by Richard W | Feb 19, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Recently we’ve been showing show you to upgrade the kernels in Ubuntu. Upgrading the kernels in Ubuntu gives you have access to more features, enables support for newer system’s components, and over time improves your systems’ stability. The thing you have to remember...
by Richard W | Feb 19, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
The mystery banner displaying tick, tock, tablet time is finally over. Canonical, the parent company behind Ubuntu has just unveiled a new tablet interface for Ubuntu. It is based on the codes that power Ubuntu Phone which is their key focus – convergence across all...
by Richard W | Feb 19, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
A major release version of the Linux Kernel codename ‘Unicycling Gorilla’ has just been released and announced by Linux Torvalds. With this release, cool new features and drivers were added including, the Nauveau kernel driver with 3D support, Intel i915 graphic...
by Richard W | Feb 18, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Linux Kernel 3.7.9 has just been released and this brief tutorial shows you how to upgrade your current kernel version in Ubuntu 12.10 or previous. This is a maintenance release to fix a serious issue with Samsung laptops platform drivers designed to run under...
by Richard W | Feb 18, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Canonical, the company behind the most popular free operating system (Ubuntu) is set to announce or unveil yet another device, service or who knows? When you visit the company’s website today, you’ll see a huge Ubuntu theme banner that displays ‘Tick, tock, tablet...
by Richard W | Feb 16, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial shows you how to install the latest Linux Kernel version 3.7.8 in Ubuntu 12.10. This maintenance release fixes many bugs including, a fix for incorrect register for buck10, fix for incomplete scan in case of IE parsing error, fix to the network...
by Richard W | Feb 15, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Ubuntu developers at Canonical have just released a second support release for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for Desktop and Server products. The release added support to boot Ubuntu 12.04.2 on systems using UEFI firmware with secured boot enabled. This update comes with the...
by Richard W | Feb 14, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Web, Windows
Bing my lockscreen is a Windows 8 / RT app that automatically downloads and applies Bing’s daily wallpapers as your lockscreen in Windows 8. Even though Bing Search Engine isn’t the number one choice amount the majority of Internet users, its daily background...
by Richard W | Feb 13, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
GWoffice, aka Google Web Office is an open source application that lets you access and manage Google Drive content (Google Docs) directly from your Ubuntu machine. It support HUD, drop and drag documents uploads, Docs synchronization and more. GWO has just been...
by Richard W | Feb 12, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
A 168-page PDF (1.35 MB) Microsoft Surface Getting Started Guide which was published few days ago has been released for all to download and use. This PDF document covers everything from locking your screen to explaining the differences between Windows RT and Windows 8...
