Xfce 4.10 Desktop & Toooo Many Conky … many copies of same Conky causing seriously slow down.
The above problem occurred using Ubuntu Studio 14.04 – but this may also apply to other desktop environments

CONFIRMED: Next 3 Linux Mint Releases Will Be Based On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Mint 17 is the perfect place for Linux-ers to wait out Ubuntu uncertainty
“Review: Long-term support and stability plus tweaks for desktop? Delicious!”

Rough Notes: Ubuntu Studio 14.04 Production Workstation Install

Ubuntu Studio 14.04: Use "Synchronize with Internet" (NTP) for System Time

Ubuntu Studio 14.04: Use Nautilus as File Manager

Ubuntu Studio Controls (14.04 64) … to fix Failed to execute command “gksu ubuntustudio-controls”

"cryptsetup" should be included and installed by default in ubuntu 14.04

Don't want third-party searches in Dash? Completely Disable Internet Searches in Ubuntu Dash

Fix Shutdown does not power off computer in Ubuntu 14.04

14.04 (Trusty Tahr) known bugs and work arounds

Ubuntu GNOME … the new “Official” Ubuntu distribution

How to Install Adobe Flash in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS … note the “better method” for 64bit linux

Intel Adds Ubuntu 14.04 Support to Linux Graphics Driver Installer
“The installer does not support the Ubuntu Linux low-latency kernel” … Ubuntu Studio uses the low-latency kernel!

Is FFmpeg missing from the official repositories in 14.04?
“Ubuntu started shipping the libav fork instead of FFmpeg in recent releases. If you installed the ffmpeg package, then you actually installed the libav-tools package and a program that told you to use avconv instead of ffmpeg … The transitional ffmpeg package seems to have been removed from trusty/Ubuntu 14.04”

Get Firefox and Phonon-GStreamer to support h.264 In Ubuntu 14.04 … firefox 30 will support h.264 using 14.04

Fix Aptana Studio 3 Crashing in Ubuntu 14.04 [QuickTip]