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Some Productive Ubuntu Kung Fu

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 25, 2008

“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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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