Dicky's Pad at FortuneCity.com

I've decided that this site is (mainly) going to be my Linux site. I want to compile a collection of links to Linux pages, tips for Linux systems and software, and a list of the best (and worst) Linux software out there in Internet-land. I'm going to start this page off myself, with information I've picked up from my just over two years of playing with Linux, but I'd like anyone who reads this, and has anything to add, to GET IN TOUCH. This site will only be worth visiting if I can get feedback from readers. There are already a number of sites dedicated to similar purposes, but none which I have seen will cover all of the above in a clear and complete form. That's the spiel, now onto the content.

Three main section to start with, but the great people here at fortunecity.com have given me 6Mb of disk space, so there's plenty of room for more:)

Linux stuff

• Web Sites
• Beginners information - New to Linux? Check out this list
• General information - Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux, and a little bit more
• X information - X can be one of the hardest things to get right under Linux. Look here for all the info
• Networking information - No Linux box is an island. Check here for info on how to get connected, and what to do with the connection once it's up
• Tips and Tricks
• Beginners tips and tricks - All the things that experienced users assume you know, so no-one tells you
• X tips and tricks - Very little shows the power of Linux better than a good X setup. Here's how to do just that
• Networking tips and tricks - How to speed up your net connection and how to spend less time on-line overall
• Misc. tips and tricks - Everything else
• Software - Most Linux distributions come with huge amounts of software, but very few explain exactly what each pacakge does or whether you'll ever need it
• System software - The essential behind-the-scenes stuff
• Programming software - Many people use Linux as a development platform. This is the software which allows you to do that effectively
• Productivity software - One accusation frequently levelled at Linux is that there are no big applications available. This is to prove all the doubters wrong
• Networking software - The Internet is built on UNIX and Linux is the most easily available UNIX-like system around. This is the software to make use of that
• Games - Another frequent comment about Linux is that there are no games. It is true that there are less commercial-level games for Linux than for one of the MS-DOS variants, but there are still a lot of great games and ports out there
• Everything else - Including things like X window managers and utilities

After that you can leave a message in my guestbook. Or you could just read it if you're not in a message-leaving mood.

Yey! There's been a whole people here, so far