Apps
Basics
How to manage Ubuntu applications and PPAs via the terminal
If you are new to Ubuntu or the command line here are a few useful software related commands that will help you maintain your system software with just a few key presses.
Encrypt & Sign Email Via Thunderbird Mail Using GPG
Learn how to digitally sign, verify, encrypt, and decrypt Gmail (or any other email) using the Enigmail add-on for Tunderbird Mail in Ubuntu.
Using Thunderbird Mail For Your Email (IMAP vs POP3)
Use Thunderbird Mail with your Gmail (and any other) email account(s) to allow offline access to important email and allow the set up features such as email signing & encryption.
Office
Easily install Microsoft Office in Ubuntu
If you are using Ubuntu and need to use Microsoft Office either for compatibility reasons or out of preference this guide will show you how to install it.
Utilities
Dropbox - 16GB Of Free Storage
How to max your Dropbox referrals for 16GB of extra free storage space.
Utilities
VirtualBox - Virtualization Software
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer, extremely feature rich, high performance and free. VirtualBox is cross platform (Linux, Mac & Windows) and is extremely useful for creating virtual OS installations.
Install Preparation
Preparing VirtualBox for Virtual OS Installations
Whether you want to Install Ubuntu within Windows/Mac or install another OS within Ubuntu this guide will show you how to prepare VirtualBox for a Virtual Installation.