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Remove/Disable Startup Program in Ubuntu 2008-06-04 15:07:00 To disable/remove startup programs in Ubuntu
:Go to System>>Preferences>>SessionsAt "StartupProgram
s" tab, you can select & uncheck unwanted startup program or you can remove it completely..
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Wallpaper Changer for Ubuntu 2008-06-04 12:33:00 There's 2 application to make your wallpaper change/rotate automatically on startup or by time interval.1. Wallpaper TrayOpen Synaptic and search for wallpaper-trayMark it & Apply to installAfter install, you can find it at Applications>>GraphicsAdd folder containing image for your wallpapersAt "More Options" tab you can configure to set at time interval or startupIn case Wallpaper Tray don't Read more:Ubuntu
Configure GRUB menu options in Ubuntu 2008-05-31 10:49:00 Dual Boot & still rely on Windows? Most new Ubuntu
user prefer Windows as first boot option, This can be done by editing the grub menu or use StartUp-Manager application. You can also configure other boot option like boot timeout and more..1. By editing menu.lst files :In terminal type :sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lstIf you go to the bottom of the page, you can see the order in GRUB menu(belo
Convert Audio/Video with WinFF in Ubuntu/XP/Vista 2008-05-27 14:11:00 WinFF is a GUI video converter (NO COMMAND LINE!!), FFMPEG. It will convert most any video file that FFmpeg will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can for example convert mpeg's, flv's, and mov's, all into avi's all at once. WinFF is open source & available for Windows 95, 98 , ME, NT, XP, VISTA, and Debian, Ubuntu
, Redhat based GNU/Linux distributions. F Read more:Audio
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Record/Capture Screen in Ubuntu 2008-05-27 11:27:00 Screen recorder tool called recordMyDesktop can record/capture your screen in Ubuntu
. When you are done with recording, it will be saved in *.ogg file format. Not a preferred format for me. I recommend this video converter - WinFF to convert *.ogg to *.avi/*.mp4/*.wmv etc. This(recordMyDesktop) application available in Synaptic..Open System>>Administration>>Synaptic Package ManagerClick Search and Read more:Record
Fix USB device error in VirtualBox, Ubuntu 2008-05-27 09:37:00 If you received error
like below :"Not permitted to open the USB device, check usbfs options"You can fix it by :add yourself to the vboxusers group created when you installed VirtualBox and note the gid, here for me it was 1002. Then add line in fstab file:## usbfs is the USB group in fstab file: none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=1002,devmode=664 0 0And also add this line in/etc/init.d/mountkernfs.s Read more:Ubuntu
Dual Boot Guide : Enable Write NTFS partition in Ubuntu 2008-05-21 17:19:00 In Ubuntu
you can read NTFS partition, but you can't write/copy files on it, to enable write/copy to NTFS partition you need to install application called "NTFS Configuration Tool".Go to Applications>>Add/RemoveIn the Search box, type ntfsAs shown below, check the box to install the application & apply changesAfter installation, you can find it at Applications>>System Tools>>NTFS Configuration Read more:Guide
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Dual Boot Guide : Read/Write Linux EXT Partition in Windows 2008-05-21 17:06:00 This sofware provides Windows
NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista with full access to Linux
Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer.Download hereAfter installation, you can find the "IFS Drives" in Control Panel.Open it and select the partition & choose desired drive letterNow you can browse & Read more:Guide
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3 Ways to Speed Up Ubuntu 2008-05-19 16:35:00 1.Ubuntu
ReadyBoost for Desktops and LaptopsWith these simple directions you'll be able to use a USB pen prive as an additional swap. As a result, the pen drive will be used in the same way Windows Vista does through the ReadyBoost functionality.1) Plug the pen drive in your usb slot, usually in front of your tower or side/back of your laptop.2) Ubuntu should auto-mount the device (usually in /med Read more:Speed
Speed Up Vista Search 2008-05-19 13:44:00 Windows Vista
's search can bog down if you've got a lot of files, e-mails, contacts and more on your hard disk. But there's a simple way to make searching zippy again.Most of the time when you do searches, you use the Search
box on the Start menu, and those are most likely the times when you're looking for fast results. So I'll show you how to speed up searches launched from the Start menu.First, Read more:Speed
Change Your Windows Boot Screen 2008-05-19 13:24:00 Tired of seeing the same old Windows
