Linux - User friendly

Mozilla - Firefox

• Add the following icons to you icon toolbox
  • add new tab
  • print
• Change the default opening for pictures to your favorate application (e.g. /usr/gnome/bin/eog)

Nautilus

• Search for png, tif, gif, ... files and assign your favorite application (e.g. /usr/gnome/bin/eog) to them.

... to be continued

Multimedia, dvd and restricted codecs

A good introduction about related questions you'll find here:

• Restricted Formats

For Debian based distributions there are two answers:

• Automatix
• Easy Ubuntu

This solves all problems releated to Windows audiocodecs, DVD playing, Flashplayer and others under debian.

Be aware and read carefully the legal rights notices about multimedia codecs and dvd protections - especially, if you are living in the USA.