 ||
|| ISSUE 19 || PROGRAM IN C - PART 3 || Elie De Brauwer|| p.08 ||
|| || CREATE A WIFI ACCESS POINT || Rob Kerfia || p.13 ||
|| || USING GIMP - PART 8 || Ronnie Tucker || p.15 ||
|| || CREATE MOBILE MULTIMEDIA || Italo Maia || p.18 ||
|| ISSUE 20 || PROGRAM IN C - PART 4 || Elie De Brauwer || p.08 ||
|| || WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 1 || Brett Alton || p.13 ||
|| || BACKUP & SYNC YOUR MUSIC || Joe Berry || p.19 ||
|| ISSUE 21 || PROGRAM IN C - PART 5 || Elie De Brauwer || p.08 ||
|| || WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 2 || Brett Alton || p.11 ||
|| || CHANGE VIDEO ASPECT RATIO || Kurt De Smet || p.16 ||
|| || UBUNTU ISO TO BOOTABLE USB || Ronnie Tucker || p.20 ||
|| ISSUE 22 || PROGRAM IN C - PART 6 || Elie De Brauwer || p.08 ||
|| || WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 3 || Brett Alton || p.14 ||
|| || INSTALL CRUNCHEEE TO EEE PC || Ronnie Tucker || p.17 ||
|| || SPREAD UBUNTU || Grant Paton-Simpson || p.19 ||
|| ISSUE 23 || PROGRAM IN C - PART 7 || Elie De Brauwer || p.08 ||
|| || WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 4 || Brett Alton || p.15 ||
|| || SPREAD UBUNTU - PART 2 || Grant Paton-Simpson || p.19 ||
|| ISSUE 24 || Inkscape - Part 1 || Yoga Sukma || p.08 ||
|| || PROGRAM IN C - PART 8 || Elie De Brauwer || p.10 ||
|| || Spread Ubuntu - Part 3 || Grant Paton-Simpson || p.13 ||
|| || Create A MAME Machine || Ronnie Tucker || p.16 ||
|| ISSUE 25 || Inkscape - Part 2 || Yoga Sukma || p.08 ||
|| || Take A Ride With VirtualBox || Angelo Marcelo || p.09 ||
|| || Better Game Speed With X || Dimitar Boichev || p.11 ||
|| ISSUE 26 || Inkscape - Part 3 || Yoga Sukma || p.07 ||
|| || Ubuntu As A Guest Machine || Iain McKeand || p.09 ||
|| || Apt-Cacher On Multiple PCs || Salvadesswaran Srinivasan || p.13 ||
|| ISSUE 27 || Program In Python - Part 1 || Greg Walters || p.07 ||
|| || Inkscape - Part 4 || Yoga Sukma || p.11 ||
|| || Scan Documents To PDF/DJVU || Dez || p.13 ||
|| || Associating A File-Type || Alex Cook || p.16 ||
|| ISSUE 28 || Program In Python - Part 2 || Greg Walters || p.07 ||
|| || LAMP - Part 1 || Richard Bosomworth || p.12 ||
|| || Networking Ubuntu PC's With SSHFS || Adam Hunt || p.15 ||
|| || Faster Internet With Squid || Alex Cook || p.17 ||
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== Completed HowTos == == Ideas for: ==
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/InstallingBanshee - Victor Doman '''How-To's:'''
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/DirectoryStructure - "ArsGeek" * install .deb/source
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/LocalRepositoriesHowto - "ArsGeek" * BASH scripts
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/InstallingSoftware - Robert Clipsham AKA mrmonday * Install/Configure Mythbuntu
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/ScreenShotHowto - Daniel Lausevic * Id3 tagging
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/InstallingSteam - Brandon Powell * Remote Desktops
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/LinuxPhotograhy - Shay Stephens (not sure if it's exactly a howto, but...) * File/Print/Home server
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[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/MythTV MythTV for Feisty Fawn]- The Ubuntu MythTV Team * Network Windows and Ubuntu
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[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973 Resolution / Refresh Rates Xorg] - heimo * Video editing series
