Did you know that.....?

[SteveRiley]

sudo apt-get install yakuake

Close your existing console window. Now press F12. Win.

[pnunn]

I second that one Steve. First thing I install after the OS.

My tip. use .ssh/config file to set up all of your remote connections, then you can use as many keys as you want, odd ports, odd user names etc.. and all you do is ssh host_name to make it all work.

[oshunluvr]

My tip. use .ssh/config file to set up all of your remote connections, then you can use as many keys as you want, odd ports, odd user names etc.. and all you do is ssh host_name to make it all work.

+1 same here. This combined with secure keys makes life much simpler.

[Feathers McGraw]

+1 same here. This combined with secure keys makes life much simpler.

Yep, you taught me this one, I've been using it ever since!

As for the timezones thing, that's got me before. It's really easy to accidentally scroll over the clock and change it by accident!

So, here's mine: one of the first things I noticed about Kubuntu was that the volume didn't go high enough on my hardware. A common solution (and one that Steve suggested) is the Veromix Plasmoid widget.

This works, but doesn't integrate very well with KDE without some tweaking. Instead, edit ~/.kde/share/config/kmixrc and add:

VolumeOverdrive=true

.

--> oomph.

Feathers

[SteveRiley]

[Veromix] works, but doesn't integrate very well with KDE without some tweaking.

What tweaking do you need to do? Here, other than disabling KMix and enabling Veromix in the system tray, no real tweaking is necessary.

Instead, edit ~/.kde/share/config/kmixrc and add:

VolumeOverdrive=true

Neat, I didn't know that. But the new KMix still doesn't offer a way to route specific programs to specific audio sinks (output devices), right? That's the more powerful feature of Veromix, I think: better integration with PulseAudio.

[woodsmoke]

Animated, interactive wallpapers

This is in Tahr.

Right click the desktop.

Default desktop settings.

Wallpaper / animations.

Three are presented, one with animated "Ascii Animals"

Two abstract paintings, one similar to a former default Kubuntu / Kde "bubbles" wallpaper.

They animate automatically and with a click on the desktop.

It does not seem to significantly affect performance.

woodsmoke

[crazy6227]

thanks

[kiraitachi]

With Kate you can code scripts easily since detects Bash structures like Vim does and has an option to view the Konsole execution of you´r scripts below.

[Simon]

To type special characters not on the keyboard like ½, ¼, or æ.

All you need to do is specify your "compose key" in the settings mine is the often unused Scroll Lock.

1. Open System Settings and under Hardware choose Input Devices
2. Keyboard selected choose the Advanced TAB
3. Expand the Compose Key Position
4. Select a Key

To use this hit your compose key followed by 1 and then 2 you will type ½ or compose key followed by TM is ™.

For other compose key combos consult page such as this.

[GreyGeek]

That is NEAT! ½ 4³ and so on! Thanks!
In the old days one would have to use hold the ALT key while typing a three decimal equivilent of the hex number on the keypad (not the number row). I think unicode killed that ability.

[richb]

2½ ⅓ ⅔
Great tip.

[vinnywright]

To type special characters not on the keyboard like ½, ¼, or æ.

All you need to do is specify your "compose key" in the settings mine is the often unused Scroll Lock.

1. Open System Settings and under Hardware choose Input Devices
2. Keyboard selected choose the Advanced TAB
3. Expand the Compose Key Position
4. Select a Key

To use this hit your compose key followed by 1 and then 2 you will type ½ or compose key followed by TM is ™.

For other compose key combos consult page such as this.

neat ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I usually go with Unicode insertion ¥ ........ ¢..... ctrl+shift+U and use Kcharselect to get the Unicode #'s

☢VINNY☢