quick linux tip: gnome create document menu
there are a number of small, annoying things about a fresh ubuntu (or any linux distro… any operating system, for that matter) installation. one tiny thing that contributes to an overall feel of incompletion is the fact that the “create document” portion of the nautilus context menu complains that there are “no templates installed”
all you need to do is create a folder called Templates in your home directory (that’s ~/Templates) and open your favorite spreadsheet or word processing software and save an empty document to ~/Templates and name it however you want it to show up in the menu. this works for any type of file that makes sense to have in a “create document” menu. magic!