A rainy day here means no gardening and lots of online time. It yielded the
following tidbits of info. I don't expect everyone to read them. There may be
one or two morsels for a few of you, though.

This may help address the concern of constant Hardy updates by some users here:
www.linuxloop.com/.../a-smart-feature-of-ubuntu-you-may-not-h\
ave-noticed/

How to install Windows in VirtualBox to run seamlessly:
www.linuxhaxor.net/.../creating-seamless-virtual-machine-with-virt\
ualbox-16/

Linux Journal flash video on wubi:
www.linuxjournal.com/video/ubuntu-windows-wubi

How-to on Enabling Compiz Fusion on Ubuntu 8.04 on GeForce:
www.howtoforge.com/...-8.04-nvidia-geforce-fx-5200

How to install the latest Compiz using git:
www.ubuntugeek.com/...-compiz-fusion-from-git.html

Known Hardy bugs and workarounds:
bapoumba.wordpress.com/.../

How to install Hardy from the alternative CD:
danmarner.blogspot.com/.../...y-heron-from-hard.ht\
ml

Enabling flash, DVD playback and more in Ubuntu:
www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/.../...ack-adobe-flash.ht\
ml

in a similar vein: http://sathyasays.com/multimedia-support-in-linux/

How to install Cairo dock in Ubuntu:
www.downloadsquad.com/.../flipping-the-linux-switch-cairo-dock-is-\
pain-free-eye-candy/

How to make Ubuntu look like Vista:
www.ubuntugeek.com/...look-like-windows-vista.html

How to cook a DVD with Cinelerra and DVD Styler:
akiradproject.net/cooking_dvd_with_cinelerra_and_dvdstyler

How to set up bluetooth:
debaira.blogspot.com/.../...o-setup-bluetooth.html

How to install a firewall on Ubuntu:
www.sizlopedia.com/.../

How to mount partitions in Ubuntu:
blog.evolutioncreations.com/.../...ons-in-ubuntu.h\
tml

Seven distros (openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.4, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora,
SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1) compared by IWeek:
www.informationweek.com/.../showArticle.jhtml\
07

Five more here:
farbeyondtheedgeofreason.blogspot.com/.../5-linux-distributions-that-\
rival-os-x.html

OpenOffice 3 is looking for beta testers: http://lwn.net/Articles/281222/

Did Google throw Yahoo a life line to avoid take over by Microsoft?:
bits.blogs.nytimes.com/.../how-googles-checkbook-stymied-microsoft\
/index.html

Ubuntu book, releases a preview chapter on Kubuntu:
www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1186278

Installing gOS: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2219555,00.asp

Installing Adobe AIR on Linux: http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2399

Re-installing Windows after installing Linux:
nerds-central.blogspot.com/.../...after-linux.html

Blogger loves Wubi and Ubuntu:
www.dhruvasagar.com/.../

Why Linux is faster than Windows:
ubuntulinuxhelp.com/.../

Sharing files with Windows on a pendrive:
www.pendrivelinux.com/.../

How not to write a blog:
wamukota.blogspot.com/.../...-ever-i-doubt-it.html
(My response is at the bottom tells why.)