the linux desktop is rapidly gaining as an alternative to windows. idcestimates that linux has now surpassed apple with 3% of the desktop market,and that this number will double by 2006.and the new desktop users are not just students curious about a free operatingsystem, but working professionals who are familiar with windows and whofind themselves needing to come up-to-speed quickly on linux. they need toquickly masters the linux equivalents of outlook, microsoft office, andinternet explorer. they need to understand how to customize their linuxdesktops so that they can be as productive as possible. and they need to do allof this quickly.they need spring into linux. written in the unique spring into style, thisbook is organized as a series of one-page and two-page tutorials. written forprofessionals who dont need a lot of hand-holding, the information is quitedense. each tutorial contains at least one example of the concept or procedurebeing described, with plenty of supporting screenshots.