Two free Ubuntu PDF’s that should be on your hard drive

At the end of last month I got a message from the Ubuntu Mass. LoCo mailing list about the new Ubuntu Pocket Guide, a killer reference book by Keir Thomas, the award winning author of Ubuntu Kung Fu (a book I want for more reasons than the adorable feline on the cover). Not only can you get the 170 page guide at a very low price from Amazon.com, you can also get it in a dead tree free PDF version at absolutely no charge beyond your ‘net connection costs. I haven’t had a chance to read much of it yet, but if anyone knows of a way to put a PDF file on a PDA running Palm OS 4 (not version 5) from within Linux please let me know. Adobe has a way to do it but it looks like it’s either limited to Palm OS 5 or requires access to my PDA, something I can’t do under WINE.

The other publication your hard drive wants is the newest issue of Full Circle Magazine. Issue 21 has the results of the survey they ran at the end of last year, how to put Ubuntu on a USB stick (great for checking out other distros and versions but can do damage to any bandwidth limits your ISP may impose) and how to change the aspect ratio of a video. If that’s not enough there’s also reviews of the Creative Zen V Plus media player and the beta of the Tribal Trouble 2 game an interview with packaging guru and Ubuntu Master of the Universe (MOTU) Nicolas Valcarcel, and the top 5 torrent tools.Of course they also continue their series on using the command line, programming in C, and doing web development in GNU/Linux.

Make a point to download both of these PDF resources this weekend. Your hard drive will thank you and your Ubuntu installation will run even better. If you don’t run Ubuntu yet they’re also great for finding out some of what all the hubbub over GNU/Linux is.

Full Circle reaches a milestone

On Monday Full Circle, the independent Ubuntu Linux magazine, published their 20th issue. They’re marking their milestone by starting a brand new series on web development software for Linux users.

Of course that’s not all they have in their newest issue, and you’ll also find part four of their Programming in C series and a tutorial on backing up and syncing your music; a Command and Conquer article on using the Terminal; a book review of Ubuntu Kung Fu and a contest to win a copy of it; the top five backup solutions; a MOTU interview with Andrea Colangelo from Italy; as well as articles about making money with FOSS, Italians using open source software, Ubuntu Women, games, letters and more.

They also have a survey they’re asking everyone to take so they can get some feedback on how they can make Full Circle even better.

Get Full Circle Issue 18

The newest issue of the independent Ubuntu magazine Full Circle is now available! Of note (IMO) in this issue is another installment in the series on Package Management, Programming in C, using a secure network drive, and GIMP, as well as an opinion piece on How Many Distros Is Too Many?

Of course there’s also a nice HowTo on installing Ubuntu 8.10, an interview with MOTU Harald Sitter, a review of first-person shooter Urban terror, and a whole lot more.

Remember, Full Circle isn’t just for people who use Ubuntu and its derivative distros, it’s also for people who are considering trying them. A lot of people are intimidated by the mere thought of running Linux because they think everything is done via the Command Line Interface (CLI) but that’s not the truth anymore.

They’re also working on compiling some of their tutorial series into single PDF files that include each installment of the particular series. I don’t see that they’ve made them available yet, but you can keep a look out on the Full Circle website.

Full Circle 16 is a must read

Full Circle, the independent Ubuntu magazine that Nanci or I talk about every month has put out yet another issue that has things that even showed me some thing I wasn’t aware of. What all is in this issue? How about

• Command and Conquer: Create and move files
• HowTo’s: Create your own Ubuntu (make your own customized LiveCD), the final part of the series on creating your own server, part 5 on their tutorial on using the GiMP Image Editor, and using GNOME-Look.org to change everything from wallpapers to themes to splash screens and screensavers and more.
• My Story: Out with the old, in with the new
• My Opinion: Ubuntu and Kubuntu Themes
• MOTU Interview: Jamie Strandboge
• Ubuntu Women by Elizabeth Bevilacqua, someone I post links to from time to time
• Top 5 Twitter Clients
• and even more

Even if you don’t usually read Full Circle you’ll miss out on some good stuff if you don’t get this month’s issue.

Full Circle #15 teaches us new tricks

The good people at Full Circle Magazine, the independent Ubuntu magazine, have released issue number 15 with several new things, including something I wish I’d had last year.

Among the new content this month is

• Command and Conquer: The Ins and Outs of Directories
• HowTos: How to create a separate /home partition (I wished I had this when I did it myself last year); part 7 of their series on creating your own server; part 4 of their series on using GIMP; and working with GRUB, the bootloader that lets you select which operating system or kernel version you want to use.
• My Story: Ubuntu Saves the Day and From Mickey’s ABCs to Kubuntu
• A review of the HP Photosmart C3180 printer
• much more

My article about Mac4Lin 0.4 still isn’t included, but Full Circle editor Ronnie Tucker tells me “It very nearly was! ” It’s actually a good thing, because Mac4Lin 1.0 is getting so close to getting released that I asked him to hold my article back until I can get him a new version that reflects the version currently in development.

Even without my article this issue is packed with some great information, so go get your own copy today.

Happy Birthday, Full Circle!

Full Circle, the independent Ubuntu Linux magazine, is celebrating their first birthday with the release of Issue 12.

Full Circle #10 is out

Full Circle, the independent Ubuntu community magazine, has reached double digits in the issue number with the release of their tenth issue this week.

There’s a new issue of Full Circle

The guys at Full Circle, the independent Ubuntu community magazine, have released their ninth issue, full of great info.

Full Circle issue #8 is out!

Just in time for Chrismukkuh goodness, the good folks over at Full Circle magazine have released their 8th issue.

Full Circle released issue 7

I’ve mentioned them before, but the best independent publication for things Ubuntu is the Full Circle magazine. Issue 7 was released yesterday, and it’s chock full of great information, including some things I didn’t know before.