The quthor just barely skimmed the surface. One of the features I really like is the automated software installation tools. I use yumex when I'm looking for software that does something, and I'm not sure what the actual name of the package is.
You don't have to go out on the internet to dodgy sites that want to you install other software just to enable you to download their stuff (something I recently ran into when attempting to get some stuff for my work laptop). Instead, you'll be able to just select the programs you want from a list, and let it install them while you're off doing something else.
For those unfamiliar I'm posting a few screen captures grabbed with the ksnapshot program. In the first example below, I'm running yumex, and have entered "video" as a search term. You can see some of the results displayed. You'll notice I have one particular entry highlighted. When you click on a package, it will give you a brief description of what it is. just select the checkbox beside any program you want to install. Once you are ready to actually install the program(s) you want, select the "Apply" button, and yumex will go off and resolve any dependencies that you might need for the particular program you selected. Once it has done this it will show you everything it plans to do, and offer you the opportunity to abort or continue.
I really think this beats the hell out of searching the web for stuff. You'll notice the flide bar on the right indicates that there are many programs available that have something to do with "video".
It's always a good idea to make sure that any programs you have installed are up to date, so you will have the most recent bug and security fixes. With Linux you can set up your system to automatically go look for updates daily, monthly, or just whenever you want. I don't use automatic updating because I prefer to have a more hands on approach for managing updates. You can also use yumex to update all your programs, as seen below. Here, it has taken a look at the packages you have installed, and has found all the programs that have updates. Note, that unlike windows, you can update all programs that have been installed through the standard software repositories. You're not just updating your OS, then have to go and find out if each individual program has newer versions.
If you want, you can tell the program to "select all" then "apply". The number of packages you have to update, and the size of the packages themselves will determine how long this update will take.
Yumex is just one Linux tool that I think is far superior to anything found in the Windows-centric world.
As I said, the author just skimmed the surface (as did I). Linux isn't for everyone, but then again, neither is Windows or OSX. I'm just glad we have choices available to us, so that we can make our computers work for us, not the other way around.