by Richard W | Mar 30, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
With more and more people upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 daily, more requests are coming in about setting up Ubuntu. One request I received today is how to configure a user account so he/she can auto login without typing a password. So I decided to write this brief...
by Richard W | Mar 30, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux
Yesterday we showed you how to manually mount Box Cloud Storage in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) and 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). Today we’re going to show you how to automatically mount Box Cloud Storage every time you login to Ubuntu. When your storage is mounted...
by Richard W | Mar 29, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Recently, many have told me that they followed my tutorials on file sharing between Windows and Ubuntu and they still couldn’t get Ubuntu to access Windows shares. Even though they followed the tutorial to the letter, they still got ‘Failed to retrieve share list from...
by Richard W | Mar 29, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial shows you how to disable Ubuntu overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 12.04 easily. This is not something everyone will want to do, but if you feel that this feature is not for you, then you may turn it off. Turning it off is easy and will return your...
by Richard W | Mar 29, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial shows you how to disable the drum sound at the logon screen in Ubuntu 12.04. For me, I have no problem with it, but for others, this is a real problem. The drum sound is there to let you’re know that the system is ready for you to login. Now, if...