Point & Click Linux!

About the Author Robin "Roblimo" Miller started writing professionally in 1983 as a freelance reporter and feature writer in Baltimore, Maryland. He first wrote about Linux in 1997, and by 1998 he was a full-time Linux user, working as a reporter, columnist, and editor for Andover News Network, which later become the OSTG (Open Source Technology Group) division of VA Software. Roblimo, as he has been known online since the mid-1990s, was one of the first reporters to cover the Linux phenomenon. He has spoken at computing and Internet conferences in Saudi Arabia, Mexico, India, Trinidad, Jordan, and at least a dozen U.S. states. He's been "the computer expert" for the award-winning Rise and Shine morning show on Baltimore's WJZ TV, and has been a guest on many radio and several cable TV talk shows. Point & Click Linux! is Roblimo's second book. His first, The Online Rules of Successful Companies, was published by FT Prentice Hall in 2002. He has written over 2000 articles for various newspapers, magazines, and Web sites on topics including Linux (of course!), child support, college campus drug use, metallurgy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), software development, telemarketing, crime prevention, tax policy, online business, TV news reporting, taxi driving, and political shenanigans. Before becoming a full-time writer and editor, Roblimo worked as a limo owner/driver (hence "Roblimo"), taxi driver, electronics technician, soldier, and auto mechanic. He is currently editor in chief of OSTG, and lives with his wife, the artist Deborah Miller, in Bradenton, Florida. © Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Forward.

Introduction.



SECTION I: GETTING STARTED.

1: What You Can Do with Linux.

2: Running the SimplyMepis CD.

3: Working with Linux: KDE and KWrite.

4: Installing MEPIS Linux on Your Hard Drive.

 

SECTION II: LINUX APPLICATIONS.

5: KPPP — Easy Modem Dialer Application.

6: Mozilla: Your Key to the Internet.

7: Setting Up and Using Mozilla E-mail.

8: Mozilla Web Browser.

9: Making Web Pages with Mozilla.

10: Introduction to OpenOffice.org: Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Slide Presentations, Graphics, and More.

11: OpenOffice.org Writer.

12: OpenOffice.org Presenter.

13: OpenOffice.org Draw.

14: OpenOffice.org Calc: Spreadsheets.

15: OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office, and StarOffice.

16: CheckBook Tracker — Simple Bookkeeping with Linux.

17: Kopete — IM, IRC, and General Chat.

18: gFTP — An Easy, Powerful FTP Program.

19: K3B — Easy CD Burning Program.

20: The Gimp — Full-featured Graphics Application.

21: Digikam — Importing and Organizing Digital Photos.

22: Games! — Amusements Included with the SimplyMepis CD.

23: Other SimplyMEPIS Applications.

 

SECTION III: BEYOND THE BASICS.

24: Downloading and Installing Software.

25: Cooperating with Windows.

26: Customizing Linux.

27: Dipping a Toe Into the Command-line Waters.

28: Joining the Linux Community.

 

APPENDICES.

Appendix A: Guide to Other Popular Linux Distributions.

Appendix B: Books that Can Help You Become More Proficient with Linux.

Appendix C: About MEPIS and the SimplyMEPIS CD.

 

Index.