From Free State Linux Users Group

Share files between GNU/Linux machines without using samba

A tutorial to show you how easy it is to share files between two GNU/Linux machines using ssh instead of samba or ftp. This method is also secure.

Select a block of text from a terminal

When you use your mouse to select text in multiple lines from a terminal gui it normally wraps the selection around the lines. But if you press the ctrl key and select you can select a block of text.