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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 26th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Windows 7
When you login to your Windows 7 computer (assuming you haven’t used something like this tutorial to turn on automatic login), you’ll generally see a login window with a background looking something like this. It’s fine; there’s nothing wrong with it. But sometimes a change is good so in this article we’ll show you how [...]
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 23rd, 2012 by Aseem | File in: How-To
Windows XP had a few ways to share a folder and it was always a little confusing dealing with NTFS permissions and Share permissions. Now in Windows 7, it’s even more confusing! Yes, that’s because they now have Homegroups and you can share files with a homegroup, which is separate from sharing with the rest [...]
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 [...]
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