On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 16:27 +1000, Owen Townend wrote: > 2008/7/23 The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am a new Ubuntu user still trying to ditch the vestiges of my > > dependence on Windows. > > > > There are a few very useful utilities that I will miss very dearly if I > > can't replace them with a Linux equivalent:- > > > > *A keyboard generated macro which is very useful for inputting certain > > strings of text. This utility allows me to input repetitive information > > such as Credit Card numbers, Email addresses on the fly. (AutoHotkey is > > only for Windows but it's exactly what I need) > > This I'm not so sure about as I have not had need to do this myself. > I instead keep some information in the Opera Browser's specfic > autocomplete forms. > (tools->preferences->wand) > There are sure to be some add-ons to firefox to manage this, although I think Opera does this better. Part of the fun is trying them out! > > > > *A utility that allows me to monitor CPU temperature and CPU fan speed. > > One option is to install 'lm-sensors' and 'sensors-applet' then you > can add monitors to the gnome panel. > Add one for each sensor you wish to see. You can then configure each > instance to monitor a different sensor. > There are screenshots on the project page here: > http://sensors-applet.sourceforge.net/index.php?content=screenshots > > > > > *A utility that lists installed Hardware information by make and model. > > 'lshw' is a commandline utility that is capable of outputting this > kind of information. > There are also other commands specific to a bus type such as 'lspci' > and 'lsusb'. > > cheers, > Owen. lshw-gtk gives you a nice graphical front-end to lshw. You can get it via Synaptic
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