This is mostly a list for my own use, but I hope you may find utility in it as well. I’m currently running Linux Mint 9 on my desktop (with Windows in a VM) and Eeebuntu 3 plus Win XP, dual boot, on my netbook.
This post will be updated over time, and some form of organization may appear. 😉
- Change default google search in Firefox on Mint: Mint uses a google custom search engine to fund their work on the distro. Unfortunately, they change the search results, such that it is unusable in my opinion. “Mint searches” may return nothing while the same terms on the google homepage bring results. To fix, click the down arrow next to the search box in FF and select “Manage Search Engines”. Search for a normal google one (I used the ssh version) and set that as default. Now send Mint a small donation, to offset the revenue that they’ve lost.
- pdf-shuffler: allows pdf files manipulation: add/remove and rearrange pages
- pdftk (and pdftk-gui): another set of pdf tools, best for command line use, like removing the useless pages from bank and credit card statements automatically. pdf-shuffler now does most pdf things easier on a one-off basis.
- gpicview: very fast image browser – does a great job as a photos viewer when resources are tight or files are large/high res. Unfortunately, no auto slide show capability.
- Kiosk use: the x screen saver can play videos. This could be used for a NEFFA kiosk, by using a video to entice people to complete the festival survey and automatically stop playing, once they hit a key, to let them do so.
- gscan2pdf: a great tool to create efficient/small pdf files from optically scanned pages. It also outputs to other formats and enables Optical Character Recognition (OCR) as well.
- GoogSysTray: a nice all-in-one cross-platform notifier for google services like calendar, mail, voice, etc. Makes sure you know about new appointments, mails, etc. without having to have your browser running.