Xfce 4.10 Desktop & Toooo Many Conky … many running Conky causing unresponsive system.
The above problem occurred using Ubuntu Studio 14.04 – but this may also apply to other desktop environments

Systemback: Restore Your Linux System To Previous State
“Systemback is an open source, system backup and restore application. Using Systemback, we can easily create backups of system and users configuration files. In case of problems, we can easily restore the previous state of the system. There are extra features like system copying, system installation and Live system creation.”

Mint 17 Xfce: Production Workstation Install … how I install Mint 17 for SOHO use

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!”

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

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 (or newer) does support h.264 w/ 14.04

Pushbullet Indicator Gets Android Notification Mirroring Support, Other Changes
Pushbullet Indicator was updated recently with support for the latest Pushbullet API changes, which include OAuth support and notification mirroring from Android to your computer.

Fix Aptana Studio 3 Crashing in Ubuntu 14.04 [QuickTip]