I’ve been using an older laptop and I recently just installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala on it. By default, one of the applications I could use for transferring files via FTP is Nautilus. I like Nautilus as a file manager and stuff. It’s really nifty. And quite simple to use.
You could go to your panel and select “Places” then “Connect to Server” for you to connect to your FTP server. Then a dialog box will pop up asking you for the following information:

Service type – whether it’s Public FTP, FTP with login, etc.
Server – What is your …read more

Again, thanks to Dmitri Popov for the heads up regarding using Rapid Photo Downloader for Linux. Photography enthusiasts would love using this because you can download from many sources. Whether you have one or more memory cards on your camera, you could download everything quickly. This is very convenient especially for those who want to share their files as soon as they can. This is so cool!
Rapid Photo Downloader has documentation that is also reader-friendly. It gives you tips on how to get started. It has a practical approach to …read more