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== HowTos in Progress == * Audio creation (recording studio) series
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=== Compucore === * Networking
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 * Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu
 * Setting up an Ubuntu server
* Connect Ubuntu to devices such as mobile phone/ipod
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=== Mrmonday === * Editing video camera footage (possible series?)
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 * Keyboard shortcuts * Parental controls
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=== Ronnie - Scribus === * (if there is such a thing:) Linux equiv to Visual Basic series
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 * Scribus I : Layout Basics - Ronnie
 * Scribus II : Templates - Ronnie
 * Scribus III : Set Colours - Ronnie
 * Scribus IV : Paragraphs - Ronnie
 * Scribus V : Live Linking - Ronnie
 * Scribus VI : Exporting to PDF - Ronnie
* Remote audio (series?)
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=== Sonny === * How does recovery mode work?
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 * Open``Office Calc (How to keep your income and expenses)
 * Gnu``Cash (Some small to medium accounting)
 * Open``Office Impress (Executive Pressentations, and advanced options)
 * Complete integration of an Ipod under Linux (Music, Photos, Videos, Podcasts, Cover-image, contacts)
 * Integration of Evolutions for advanced office use
 * And beautiful graphs with Rplot, among some other programs
----
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=== Jisao === '''Misc.'''
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 * Zim * Windows > Ubuntu (where Windows things are (closest equivalent) in Ubuntu)
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=== MikeB (MikeBgts) === * How to be an Ubuntu Developer
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 * Nvidia Howtos Taxis
      An attempt to collect all nvidia related howtos as a list, and then proceed with the creation of a unified nvidia howto (for Dapper, Edgy and then Feisty).
 * Envy
* How to be a software Developer
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== Ideas for HowTos == * Linux/Ubuntu in academic/scientific work?
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Put your ideas for How-Tos here. If you want to reserve an article; put your name next to it and move it up to the in progress section, and get started. ----
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 * How does recovery mode work?
 * What should I do to back up my system (so I can restore if I change something and break Ubuntu)?
 * Switching from Windows
  * Finding equivalent software
  * Where's CTRL-Alt-Del?
  * Using workspaces (a new concept for Windows users!)
  * How should I organise things (programs, docs, etc)
  * Advantages of separate home partition
  * What are symlinks? How to create/use them
  * How do I know what versions are installed?
 * Can I still attach my ... webcam/mobile phone/digital camera/printer/fax/etc
 * How do I back up stuff
 * Is SUDO always safe? Can I break Ubuntu using SUDO?
 * Filesharing and printing
 * What's involved in a system upgrade (eg from dapper to edgy)? What
 * should I do before I start?
 * Different flavours of 'buntu - what are the differences?
'''Reviews'''

