A good friend of mine, who is very computer savvy, recently bought a new computer and installed Ubuntu on it rather than Windows. Now, despite being a very smart guy when it comes to PCs and Windows, he was still a newbie to the world of Ubuntu, so he and I went through a series... 

These are just a few tips and tricks for Ubuntu newbies mostly who are just migrating over from Windows and need to know some basics. (work in progress, and will be added to over time).  [edit] Since I wrote this article I’ve posted a new post that would be helpful for a Ubuntu newbie about...