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Klaatu-

Thank you for helping me through Tom Chaudoir of goinglinux.com

explaining how to extract audio from youtube.

I am on day 12 of Linux & could do this easily using Audacity in Windows.

Tom mentioned (after beating himself repeatedly)

that you got him pointed in the right direction.

He sent me the instructions last night

and I tried it out this morning.

Piece-of-cake.

Thanks again!

Thanks for the comment.No problem. Linux is, as I'm sure you know, ridiculously powerful...it just sometimes takes either learning a new application or set of applications to get the job done, a shift in how you're looking at how to accomplish something, or just knowing what and who to ask about something.Being on day 12 of using Linux is kind of a wonderful and horrible place to be but we were all there once (or twice). Good luck and don't hesitate to ask questions if you need help. I think one thing to do, and probably this has been said before about Linux and other things, is to forget what you know about computing already. I find still that the more I do that, the quicker I pick up new tricks in Linux.And good choice to listen to "Going Linux". That show is essentially the new "Linux Reality"; a great show about really practical things. It's really a helpful show and I highly recommend it to anyone learning or using Linux.

Thanks for the comment.No problem. Linux is, as I'm sure you know, ridiculously powerful...it just sometimes takes either learning a new application or set of applications to get the job done, a shift in how you're looking at how to accomplish something, or just knowing what and who to ask about something.Being on day 12 of using Linux is kind of a wonderful and horrible place to be but we were all there once (or twice). Good luck and don't hesitate to ask questions if you need help. I think one thing to do, and probably this has been said before about Linux and other things, is to forget what you know about computing already. I find still that the more I do that, the quicker I pick up new tricks in Linux.And good choice to listen to "Going Linux". That show is essentially the new "Linux Reality"; a great show about really practical things. It's really a helpful show and I highly recommend it to anyone learning or using Linux.

Nope I disagree...My previous Windows experience has helped me understand the structure of computing which enabled me to jump into Linux requiring just a bit of redirection.BTWAfter Tom helped me, via your suggestion, wouldn't you figure I would come across a better way?via maketecheasierI find my place in experiencing Linux more wonderful than horrible. I cannot imagine going back.Looking for the next challenge. It cannot be this easy.

cool tip with http://maketecheasier.com/ubuntu-how-to-ex.../06/30#more-508glad you're finding Linux easy! That ought to put an end to a few myths. I guess if one is a techy person, then it doesn't matter whether they're running Mac, Windows, or Linux; could it be that being a hacker transcends the OS? Well I draw the line at introspection and philosophy, so I'll stop while I'm ahead.