Some Ubuntu Kung Fu with alt+f2 (the Run Dialog)
Here's my short writeup on how to be a more effective Ubuntu GNU/Linux user by using the Run Dialog to quickly start your most favorite programs. I do it all the time. Using the Run dialog to start xkill can get you out of a pickle. Need to take some notes in gedit real quick? Fire it up with the Run dialog. Need to connect to your Win-Neighbor? Fire up the Run dialog and enter smb://win-box/c$, and with a password - you'll walk right in. To start the Run Dialog, simply push the alt+f2 keys simutaneously. Doing so will bring up the Run dialog box that looks like this: To a get a program started from the Run dialog box you can either you can manually enter the command into the field provided and then click Run as shown here: Or you can click on a program in the "Show List of Known Applications" area and then click Run as shown here: You can run many graphical programs with the Run command, and you can even Run commands from a file or in the terminal in this fashion(th...