Gmail Makes Email Switching Easier.

By Kevin Purdy, 5:30 AM on Thu May 14 2009

Been looking to move a friend or relative to Gmail, but they complain the move from AOL, Hotmail, or their ISP email would be painful? Let ‘em know Gmail now offers an easy switching tool.

New sign-ups to Gmail from here on out should see a feature in their settings, under a renamed “Accounts and Import” tab, that can make an account switch with just a few checkboxes and one button push. Contacts, old mail, and new mail for the next 30 days can be grabbed from a fairly big list of supported email provider.

via Lifehacker.

SearchMyFiles lets you Search Windows without Leaving Traces | MakeUseOf.com

SearchMyFiles lets you Search Windows without Leaving Traces

May. 13th, 2009 By Karl L. Gechlik

I recently had to perform a search on a computer that is not connected to our network and I was not allowed to leave any trace behind that I was there, installed any applications or ran any searches on the machine. I had to search the machine for all files created in the last 5 days and save my results.

via MakeUseOf.com.

Install a Minimal Ubuntu Desktop.

By Kevin Purdy, 5:30 AM on Wed May 13 2009, 9,596 views

If you like the looks and features of Ubuntu 9.04, but want a lighter, swifter version of it, try this minimalist installation that can knock memory usage down by up to 75 percent.

Ubuntu Forums user TheShiv likes to build his system from the ground up, and doesn’t like a lot of software and services he’ll never use. So he installs a core, bare-bones system from either the Ubuntu Server Edition CD or a Minimal CD, then, when he gets access to a command prompt and he’s wired to the internet (presumably through a LAN cable, though perhaps wireless works as well), he uses two or three commands to install enough features to get a working desktop, but very little that won’t be used day to day.

via Lifehacker – Install a Minimal Ubuntu Desktop – Ubuntu.