Is There A Better Task Scheduler In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail?

by Richard W | May 13, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

Manually running the same tasks over and over again with your computer can be tiring and sometimes boring. That’s why some programs and tools were created by system administrators to automate repetitive tasks. For example, remembering to shutdown your computer every...

Support For Ubuntu 10.04 / 11.10 Desktop And 8.04 Server Edition End Today

by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux

Here’s the hottest new about Ubuntu today if you haven’t already heard. Support for Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.10 along with 8.04 Server edition have reached their end of life. All version of 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) and the server edition of 8.04 (Hardy...

Want uTorrent In Ubuntu? You May Have To Settle For qBittorrent Instead

by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Web, Windows

If you know anything about bittorrent and how to download movies and pirated software online, then you may have probably heard of uTorrent. It’s one of the most popular bittorrent clients available and mostly supported on Windows and Mac OS X systems. For Linux,...

LibreOffice 4.0.3 Released–Third Minor Release Of LibreOffice 4.0 Family

by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows

The Document Foundation (TDF) has just announced the third minor release of the LibreOffice 4.0 family line for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems, including Ubuntu with signed packages to meet or pass OS X Gatekeeper security without user intervention. This release...

Why Do We Still Need GUI Tools To Manage Groups In Ubuntu?

by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows

Some power users have complained about why Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu removed the nice Users and Groups management tool that was in previous versions of Ubuntu. Remember that? The GNOME Users and Groups tool that came with Ubuntu to easily manage user and...

Can You Still Open Files And Folders As Administrator In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail?

by Richard W | May 8, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

Is is it still possible to open files and folders as administrator in Ubuntu 13.04? That was a question from one of our readers on this site. Is it possible? Can you easily enable it? Does your old method work? Quite honestly, I don’t know. I really haven’t used it in...