Utilities wanted please

[The Wassermans]

Thanks Bevin,

I'll have some fun trying out Opera, as you suggest.  But still would
prefer a macro utility I can use in all programmes.

Thanks for the commandline  prompts too.  Not pretty but they work.

Dave W



On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 21:43 +1000, Bevin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 16:27 +1000, Owen Townend wrote:
> > 2008/7/23 The Wassermans <dwass at optusnet.com.au>:
> > > I am a new Ubuntu user still trying to ditch the vestiges of my
> > > dependence on Windows.
> > >
> > > There are a few very useful utilities that I will miss very dearly if I
> > > can't replace them with a Linux equivalent:-
> > >
> > > *A keyboard generated macro which is very useful for inputting certain
> > > strings of text. This utility allows me to input repetitive information
> > > such as Credit Card numbers, Email addresses on the fly. (AutoHotkey is
> > > only for Windows but it's exactly what I need)
> > 
> > This I'm not so sure about as I have not had need to do this myself.
> > I instead keep some information in the Opera Browser's specfic
> > autocomplete forms.
> > (tools->preferences->wand)
> > 
> There are sure to be some add-ons to firefox to manage this, although I
> think Opera does this better.  Part of the fun is trying them out!
> > >
> > > *A utility that allows me to monitor CPU temperature and CPU fan speed.
> > 
> > One option is to install 'lm-sensors' and 'sensors-applet' then you
> > can add monitors to the gnome panel.
> > Add one for each sensor you wish to see. You can then configure each
> > instance to monitor a different sensor.
> > There are screenshots on the project page here:
> > http://sensors-applet.sourceforge.net/index.php?content=screenshots
> > 
> > >
> > > *A utility that lists installed Hardware information by make and model.
> > 
> > 'lshw' is a commandline utility that is capable of outputting this
> > kind of information.
> > There are also other commands specific to a bus type such as 'lspci'
> > and 'lsusb'.
> > 
> > cheers,
> > Owen.
> lshw-gtk gives you a nice graphical front-end to lshw.  You can get it
> via Synaptic
> 
>