Over the years, Ubuntu has included several different tools for quickly searching and finding files on your computer. With the introduction of the Unity Dash interface, it is now extremely fast and easy to search for recently used files. Unfortunately, this search functionality is limited only to recently accessed files and there is no ability to turn on a system-wide search.

The Cloud has promised us infinite, cheap storage where we can save our ever-growing data. Online cloud backups can be a great part of your overall backup plan, but it’s important that your data is secure, encrypted, and backed up automatically. Here are a few online backup tools that aim to make cloud backups easy for users.

Tarsnap is an online backup service written and run by Dr. Colin Percival, the FreeBSD Security Officer. The service is aimed at true UNIX geeks who want secure online backups and are familiar with things like GPG keys, compiling source code, bash scripts and cron jobs. It is built for the “truly paranoid” and those who don’t trust their data to other services such as Mozy and Dropbox.

Each new user in Ubuntu has a default set of folders created for them in their home folder. One of those folders is called “Templates.”  Anything you put into the Templates folder will automatically show up as an option when you right-click in the file manager or your desktop and choose “Create Document.”