The Tubez Are My Biotch!

This post is mainly dedicated to Rosie, apropos of a chiding I ranted the other day. I'll try not to geek out too bad:

So. Essentially it's a tips & tricks guide. Little things I've learned...some of it will work on most platforms, some of it will be limited to Mac, some to Linux. Most of it is based around doing "internet stuff"...I'm trying to link loads of stuff - so if you follow my advice....use the "open in new tab" option with Firefox ;)

• Use Firefox
• Except on Mac...Camino is better
  
• It's insanely customisable and has some extremely useful plugins/features, of which more later....
• I have my RSS reader (see below) as my homepage
  
• I only have a couple of bookmarks stored and they're stored with keywords ("work" takes me to work Exchange webmail, "blog" takes me straight to a new blog post...you get the idea).
• Use Linux
  
• I use Ubuntu...hey, I want the easy life dammit!
  
• It! Just! Makes! Sense!...but you will need to know a little more than just "click icon"...that said, something like Ubuntu (of any flavour) or if all else fails Knoppix will easily suit most.
• I should point out that I'm working on a separate "how and why my home network is cooler than yours" post, so for all/many/some of my customisations for Ubuntu Linux and OS X you'll just have to wait sorry.
  
• Firefox Extensions and Add-ons
• AdBlock Plus
• Greasemonkey
• Lifehacker BetterGMail
• ChatZilla
• Google Toolbar
• Use RSS
• OK, you can accuse me of being a Googlewhore now...I use Google Reader as well as GMail
• I have something like 100 subscribed feeds...what can I say? A bonus feature is that by looking at the "trends" option I can soon see what needs trimming or which feeds need to better organised by folders etc.
  
• I really, really appreciate shortcut keys here; much easier to navigate and less "growling" from my mouse wheel as I scroll past the dross. My RSI and Dupuytrens is thanking me on a daily basis.
  
• I'll probably post some select sites here soon, but if you use the "Read More..." link on my Dump Bucket over there on the right you'll probably get a good idea of what sites I think are worth sharing with people
  
• Use GMail
• I'm even beginning to bore myself with the googledom now. So? I can't help it if they are actually doing some cool stuff.
  
• Use Keyboard Shortcuts
• Reader
• GMail
• Firefox
• Mac
  
• Windows XP

That's your lot for now, I'm all geeked out...and if anyone's seen the power cable for my laptop I'd be grateful if they can tell me where the fuck I put it!