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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
April 25th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
Firefox, as is true of any Web browser worth anything, keeps track of your browsing history. This not only lets you keep a record, should you need such a thing, but also makes it easier to get back to websites you’ve previously visited. In Firefox, this is revealed when you start to type a name [...]
April 22nd, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
One of the biggest knocks against the VLC multimedia client is its looks. Instead of having a smooth, modern-looking appearance, it sometimes seems a bit clunky. This could likely have something to do with its toolbar, which seems a bit out of place, especially in Linux. Compare, by way of example, the toolbar used by [...]
April 15th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
In Ubuntu, the default web browser is Firefox. Unless you’re using Kubuntu, which offers a handy installation script. It is, of course, possible to install Firefox directly, without using the Ubuntu repositories. This means you won’t get Ubufox (a package with modifications to make Firefox fit in better with Ubuntu), but it also means that [...]
April 9th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
It happens to pretty much all Ubuntu users at one time or another. You’re in your web browser, word processor or music player, happily going about your business, whem boom… up pops the update manager. The Update Manager is a fine program; really, it is. It makes it easy to find out what programs have [...]
April 6th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
Along with Ubuntu’s new Unity interface and the not-always-smooth upgrade from KDE3 to KDE4, one of the larger adjustments Linux users have needed to make in how they interace with their computer was with the release in April of 2001, of GNOME 3. GNOME 3 moved away from the traditional desktop metaphor, instead using a [...]
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