Some Productive Ubuntu Kung Fu

Oct 25, 2008, 04:34 (0 Talkback[s])

"All are taken from my new book Ubuntu Kung Fu, which contains over 300 other tips on the topic of productivity, security, performance, image editing, the command-line, hardware, and much more.

"1. Instantly Search Google for Any Word or Phrase

"Have you ever been reading a document and wanted to look up something in Google? In Firefox you can just highlight the word or phrase, right-click it, and select Search Google. However, what if you’re reading, say, a PDF file? Or a man page in a terminal window?

"A very simple but effective solution is Googlizer, which you can install using Synaptic. "

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