Guake - Drop-down terminal for linux

Today there is seldom a need to open a terminal in a linux system to carry out your day-to-day tasks. And i feel it is good, as many new linux may get scared off, if you need to use the terminal for simple daily tasks, but as any moderate linux user will tell you, it is very useful to have some basic terminal skills. But i hate it when you have to keep track of all the terminal windows when you minimize them or when they hide behind some other window. A solution to this problem is the Guake terminal for gnome desktop.

Guake Terminal 

It is a drop-down terminal for gnome desktop system. Here are some of its main features

• Can be invoked by single key press.
• Opens instantly, as it is already loaded in the memory at the start-up.
• Multiple terminals can be opened in the single window.
• Highly customizable. Keyboard shortcuts, window appearance, scrolling behavior can be changed very easily.

To get it for ubuntu just search it in the software center or CLICK HERE to visit its development page.

Klavaro - Free touch typing tutor for linux

If you are a heavy web user or a general computerholic, significant amount of your tasks are done using a keyboard and i am sure that most of you, use just the index fingers to do most of the typing. Though i have seen some people typing really fast with just their index fingers, it is frankly a very unproductive way of typing. So it would be worthwhile to learn to use all your fingers for typing and to not look constantly at you keyboard. This is called touch typing. If you are a linux user here is good software too get started with touch typing.

Klavaro
It is a free touch typing tutor for linux systems. Small in size but you will be amazed to see so many features packed in it. Some of the important features are

• Supports mostly all the languages you can think of.
• Supports a wide range of keyboard layouts.
• You can also customize the keyboard layout
• Shows progress charts to review your performance.
• Very simple layout and free of unnecessary options which you will seldom use.

If you are a ubuntu user, just type "klavaro" in the software centre and install it. To download it for other distros Click Here to visit their website.