* XBMC

* Wine

* Amarok

* home/small business apps

* CAD applications

* Backup apps - do comparison?

* Security apps - do comparison?

* Windows games in Wine

* Audio apps (recording studio/creation) - do comparison?

* Linux ''native'' games

HowTos

Please make your How-To articles as detailed as possible and include screenshots.

Please email your How-To article to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org


Published How-tos

ISSUE 1

Install of Ubuntu 7.04 (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.08

Directory Structure

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

Myth TV

Ubuntu Myth TV Team

p.16

Scribus Part.1 Install/Page setup

Ronnie Tucker

p.19

Add/Remove Apps

Robert Clipsham

p.26

ISSUE 2

Ubuntu on the Mac Mini

Dark master3

p.09

Ubuntu for Grandma

Knightwise

p.12

Virtual Private Networking

Mark Pipkin

p.16

Scribus - Part 2 Adding Images

Ronnie Tucker

p.17

ISSUE 3

Stunning Ubuntu Desktop

Matt Hoy

p.07

Ubuntu for Ph otography

Shay Stephens

p.09

Scribus - Part 3 Formatting/Styles

Ronnie Tucker

p.12

ISSUE 4

Hosting Code on Launch pad

Chris Rowson

p.06

Keeping Kids Safe in Linux

Peter Durril

p.08

Scribus - Part 4 Colors

Ronnie Tucker

p.13

ISSUE 5

Report Bugs w / Launch pad

Matthew Revell

p.08

Edubuntu Glows

Chris Rowson

p.11

From VMware to VirtualBox

Luca De Marini

p.15

Learning Scribus - Part 5 Layers

Ronnie Tucker

p.20

ISSUE 6

Ubuntu Upgrade 7.04 to 7.10 (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Photoshop plugins in GIMP

Luca De Marini

p.08

Samba Setup

Clinton Messer

p.11

Learning Scribus - Pt.6 Templates

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

ISSUE 7

Install Ubuntu Studio (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Simply Install SSH

Rob Kerfia

p.08

Terminal On Your Desktop

Dimitar Boichev

p.10

Convert From Windows

Todd Millecam

p.11

Learning Scribus - Part 7 Links

Ronnie Tucker

p.13

ISSUE 8

Install Mythbuntu (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Install Wubi

Jason Pratt

p.09

Christmas On Your Desktop

Andrew Min

p.11

Multi Boot Linux

LinuxLoop.com

p.13

Learning Scribus - Part 8 Export to PDF

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

ISSUE 9

Install OpenGEU (Flavour of the month)

Luca De Marini

p.6

Directory Server

Jesus Arteche

p.10

Ubuntu on an iBook

Stephen Bant

p.16

Installing OpenTTD

Jonny McCullagh

p.20

Server Series - Part.1

Daniel Lamb

p.22

ISSUE 10

Install Linux Mint (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Compile from Source

