New to Linux? How to Install ‘Stuff’

I’ve dabbled with Linux on and off and never stuck to it, mainly because my games don’t usually run well, if at all, on any flavor I’ve tried.
I’ve tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, Suse (paid for versions 7, 8, and 10, even), OpenSuse, and a few others, and the one thing I keep having difficulty [...]

Repair Pal – local automotive repair cost estimations made easy

http://repairpal.com/
Repair Pal is a pretty slick web 2.0-ish site that identifies local dealerships and mechanic shops that provide approximate price quotes for repair work. You enter your vehicle information and the type of repair required, and it displays the estimations, comparing the dealership and mechanic ranges and identifying their business names and locations.

Special Characters

Special characters are useful under a variety of circumstances. There are special characters for Microsoft Office products, for web designs, for ASCII art, etc. The maps, however, are sometimes harder to locate. Here are a few:

UsefulShortcuts.com alt codes
UsefulShortcuts.com direct PDF download
Ted Montgomery’s map
Oratory Tools map
International Accent Marks and Diacriticals

Make your own fake magazine cover

http://www.magmypic.com/
Upload your picture to this site to make fake magazine covers, and then download and/or post to your site, or a social network site, or a blog, etc.

Download Photoshop book from Sitepoint – FREE (limited time offer)

http://photoshop.aws.sitepoint.com/
The offer expires in 29 days…
They request that you submit an email address to get the download link sent to you, fyi.

Alternatives…

Software can be annoying, especially when it hogs resources or performs in manners we do not condone. This is a reminder of some common replacements.

Adobe Acrobat (Reader) = FoxIt Reader or Sumatra PDF
Apple QuickTime = QuickTime Alternative
Windows Media Player = Media Player Classic (or Media Player Classic – Homecinema)
RealMedia Player = Real Alternative

If you just [...]

ccMixter

http://ccmixter.org/
From the site:
ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.

MemoWare

http://www.memoware.com/
Free eBook files for your PDA.

Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”)

http://dban.sourceforge.net/
From the site:
Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”) is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
DBAN is a means of ensuring due [...]

USB Applications

Thumb drive application lists are all over the place. Here’s another (short) list:

PortableApps
PenDriveApps

And for the Mac crowd…

FreeSMUG

Note – these are application suites or compilation listings.