Windows programs on linux

There are plenty of windows programs, that may run in linux. The most popular, installable layer for allowing this is called "wine". There are plenty of apps that may run; here's a list with some of them, running in different versions of wine. Some application not being on the list doesn't mean it can't be run; for instance, on http://belot.hit.bg there's a pretty popular in Bulgaria card game, called "belot", which is not listed; still, it runs in wine very well.
There are certain things one has to know about wine; still, reading all the documentation seems boring. Here is a comprehensive list of some of the most important things one has to know fot to be able to use wine at its best. It neither starts nor ends with the configuration command "winecfg", and is something even experienced users of wine may find worth scrolling through. Here goes a "thanks" to the author of that list.

Ubuntu tutorials

Here's a list of some websites which offer tutorials for Ubuntu Linux.

1. Clips for how to use ubuntu [aimed mostly at newcomers at linux world, a site with video tutorials for ubuntu]
2. Ubuntuguide [The 6.10 version of the guide is translated nicely in Bulgarian]
3. Ubuntu-tutorials.com
4. Ubuntugeek [A nice source of howtos for Ubuntu]
5. Howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu [Several howtos for ubuntu]
6. Ubuntu magazine [The fullcircle magazine is a magazine for Ubuntu]
7. Ubuntu blogs
8. Saving power with linux on intel platforms [I haven't tried these instructions, but they seem interesting]
9. The search function of my webpage/Google :) [one may be lucky to find what one wants here]

And here are another two howtos:
1. Howto add multimedia keys support [it enables the keys on the top of some keyboards]
2. Card reader [howto at ubuntuforums.org, for those computers with card readers]


Here I haven't mentioned the Howto section of Ubuntuforums.org and also the website Linuxquestions.org.

Faster boot on Ubuntu Linux

Just a note; changing the CONCURRENCY in loading from "none" to "shell" after parsing "gksudo /etc/init.d/rc" in a terminal seemed to hurry up the loading of the system, taking advantage of the dual-core intel processor. Now it boots faster, and this didn't crash it.

Edit note: In version 7.10 this trick causes problems and is not advisory.