The traditional approach to the subject is to either provide laundry lists of all available commands and applications, or focus on their use in a programming or otherwise technical environment. This book takes a different approach, showing how everyday users−−be they artists, designers, businessmen, scholars, or scientists−−can use these tools and applications to get things done. When I speak of "things," I mean (hopefully) the kind of things that you−−the sort of person possibly and partially described above−−might want to do with a modern computer system: view text and images, play and record sounds, perform mathematic operations, print to your printer, format text, access the Internet, check your grammar, and so forth.

Like a culinary cookbook, this book presents "recipes" for preparing or accomplishing a particular, specific thing. I've selected what I consider to be the easiest and most effective methods for accomplishing particular tasks, and have arranged these recipes in general sections according to subject matter−−the first part of the book is all about getting started, and contains the most essential information you need to know about using Linux; the remaining chapters deal with general categories of usage: Files, Text, Images, Sound, Productivity, and Networking.

Table of Content:
Preface
PART ONE: Working with Linux The first things you should know.
PART TWO: Files Working with files.
PART THREE: Text Words and writing.
PART FOUR: Images Graphic images.
PART FIVE: Sound Sound and audio.
PART SIX: Productivity Tools to increase productivity.
PART SEVEN: Networking Working with networks.
A. Administrative Issues Administrative issues.
B. Linux Resources on the Web Linux Resources on the World Wide Web.
C. License The copyright license for this book.
Program Index Index of program names.
Concept Index Index of recipes and general concepts.

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