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...

Mounting External Storage Devices In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail Is Lot Easier With Disks

by Richard W | May 7, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

Do you remember the time when using Linux was so difficult it would take days to get a single package installed because of lack of dependencies that were required? It’s a different time we live in today. Ubuntu is becoming a lot easier to use and manage. Before Ubuntu...

Say Goodbye To Error Reporting In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

by Richard W | May 6, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

Here’s one thing I have experienced over the many years using Ubuntu. The first release version of every edition has mostly been unstable. During the first few weeks after installing or upgrading to the newest version, you’ll frequently get ‘Sorry, Ubuntu xx.xx has...

Can’t Watch Movies Or Flash In Ubuntu 13.04 ? Here’s The Explanation And Solution

by Richard W | May 3, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

When download and install a copy of Ubuntu, including Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, there are some packages that are left out because of legal reasons. Canonical, the parent company of the Ubuntu distribution must abide by these terms and remove these packages when...

Google+ Now Provides Remote Desktop Apps For Tech Support

by Richard W | May 2, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Web, Windows

Few months ago we wrote about Google Chrome Remote Desktop that lets you connect and access and control another computer through your Chrome Browser. It’s beautiful in that it doesn’t matter whether it is a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux machine, as long as your have...