Linux Short Summary
http://techrepublic.com.com/5102-10877-5960961.html

I will use this site to capture ideas for a book. The idea is simple:

Capture the best FEW things (applications, web services, books, hints) I’d like to share with a close friend who asks for advice.

How hard can it be?

My approach: be very selective, typically with one reccomended solution, possibly with a short list of alternatives. Less is more.

The first few ideas:

Browser: Firefox
Desktop email: Thunderbird
Instant message: GAIM (and Skype)
VoIP + IM: Skype
Office suite: OpenOffice
File Transfer: FileZilla
Text Editor: TBD (EditPad…)
Mind Map: TBD
Web design; NVU
Dynamic language: Ruby
Web Framework: Ruby on Rails
Desktop Search: TBD (Google Desktop Search, AskJeeves Desktop Search)
Screen Capture: MW Snap
Spyware Removal: Microsoft Antispyware
Backup program: TBD
Typed data recovery: Emsa Save My Work
Web Feed reader: Bloglines
Blog software: WordPress
Blog software (hosted): WordPress.com

~~~check on these~~~
PDF Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php#intro
Universal remote: TBD