Utilities wanted please

[Owen Townend]

2008/7/23 The Wassermans <dwass at optusnet.com.au>:
> I am a new Ubuntu user still trying to ditch the vestiges of my
> dependence on Windows.
>
> There are a few very useful utilities that I will miss very dearly if I
> can't replace them with a Linux equivalent:-
>
> *A keyboard generated macro which is very useful for inputting certain
> strings of text. This utility allows me to input repetitive information
> such as Credit Card numbers, Email addresses on the fly. (AutoHotkey is
> only for Windows but it's exactly what I need)

This I'm not so sure about as I have not had need to do this myself.
I instead keep some information in the Opera Browser's specfic
autocomplete forms.
(tools->preferences->wand)

>
> *A utility that allows me to monitor CPU temperature and CPU fan speed.

One option is to install 'lm-sensors' and 'sensors-applet' then you
can add monitors to the gnome panel.
Add one for each sensor you wish to see. You can then configure each
instance to monitor a different sensor.
There are screenshots on the project page here:
http://sensors-applet.sourceforge.net/index.php?content=screenshots

>
> *A utility that lists installed Hardware information by make and model.

'lshw' is a commandline utility that is capable of outputting this
kind of information.
There are also other commands specific to a bus type such as 'lspci'
and 'lsusb'.

cheers,
Owen.