Authors: Susan Matteson
Pages: 384
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN13: 9780131494190
Enter your Linux Desktop Garage
Don't just survive with Linux: thrive
Find tools & info to do practically everything, such as:
Ripping your CDs (&DVDs)
De-Spam-ifying your email
Capturing, editing, organizing your digital photos
Chatting with your Linux-deficient IM pals
Tracking your contacts, appointments, life
Transforming Firefox into easy blogware
Finding great substitutes for your Windows apps
Diving into a veritable plethora of games
Where you get the truth (unvarnished)
Where you get productive (quick)
Where Linux is fun (honest)
Your guide: Susan Matteson, real user, real expert
She reveals the fun stuff (from MP3s to desktop wallpaper)
Demystifies the essentials (from file management to passwords)
Simplifies the tasks they said were easy, but weren't (until now)
Where there's even more (plenty)
Step-by-step instructions for both Mandrake & Fedora Linux
Zero-hassle tips for managing & personalizing your PC
Gnoppix Linux on CD-ROM (run Linux without touching Windows)