Lojjik Braughler

p.08

Install and Use Tuxpaint

Niamh McCullagh

p.09

Rip a DVD with AcidRip

Jonny McCullagh

p.11

Server Series - Part 2

Daniel Lamb

p.13

ISSUE 11

Linux Mint vs Ubuntu (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

True Crypt on Ubuntu

Joe Berry

p.08

Ipod Classic and Amarok

Ronnie Tucker

p.12

Introduction to LaTeX

Matthew Holder

p.16

Server Series - Part 3

Daniel Lamb

p.18

ISSUE 12

- Deb Files

Andrew Min

p.08

- Server Series Pt 4

Daniel Lamb

p.11

- Ubuntu Disk Usage

Jonny McCullagh

p.13

- NEW Series - GIMP Part 1

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

ISSUE 13

Organise an Ubuntu Demo Day

Dianne Reuby

p.08

Nepalese Hardy Heron Party

Bibek Shrestha, Bikal KC, Jwalanta Shre

p.11

Server Series - Part 5: backups and webmin

Daniel Lamb

p.14

GIMP - Part 2: color correction

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

TV Feast For Ubuntu

Johnny McCullagh

p.20

Automatic Backup via Email

Stephen Bant

p.22

ISSUE 14

Create a Plug 'n' Play Zone

Roger Wheatley

p.08

Server Series - Part 6: Imap and SMTP

Daniel Lamb

p.12

GIMP - Part 3: Selection Tools

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

Put Photos On Your iPod

Jonny McCullagh

p.17

ISSUE 15

Separate Home Partition

Robin Catling

p.08

Server Series - Part 7: eGroupware

Daniel Lamb

p.13

GIMP - Part 4: Layers

Ronnie Tucker

p.15

GRUB 101: master boot records

Damon Rios

p.18

ISSUE 16

Create Your Own Ubuntu

Laszlo Noficzer

p.08

Server Series - Part 8: eGroupware Server

Daniel Lamb

p.12

GIMP - Part 5: Cropping

Ronnie Tucker

p.15

GNOME-Look Guide

David D Lowe

p.18

ISSUE 17

Program In C - Part 1

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

Connect To IRC

Chris Lucier

p.12

GIMP - Part 5: Cloning and Healing

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

Scan And Convert To PDF

Irv Rausch

p.19

ISSUE 18

PROGRAM IN C - PART 2

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

A SECURE NETWORK DRIVE

Darrin Auxier

p.12

USING GIMP - PART 7

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

INSTALL UBUNTU 8.10

Julian Saraceni

p.18

ISSUE 19

PROGRAM IN C - PART 3

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

CREATE A WIFI ACCESS POINT

Rob Kerfia

p.13

USING GIMP - PART 8

Ronnie Tucker

p.15

CREATE MOBILE MULTIMEDIA

Italo Maia

p.18

ISSUE 20

PROGRAM IN C - PART 4

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 1

Brett Alton

p.13

BACKUP & SYNC YOUR MUSIC

Joe Berry

p.19

ISSUE 21

PROGRAM IN C - PART 5

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 2

Brett Alton

p.11

CHANGE VIDEO ASPECT RATIO

Kurt De Smet

p.16

UBUNTU ISO TO BOOTABLE USB

Ronnie Tucker

p.20

ISSUE 22

PROGRAM IN C - PART 6

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 3

Brett Alton

p.14

INSTALL CRUNCHEEE TO EEE PC

Ronnie Tucker

p.17

SPREAD UBUNTU

Grant Paton-Simpson

p.19

ISSUE 23

PROGRAM IN C - PART 7

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

WEB DEVELOPMENT - PART 4

Brett Alton

p.15

SPREAD UBUNTU - PART 2

Grant Paton-Simpson

p.19

ISSUE 24

Inkscape - Part 1

Yoga Sukma

p.08

PROGRAM IN C - PART 8

Elie De Brauwer

p.10

Spread Ubuntu - Part 3

Grant Paton-Simpson

p.13

Create A MAME Machine

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

ISSUE 25

Inkscape - Part 2

Yoga Sukma

p.08

Take A Ride With VirtualBox

Angelo Marcelo

p.09

Better Game Speed With X

Dimitar Boichev

p.11

ISSUE 26

Inkscape - Part 3

Yoga Sukma

p.07

Ubuntu As A Guest Machine

Iain McKeand

p.09

Apt-Cacher On Multiple PCs

Salvadesswaran Srinivasan

p.13

ISSUE 27

Program In Python - Part 1

Greg Walters

p.07

Inkscape - Part 4

Yoga Sukma

p.11

Scan Documents To PDF/DJVU

Dez

p.13

Associating A File-Type

Alex Cook

p.16

ISSUE 28

Program In Python - Part 2

Greg Walters

p.07

LAMP - Part 1

Richard Bosomworth

p.12

Networking Ubuntu PC's With SSHFS

Adam Hunt

p.15

Faster Internet With Squid

Alex Cook

p.17

Ideas for:

How-To's:

* install .deb/source

* BASH scripts

* Install/Configure Mythbuntu

* Id3 tagging

* Remote Desktops

* File/Print/Home server

* Network Windows and Ubuntu

* Video editing series

* Audio creation (recording studio) series

* Networking

* Connect Ubuntu to devices such as mobile phone/ipod

* Editing video camera footage (possible series?)

* Parental controls

* (if there is such a thing:) Linux equiv to Visual Basic series

* Remote audio (series?)

* How does recovery mode work?


Misc.

* Windows > Ubuntu (where Windows things are (closest equivalent) in Ubuntu)

* How to be an Ubuntu Developer

* How to be a software Developer

* Linux/Ubuntu in academic/scientific work?


Reviews

* XBMC

* Wine

* Amarok

* home/small business apps

* CAD applications

* Backup apps - do comparison?

* Security apps - do comparison?

* Windows games in Wine

* Audio apps (recording studio/creation) - do comparison?

* Linux native games

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