Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Beta 1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps.
The name “Precise Pangolin” was announced by Shuttleworth on 5 October 2011.

Download Fedora 17 Live Installation CD

The Latest version of most popular Red Hat sponsored Linux distro, Fedora 17 was released.Fedora 17 includes support for hardware-accelerated 2D graphics, encryption and hardware cursor. The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from free software.

System Tweaks

Disable System Restore

You can gain a lot of drive space by disabling System Restore. (You should already have a backup regimen in place before you do this.) In Vista, right-click My Computer, select Advanced system settings, click the System Protection tab, and uncheck any drives. In XP, right-click My Computer, then under System Tasks, click on "View system information." Click on the System Restore tab and click the box next to "Turn off System Restore on all drives" to disable it.

Configure Windows Update

View All Text of a Folder Fast With Depeche View

View and search all text files of a directory in one window as fast as possible. Search a phrase just by clicking on it. Copy text, and create bookmarks with the same ease. If you have to read through many small ASCII text files, e.g. source code, this tool allows text

Microsoft Office 2007

View Documents as Drafts

One thing that annoys us about Word 2007 is that it doesn't automatically let you open a document in Draft view (which was the Normal view in earlier versions of Word). To enable this, click the Office button > Word Options > Advanced > General. Then click the box next to "Allow opening a document in Draft View."

Display Formatting Marks

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Vista and XP and Microsoft Office

Windows Key+E

The best part about shortcut keys is letting your keyboard do half the work. This is a perfect example: This shortcut allows you to open Windows Explorer with one quick keystroke.

Windows Key+M