by Richard W | Apr 25, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a brief tip that will show you how to identify folders by colors in Ubuntu 14.04 or previous with this nifty tool. This tool which is called Folder Color, allows users to change the color of folders in Nautilus so they could easily indentify and distinguish...
by Richard W | Apr 24, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Security, Web
Now that you’ve upgraded or installed Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr), here’s one program you might want to install to make Ubuntu useful. Not that Ubuntu isn’t already useful, but Dropbox will help you save and secure your critical documents and data online automatically....
by Richard W | Apr 18, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr was released yesterday and if you are one of those who installed it, here are some things you might want to do to improve your experience with it. For those upgrading, this may have already be done so no need to do it again, except if you...
by Richard W | Apr 9, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Web
With Canonical’s decision to shutdown Ubuntu One cloud file services, you may be looking for other services to host your data. Although there are many cloud services, just few of the big players support Linux, including Ubuntu. Dropbox fully supports Ubuntu. It has a...
by Richard W | Mar 21, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to manually install Oracle Java JDK 8, which was just recently released in Ubuntu. This method will show you how to download the package from its download page and install it in Ubuntu without using external PPAs or third...
by Richard W | Mar 19, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
NetBeans 8.0 has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to easily install it in Ubuntu if you haven’t already done so. For developers who need help installing NetBeans in Ubuntu, this post will guide you. For those who don’t know what...
