Like PeteVenkman, I'm confused about all the different distrubutions. This ([en.wikipedia.org]) doesen't help.

@BNOSACH

Thank you Crystal for the software links. I've been looking for applications to organize all the various details of my writing project. So far I've got an unwieldy mess of folders full of text files. I will certainly check out your suggestions.

As a new Ubuntu user, I appreciate whatever tips lifehacker offers for the OS!

- How I eat french fries through my nose.

First priority are my three birds. I have travel cages for each. I'd grab their food and some blankets to keep their cages covered and the birds warm. And I'd put some water in a container. Birds would go in the back seat, my wife in the passenger seat, and whatever we could fit would go in the back hatch.

I've been doing a routine steadily since June 18th. 5 days per week, Monday - Friday, with occasional days off when there's rain or I wake up feeling crappy:

The Radio Lab podcast on sleep is well worth listenting to.

www.lulu.com works for selling digital content like audio books, PDFs, etc. It's free to list anything but if you want to charge a fee it'll cost you 25% off the top.

I wonder if there's some technological way to keep notes.

For me momentum is the best motivation. You may have heard the expression "if you want something done give it to a busy person." That's certainly true for me. When I've booked all of my free time with "A projects" for which I'm accountable (practicing for guitar lessons, writing music for film projects, band…

Is this another way to get spam?

I need to write that down somewhere... maybe after lunch.

My complement sandwich goes like this:

@discounteggroll:

The URL tries to download something to my PC. What's the deal?

This article reminded me that I used to have a hard time keeping my eyes open after lunch. I've changed what I eat and it's no longer a problem, even though I've got the same sleep habit. Oatmeal for breakfast, salad with 2 Boca Burgers for lunch and I've got all the energy I need for the day.

[mailinator.com] works pretty well.

This reminds me of some old Dateline episode about Russian agents getting an American embassy to evacuate their building by remotely starting a fire from a device like this, so they could plant bugs.

Another approach: