Requirement

For chapter 4, we must cover the following applications:

• Rhythmbox (audio)
• F-Spot (photo)
• Open Office (docs, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing)
• Tomboy (notes)
• Empathy (im)
• Firefox (web)
• Evolution (email)
• Totem (video)
• Ubuntu One (backup)
• Simple Scan (scanning) - this is included in Lucid by default. Shouldn't be too much work.

Suggested order of the chapter

• Getting online
  • Network Manager
  • Establishing a connection
    • Wired
    • Wireless
    • Dialup
    • Other connection methods
• Browsing the web
  • Whole section is on starting and using Firefox
• Reading and composing email
  • Running Evolution for the first time
    • Setting up an IMAP connection
    • Setting up a POP connection
    • Setting up your sending options
    • Finalizing account options
  • Around the Evolution workspace
    • [intro describing various parts of Evolution]
    • Understanding the folder list
    • Listing messages
    • Previewing messages
  • Checking and reading messages
    • Checking mail
    • Viewing HTML mail
    • Finding messages
    • Subscribing to IMAP folders
  • Composing and replying to messages
    • Composing new messages
    • Replying to messages
    • Using signatures
• Staying organized
  • [intro to using evolution with or without an account]
  • Managing your contacts
    • Adding or editing a contact
    • Searching for contacts
  • Managing your schedule
    • Viewing your calendar
    • Adding a new event
    • Working with others
  • Keeping a task list
    • Adding a task
    • Completing a task
• Using instant messaging
  • Running Empathy for the first time
  • Adding/removing/editing accounts
  • Adding/removing contacts
  • Changing status
  • Starting conversation
    • Text chat
    • Multiple people
    • Audio
    • Video
  • Sending/receiving files
  • Changing picture
  • Changing status
• Viewing and editing photos
  • Section on F-Spot
  • Importing
    • From file
    • From digital camera
    • Vesioning system
  • F-spot layout
  • Where f-spot save photos
  • Organising photos (tagging)
  • Editing Images
    • Crop
    • Red-eye Reduction
    • Straighten
    • Auto Colour
  • Exporting to web services
• Listening to audio and music
  • Section on Rhythmbox
• Watching video and movies
  • Section on Totem
  • Playing video files
  • Playing DVDs
• Office applications
  • Working with documents
  • Working with spreadsheets
  • Working with presentations

  • Other OpenOffice applications

• Taking notes
  • section on Tomboy
• Synchronizing files
  • section on Ubuntu One

Comments

• Added Simple Scan to the list of applications that we need to cover. - humphreybc