Yesterday I dabbled a bit with the find command. Today, I mastered it. Mastered may be a strong term, but I do now feel very comfortable using it. So without further delay...

My Adventure With Find
My need to use the find command arose because of all the pictures I have on my computer and the way that I organize them. I would say I have somewhere around 10,000 pictures on my computer (I am quite the busy little amateur photographer). I keep them in a folder called events and then below that there are folders for each date that I loaded my camera. So my file system looks something like this:

Tips For Linux - List of Linux Tutorials

My early attempts to learn anything that I can about Linux has consisted of going out to Google and typing "Linux Tutorial" and then running through the results that come up from that search. So far this has been very interesting, and I am learning a lot.

From the above list I went through "A Quick Introduction to Bash Programming" parts 1 and 2. Before I went through this tutorial I had a basic understanding of what Bash was and how to use it. This was really just a warm up / refresher for me.

Vim Commands Cheat Sheet

One of the first things I recommend doing in Linux is learning how to use Vim. Vim is a cross-platform basic text editor that is mainly used on "nix" systems.

To be honest, learning Vim is like learning a different language. I am from Windows and I am used to notepad, word, etc. Vim is nothing like any of these. When I first fired up Vim it took me 5 minutes just to figure out how to start typing in a new file. Once you begin to understand how the commands work, different modes, and Vim's powerful commands; you begin to understand why Vim is so well liked by the "hard-core" Linux users.

Further Reading:
Vim Tips Wiki
Vim Online Documentation
Vim Tutorial
Vim Graphical Cheat Sheet and Tutorial
Vim Introduction and Tutorial

Run Ubuntu 7.10 from Windows without rebooting | USB Pen Drive Linux

Before I installed Linux on an older computer that I purchased I played around with several live CD's that are available. I found that most Live CD's take a long time to boot and then run at a snails pace once they are booted. At first I tried booting Ubuntu from a flash drive, and that did speed things up a little. Then I came across this little gem. It allows you to run Ubuntu from inside windows from a flash drive. That means you don't have to reboot and you don't have to leave Windows. Enjoy!

Hello my name is Mark and I am a computeraholic. I have always been fascinated by all things related to computers. At an early age I remember "hacking" Windows 95 and trying to figure out everything that was possible with it. This resulted in several complete system crashes, several restores, more than one call to a help center, hours of reinstalling software, etc. But, as they say, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. All of the playing around that I have done has given me valuable experience in all things related to computers.

There is a poll over at Ubuntux right now that is asking which operating system is the best. Your choices are Linux, Vista, XP, or Mac OS X. Now considering that this is a Linux forum which one do you think will win? Well of course it's going to be Linux, which is currently winning with 79% of the vote.

This is like going to a Star Wars convention and asking everyone what they think was a better Star Wars or Star Trek.

Optimize A Fresh Ubuntu Installation - Wired How-To Wiki - [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

Yesterday I posted about optimizing Windows XP. I thought it would only be fair if I also provided a guide for optimizing Ubuntu.

Ubuntu brainstorm - [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

Now here's an interesting idea. Take a digg like system and turn it into a suggestion system for Ubuntu features/bugs.

The 10 most memorable tech Super Bowl ads - [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

Valleywag is running a post about the 10 most memorable tech super bowl ads. However, I think they left out one of the best commercials ever. It was the commercial that single handedly got me to try out Linux.

darkness & Audio in Linux is awesome - [Stumbles via StumbleUpon]

I thought this was a pretty humorous article about the trials and tribulations of audio editing in Linux.