Use more security in Gmail

I advise you to use the more secure https rather than http protocol. Just go to your Gmail settings->General->last field..select “Always use https”

However, if you do not have a very fast internet connection, then Gmail may become painfully slow.

My BSNL Broadband was a bit slow once & I had to wait for more than a minute for it to load..

About distros

Want to know what are the official distributions. Go to– http://www.linux.org/dist/list.html

This Linux distro was developed by CERN & Fermilab–https://www.scientificlinux.org/

Grease monkey & grease metal

Gease metal as an add-on in Google Chrome & Grease monkey in Firefox can be used to run scripts on a page. They are being used to do anything from removing annoying Facebook applications to unlocking Orkut albums.

Try Googling for more..However, most of the scripts sites have been acted upon & loopholes closed..

Speed up Firefox–some tips

Please refer–http://howto.helpero.com/howto/Speed-Up-Firefox_31.html

Also get add-ons like No-script, Adblock Plus & Flashblock.

Some forums & mailing lists

Here is the list(exhaustive)–

www.linuxquestions.org

A full list of Red Hat & Fedora mailing lists –http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo

Fedora forum– http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=25252
Open SuSE mailing list-opensuse@opensuse.org

Ubuntu mailing lists & forums–https://lists.ubuntu.com

http://ubuntuforums.org

Some online magazines & journals pertaining to GNU/Linux

1. The Linux journal-www.linuxjournal.com

2. Linux Magazine–www.linux-mag.com & its namesake  http://www.linux-magazine.com/

3.Linux Format–http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/ ; TuxRadar–http://www.tuxradar.com/

4.Linux User & Developer–http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/

5.Full Circle Magazine–http://fullcirclemagazine.org/

Some popular blogs

The blogs—–

Best Linux distros for power users, gamers, newbies and more. Your route to Tux heaven : TechRadar UK–

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/best-linux-distros-for-power-users-gamers-newbies-and-more-596697?artc_pg=3

Also checkout Digitizor–http://digitizor.com/

RPM cookbook

This is an interesting take on the RPM by Shakthi Kannan–

http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/packaging-red-hot-paneer-butter-masala.pdf

Video tutorials on FOSS tools

Visit the Durgapur LUG’s tutorials’ site–

http://dgplug.org/intro/tutorials

Want to learn some cool stuff this summer? Then read on…

Please visit the site to know more about online Summer training under Durgapur LUG in the field of GNU/Linux & FOSS. No entry fees!! Starts on June 25. On the IRC. Install Linux as soon as possible.

http://wiki.dgplug.org/index.php/SummerTraining