PodCasts Check out pod-casts – I recently found Category5 Technology TV,
which is a video pod-cast presented live by Robbie Ferguson and Carrie
Webb. The content of the programme is cross-platform, so he's giving
advice on Window's Mac and Linux. Although it is fair to say that it
is more Ubuntu-centric. Robbie presents, gives and demonstrates
solutions and fixes as they come in by phone, e-mail and from the
programme chat-room. If that isn't enough he somehow manages to
interact with the chat-room at the same time. This is live tv at
it's best (albeit broadcast on-line). Category 5 Technology TV is
broadcast every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern Time (mid-night GMT). In addition the Ubuntu UK Podcast
is an audio podcast produced by the UK Ubuntu Linux Community. Once
again it has tips and advice from people you contribute directly to the
development of Ubuntu Linux in the UK. Google
 If you've got a problem, the chances are that someone else has the same problem at some point in the past. Type your problem into Google (or your favourite search engine) and see what comes up. The downside with Google is that you have to trawl through the search results, in addition the first results you are directed to are often the sites of software houses want to sell you software that may (but there again may not) solve your problem. Generally speaking Google is your friend, however a better resource for specific problem can be found on computer forums. Forums
 Being a Linux Ubuntu user I find that the Ubuntu Forums are a great resource for solving problems and finding fixes. Use Google to find the forum that is specific to your problem, be it hardware, software – some retailers even have there own forums. Most forums require you to register with them, but this is generally free, and once your e-mail has been verified you're in. Good forums will have daily visitors, and have a great community spirit. Before you post your question, take a few minutes to read the forum guides and rules. Most forums have a thread called 'Introduce Yourself' (or something similar), be polite and add to that thread. Read a few posts and see what others have written, and write something along the same lines about yourself. Next use that forum's search facility to see if the question has been asked (and answered) before. Some communities get annoyed by newbies starting new threads asking questions that have been asked a thousand ties before. If a question has been asked, but there is no answer, and post asking if there is an update will bump that thread back to the top of the pile.
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