Pragmatic Programmers’ new book: Ubuntu Kung Fu

The book promises “Over 300 Tips, Tricks, Hints and Hacks” for Ubuntu users and those who are thinking about using Ubuntu.

The excerpts of Ubuntu Kung Fu are on Pragmatic Programmer’s website. I think that the excerpts are great. I even learned about the screenlets and the desktop recording function. I never knew about these things until tonight. Though there have been desklets from before, I think that screenlets look more polished than the desklets I’ve seen before. As for the desktop recording tool which saves in animated GIFs, I think it’s really cool because you could be clearer about communicating things when you’ve got visuals to help you say things. It would help you troubleshoot better or, in some cases, just showcase what’s going on if you just want someone else to have an idea, let’s say for posting it on your blog, etc.

I’ve got to admit that the excerpts make me think about getting the PDF + printed copy. But for now, I’d probably recommend getting it in PDF form because I think that the price fairly reasonable. Handy for those of you who are still new to Ubuntu and would prefer to have a handy resource available before going online and digging through various forums and mailing lists. Also handy if you’re the type to keep the copy at the home desktop for your family to read through while you’re away and out of reach. It seems that from the excerpts, it’s a pretty straightforward book which new users and not-so-new users could learn from.