Recent Posts By Eric Fleming
Use Google Web Fonts in the Google Docs Word Processor
May 7th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
Online office suites in general, and Google Docs in particular, have a lot of advantages over their Desktop equivalents. A major one is that no matter where you are, as long as you have access to the Internet, you can access and edit your documents. In addition, the version of the program you’re using never [...]
Desktop Gadgets/Widgets For Ubuntu Part 2: Screenlets
May 5th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
In Part 1 of this 2-part article, we discussed gDesklets, an older (but still useful) program for placing gadgets, or widgets, on your Ubuntu Linux desktop. While gDesklets isn’t quite as visually appealing as Screenlets (it’s fairly obvious that it’s an older program), gDesklets certainly has its uses. If you’re the type of person who [...]
Desktop Gadgets/Widgets For Ubuntu Part 1: gDesklets
May 4th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
In helping a friend make the transition from Windows to Ubuntu, one of the “missing” features was the idea of desktop gadgets (or widgets). Windows has them built-in, thanks to the Windows Desktop Gadgets framework. And even if you don’t like the ones from Windows, Windows users (and Mac as well), can try out Yahoo [...]
Getting Started With Google Drive For Windows
May 3rd, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
In many ways, new releases of Google products are viewed in a similar fashion to new releases from Apple. In other words, they are Big News. The newest of Google’s releases is the long-anticipated Google Drive, which allows users to upload documents to their Google Drive directly from the hard drive, and keep those documents [...]
Change the Ubuntu 12.04 Login Screen Using Ubuntu Tweak
May 2nd, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
In Ubuntu 11.10, when you logged into your computer, or changed users, the login screen looked pretty much like this. With the decision to start using LightDM as the login manager, it was very simple to change the login screen background. We wrote about it in this article. All you need is a simple text [...]
Configure Sticky Keys and Filter Keys in Windows 7
May 1st, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
Windows, like other operating systems, makes allowance for people with factors keeping them from using their computer in the manner most others do. One example of this is the keyboard. For people with little or no typing abilities, or those with disabilities which affect their typing, the solution is something called Sticky Keys. Sticky Keys [...]
Stop Firefox From Loading Favicons In the URL Bar or Tabs
April 30th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
In Firefox, as with most web browsers, a tiny icon is shown, both in the URL bar and in the website’s tab, when you load a web page. This small image – called a favicon – is a tiny representation of the website. For ESPN.com, as an example, the icon is a red, italic, capital [...]
Easily Upgrade From Ubuntu 10.04 LTS or 11.10 to 12.04 LTS
April 29th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
About a week from now (April 26), the newest version of Ubuntu (12.04) will officially be released. At that point, it’s a safe bet to assume the Ubuntu software servers will be hammered pretty hard for a day or so, as everyone attempts to upgrade. If you want, you can get a jump on that [...]
Change the Windows 7 Login Image without Editing the Registry
April 28th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
In a recent article, we showed how it was possible to change the background image on the Windows 7 login screen. The method showed required using the Registry Editor, which is never 100 percent safe, of course, but in this case the process is quite stable. At the end of the article, we mentioned a [...]
Change the Number Of Suggestions Offered In Firefox’s URL Bar
April 27th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
In Firefox, as in many web browsers, when you start typing the URL of a website you want to visit, you are shown a number of website suggestions, based on what you have typed. The idea is that you’ll see the one you want, quickly use the TAB or arrow keys, and in so doing, [...]
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