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Hard Disk Partitioning Why dont you take a copy of Mandrake Linux 8.0 ( 3 year old at least) and try the partitioning tools in it. It is a GUI as good as Partition Magic, even better since it allows use of Linux File systems that were not available in PM at that time. In fact till I laid...

I suggest you to try desktop focussed distros like Mandrake / Suse / Mepis / Ubuntu ...... You will change your mind when you see their ease of use. You hardly need to learn any commands for anything. The first thing you will notice is the ability to easily re-partition your Hard Disk...

FC for home use? Come on. RedHat's boss himself said in one interview that Home desktop users should stick to Windows which was much better ! However that does not mean that Linux is not suitable for home users. Try Mandrake 10.1 or Suse 9.2 or Linspire 5 or Ubuntu or Xandros....... and so...

Ubuntu Go ahead with Ubuntu. It is a good distro and quite easy for newcomers. In fact all the advice about using Fedora does not make sense unless you have a Fedora expert to hold your hands through the install and configuration. Fedora has a very rough feel to it since it is a testing bed...

Rumour mongering Are you in the business of rumour mongering ? Did you hear the one about Linux having been writing by Santa Claus himself.... Linus said so himself. So it must be more accurate than the one you are spreading. A nice place to read accurate news on Linux legal and patent...

Truecrypt This is not something which I tried on CD, but it works fine for files stored on hard disks. *truecrypt.sourceforge.net/ and it is a GPL software.

Openoffice.org 2.0 latest snapshot OOo 2.0 snapshot. Another vote for Enemy Territory. Gyach Enhanced (alongwith a tutorial).