by Richard W | Jul 15, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Recently we’ve been showing new users to Ubuntu materials to read and learn about Ubuntu. To read some of those blog posts, click here and here. This blog is all about helping users learn how to operate Ubuntu as quickly and efficiently as possible. Today I’m going to...
by Richard W | Jul 12, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Not a fan of Ubuntu Unity? Want to go back to Gnome Classic? Well, before you hit the reset button, let me introduce you to Cinnamon Desktop, a desktop environment that’s designed for Linux mint but works great in Ubuntu. It is a wonderful desktop, and if Unity is way...
by Richard W | Jul 11, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
In Windows 7 there’s a feature called Offline Files which works with Sync Center to make network files and folders available offline when you’re not connected. This feature is cool when you want to access network resources while offline. It is enabled by default in...
by Richard W | Jul 11, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
An update to LibreOffice has just been released and it’s available to install in Ubuntu. This update improves on LibreOffice stability as well as bug fixes in Calc, Impress, and third party formats. To read a detailed documentation about this update, click here. This...
by Richard W | Jul 11, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Last week we told you to download Getting Started with Ubuntu if you were a new user to help you better learn Ubuntu. If you still need more, here are more download links that will help you with Unity Lenses and Scopes. These guides which are called ‘Unity: Make It...
by Richard W | Jul 11, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Recently, it’s been a pain trying to delete old snapshots of my Ubuntu guest machines using VirtualBox. It turns out that VirtualBox creates a second VDI image when you create snapshots and deleting that snapshot to revert changes to the Ubuntu guest machine isn’t...
by Richard W | Jul 10, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
We previously showed you how to install HandBrake in Ubuntu 12.04 by temporarily using Ubuntu 11.0 repository. To read our previous post, click here. Well, you may not have to do that anymore. Now you can easily install HandBrake via its snapshots PPA. Remember that...
by Richard W | Jul 10, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
We’ve shown you how to install BitDefender in Ubuntu previously, and this brief tutorial is going to show you the easiest way to install it via its repository. To read our previous post on this topic, click here. Now, this blog isn’t going to tell you whether you...
by Richard W | Jul 9, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Want to change your default web browser in Windows 7 or Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) ? Well, this brief tutorial is going to quickly show you how to do it. There are many ways to accomplish the same goal in either Windows 7 or Ubuntu 12.04, and this method is just...
by Richard W | Jul 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to find out which partition GRUB is installed on in Ubuntu. I recently wanted to upgrade GRUB in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) but couldn’t tell for sure on which partition GRUB was installed. So, I decided to look online...
