by Richard W | Oct 13, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
Here’s a brief tutorial that shows you how to easily install Skype VOIP software in Ubuntu 12.10. If you don’t already know what Skype is, then let me give you a brief summary of it. Skype is a program that lets you make telephone calls over the Internet using your...
by Richard W | Oct 10, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Few months ago, we wrote about Insync, a Google Drive client for Linux systems, including Ubuntu. Yesterday, Insync hits beta 9 (0.9.24), and this tutorial shows you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal). This released version fixes few issues, including...
by Richard W | Oct 10, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Variety is a wallpaper changer that we wrote about few months ago. It changes your desktop background automatically or on-demand based on your preferences. It can download images from Flickr, Wallpaper.net and NASA Astronomy Picture of the day. To view our previous...
by Richard W | Oct 9, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Ubuntu Tweak! 0.8.0 was recently released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.04. Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that helps you tweak various hidden settings in Ubuntu. It is a great tool if you’re new to Ubuntu. This release adds a new...
by Richard W | Oct 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
If you’ve been using and updating Ubuntu for sometime now, you may have old kernels installed on your system that are not useful anymore. Using Ubuntu Tweak, this brief tutorial is going to show you how to remove those old kernels from Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10 easily with...
by Richard W | Oct 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to dual boot Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) and Windows 7. The thing about dual booting two OSs is that you can use both on the same computer without spending another dime for a different hardware. Another important thing to...
by Richard W | Oct 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This short tip shows you how to disable the overlay scrollbar in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. If you are used to the regular scrollbar that was in previous versions of Ubuntu, then you’ll want to disable this new overlay feature now in Ubuntu.Objectives: Disable...
by Richard W | Oct 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
An update for LibreOffice has just been released which fixes about 90 bugs. This release addresses wide range of issues including application crashes, and improvement to the grammar checker. To view the release log, please click here.How to update in Ubuntu? To...
by Richard W | Oct 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Blender foundation and its developers have just released a new version ( 2.64 ) which brings many improvements and patches from the past version. This release improved on motion tracking using planer tracker, full VFS pipeline, and an easier green screen keying. A new...
by Richard W | Oct 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Want to keep your Ubuntu computer on always without someone turning it off? Well, this quick tip will show you how to remove the Shutdown, Restart and Logout command from Ubuntu session menu or menu list. This will come in handy if everyone is using the same computer...
