by Richard W | Apr 8, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
For new users and newbies who are just starting out with Ubuntu, managing users and groups can be challenging especially since the old users and group management tool doesn’t come with Ubuntu anymore. In prior versions of Ubuntu, one could easily manage users and...
by Richard W | Apr 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Want to enable desktop slideshows in Ubuntu 12.04? Use Webilder instead. Webilder is a nice program that lets you change or rotate your background wallpapers easily in Ubuntu. It uses keywords to fetch wallpapers from Flickr. And you have a Webshots account, it will...
by Richard W | Apr 5, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
You probably already know that Ubuntu Desktop is pretty much empty. There are no application icons on the desktop when you first install Ubuntu. And adding desktop icons wasn’t easy in previous versions of Ubuntu with Unity installed. Today I’m going to show you how...
by Richard W | Apr 5, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Few days ago we showed you how to configure Gmail account in Microsoft Outlook to send and receive emails. Using the same IMAP protocol, you can also setup Yahoo Mail as well as Microsoft Outlook Online. Setting up all your online email accounts locally allows you to...
by Richard W | Apr 5, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
When you’re new to Ubuntu, these are some of the tasks you would want to perform. Tasks such as changing your computer name (hostname), connecting to Windows shares (file sharing) and changing your workgroup name are just a few. This brief tutorial shows you how to...