by Richard W | Jan 7, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Mechanig, another Ubuntu Unity configuration / customization tool has just been released, and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install and use it to configure hidden settings in Ubuntu. Many users still don’t know where some important settings are in...
by Richard W | Jan 5, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Don’t remember your password to sign into Ubuntu anymore? Well, you’re in luck because this brief tutorial is going to show you how to use Ubuntu recovery mode to sign with limited system’s service and unlock your account, change your password and your username. It’s...
by Richard W | Jan 4, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
If you want to fully integrate Ubuntu guest machines with the host machine using VirtualBox technology, you must install VirtualBox Guest Additions inside the Ubuntu guest OS. The Guest Additions are to be installed inside the guest operating systems (Ubuntu, Windows,...
by Richard W | Jan 2, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
EncFS, also known as EncFS Encrypted Filesystem helps you create an encrypted filesystem in the user-space (Desktop). It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel modules to provide the filesystem interface. If you need a simple...
by Richard W | Dec 31, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Few weeks ago we showed you how to automatically mount external USB devices in Ubuntu 12.10 so you can backup your system’s files and documents to them. This blog post is a continuation of our previous post which shows you how to setup an automatic backup process in...
