Sick of burning CDs of Linux distributions every time you want to try out a new one? Don’t worry, you can reuse your USB stick as many times as you like and burn bootable ISOs to it. Is there an easy way to do this? Yes.
It’s actually pretty easy. But... (posted on 28 Aug 2008 by PCMech)
ubuntu
Previously, Mark has covered some of the essential keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Firefox, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Reader. In this post, we are going to look at some of the useful keyboard shortcuts for Ubuntu.
For those who are not familiar... (posted on 25 Aug 2008 by Make Use Of)
21 Aug 2008
How to Update Twitter Using Pidgin on Linux?
Since Twitter has shut-down the Jabber service, users can no longer update their Twitter status through Google Talk in Pidgin and have to unwillingly use to Twitter Clients for Ubunt. for this purpose.
Though such clients are good and useful but updating... (posted on 21 Aug 2008 by Sizlopedia)
18 Aug 2008
Multimedia Monday: A Tour of the Ubuntu Desktop
So I hit on a cool little applet that will feature quite a bit in my posts these next few weeks: byzanz.
It allows the user to record their desktop and save it to an animated giff file. I decided to use this applet to give you guys a quick weekly tour of... (posted on 18 Aug 2008 by South African Geek)
17 Aug 2008
Pimp My Ubuntu - 8) : Desktop Widgets.
I enjoy a of things. Desktop widgets generally aren’t among them. Why? I use screens with square aspect ratio’s most of the time and I like my windows to be fullscreen most of the time, so a maximised browser (where I spend most of my work-day) leaves... (posted on 17 Aug 2008 by South African Geek)
17 Aug 2008
Pimp My Ubuntu - 7ven: Gnome Effects!
I came across this while reading the Gnome 2.22 release notes. Apparently Gnome has some compositing effects included all on its own, with no need for Compiz-Fusion!
Now the effects are not as flashy or pretty as those you can get with Compiz-Fusion or... (posted on 17 Aug 2008 by South African Geek)
8 Aug 2008
Ubuntu webbook now available online at CPW
Good news!
When we first announced the Elonex webbook, you could only get the Ubuntu version by visiting one of Carphone Warehouse’s bricks-and-mortar shops. Online they only had the old XP version listed.
Today that has changed. Now you can order a... (posted on 8 Aug 2008 by The Open Sourcerer)
6 Aug 2008
A Week With Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 2
Okay, so it is a week into my foray into Intrepidville, and it is not all good news. Since my entry last week on my experiences with Intrepid Ibex, two of my colleagues have also installed it on their machines.
They went the upgrade route - and while... (posted on 6 Aug 2008 by South African Geek)
5 Aug 2008
Would you buy a Microsoft-less desktop?
When you can buy a Linux desktop with a complete IBM/Lotus business software suite for less?
read more (posted on 5 Aug 2008 by Cyber Cynic)
4 Aug 2008
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Mockup Designs
Ubuntu Linux fans have their hopes high for Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex as it will feature a complete new user interface and a stylish new brownish-black theme which we have already witnessed in some of the screenshots for the Alpha build.
Canonical is... (posted on 4 Aug 2008 by Sizlopedia)
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