by Richard W | Nov 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s one quick tip that shows you how to remove or disable remote login in Ubuntu 12.10. This one-line command will get the job done and remove the remote login option on the logon screen in Ubuntu 12.10. If you won’t be using remote login in Ubuntu 12.10, then...
by Richard W | Nov 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s one quick tip that shows you how to remove / disable the guest account on the logon screen in Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal). By default, Ubuntu is shipped with the guest account enabled and shown on the logon screen. If you want to remove it, continue below to...
by Richard W | Nov 2, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Folks behind LibreOffice have just released version 3.6.3 which fixes more than 90 bugs. To view the full list of fixes, please click here. These fixes include overflowing margins, issues with importing and exporting ODF documents, issues with application crashing and...
by Richard W | Nov 1, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
Here’s a quick tip that shows you how to access all Google online services from single menu using Google Chrome extension called Black Menu. All you need is Google Chrome browser. So, to install Black Menu, go to this link and add the extension to Google Chrome. Since...
by Richard W | Oct 31, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Google Earth version 7 is finally released for desktop clients after first being released on mobile devices. With this update, 5 new cities were also included: Austin, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Mannheim, Germany; Avignon, France and Munich, Germany. You can now install...
by Richard W | Oct 31, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
A new version of Xnoise (0.2.13) has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.10 if you haven’t already done so. Xnoise is a GTK+ Media Player that supports video and music files, and has plugins for online...
by Richard W | Oct 31, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to install Unsettings in Ubuntu 12.10 if you haven’t ready done so. A new version of this tool was just released and it comes with many enhancements and support for Ubuntu 12.10. If you don’t know what Unsettings is, it is a...
by Richard W | Oct 30, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick way to install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 12.10 if you haven’t already done so. In previous editions of Ubuntu, one could easily install Adobe Reader just by enabling Ubuntu Partner repository and installing Acroread. Not anymore. Now you must manually...
by Richard W | Oct 28, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Want to run Microsoft Office 2010 in Ubuntu 12.10? Well, this brief tutorial is going to show you how. In Linux systems, including Ubuntu if you want to run programs designed for Windows you must install and use Wine. Wine lets you run many Windows’ programs in Linux...
by Richard W | Oct 28, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a quick tip that will benefit your WordPress blog or website. When you install WordPress, all required JavaScript and code libraries are hosted on the local server that WordPress is installed on. In most cases, that’s ok. But if you want to speed up your sites,...