logo every time you start Windows? Dedicated tweakers can easily change the logo to whatever they want. There are two different processes for changing the boot screen in Vista and in XP. (XP instructions are on the next page.)VistaFirst, you have to create or find a graphic for your new boot screen. You'll need two versions of the graphic, one 1024 by 768 pixel Read more:Change
Open the command prompt from the right-click menu 2008-05-19 13:13:00 For accomplishing certain tasks, such as the mass deleting or renaming of files, the command
prompt is the ideal tool. (See "DOS lives! Secrets of the Windows command prompt.") Often, you'll combine its use with Windows Explorer, and so you may want to open the command prompt at the folder that's your current location in Explorer.Wouldn't it be nice to add an option to the right-click context menu
Speed up Windows Flip 3D 2008-05-19 13:09:00 Windows Flip 3D, which gives you a pop-up preview of all your open windows, is one of Windows Vista's coolest new features -- but if your hardware isn't up to snuff, its operation can be jagged and sluggish. With a Registry hack, you can speed it up and smooth its animations by limiting the number of windows it will display.Launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit at the Start Search box or a Read more:Speed
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Tweak Explorer's Send To menu 2008-05-19 12:59:00 When you right-click a file or folder in Windows Explorer
, a menu that lets you take a variety of actions pops up. One of these is Send To, which allows you to send the file to any one of a list of locations -- for example, to a drive, a program or a folder.But the programs and destinations that appear in the list by default may not be the ones you want to send things to. It's simple to add destin Read more:Tweak
Make Windows Animation Slow-motion 2008-05-19 12:54:00 Now that you've gotten your hands dirty in the Registry, here's a final fun hack for you. It serves absolutely no useful purpose except for entertainment and eye candy. It lets you slow down the animations that occur when windows minimize and maximize to and from the taskbar on your command.To do it, you'll first edit the Registry. After that, when you want to slow down animations, hold down the S Read more:Animation
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Tweak Vista's screensavers 2008-05-19 12:43:00 For reasons inexplicable to mere mortals, Microsoft doesn't allow you to customize how Windows Vista
's screensavers work -- for example, by changing how the bubbles look in the Bubbles screensaver, or the number or thickness of the ribbons in the Ribbons screensaver.If you're willing to get your hands dirty by using the Registry, though, you can customize both. For the Bubbles screensaver, for exa Read more:Tweak
Tweak Vista's blinking cursor 2008-05-19 12:38:00 Windows Vista
's blinking cursor is razor thin, and sometimes it can be very hard to find, especially if you're using a laptop. But it's easy to make the cursor thicker -- pretty much as thick as you want. Select Control Panel > Ease of Access > Optimize visual display. Scroll toward the bottom of the screen, until you come to Make things on the screen easier to see, as shown below.From here, you c Read more:Tweak
Bypass the Windows Vista log-on screen on multiaccount PCs 2008-05-19 12:35:00 When you have more than one user account on a WindowsVista
PC, every time you restart your PC you'll see a welcome screen
listing all the accounts on the machine. You'll have to click one and then type in your log-on information in order to start using Windows Vista
.But what if, like many people, you use one primary account nearly all the time and use others only on occasion? You'd like to bypass Read more:Bypass
Speed up or turn off Windows Aero 2008-05-19 12:31:00 Windows Aero may add pizza to the interface, but depending on your hardware, it may also slow down your system. You can speed up your PC by turning it off altogether, or by turning off some Aero features but leaving others on.To turn off Aero:1. Right-click the Windows desktop and select Personalize > Window Color and Appearance.2. Click Open classic appearance properties for more color options.3. Read more:Speed
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Tweak Windows Vista's context menu 2008-05-19 12:25:00 The right-click menu (also called the context menu) in Windows
Explorer under Vista
is quite useful. Right-click a file, and a menu appears, letting you take a variety of actions, such as opening the file, printing it, deleting it, copying it, creating a shortcut to it and so on. The exact options that appear vary depending on your system setup and what programs you have installed.If you want to, Read more:Tweak
Tweak Aero's glass borders 2008-05-19 12:09:00 The borders around system windows, such as dialog boxes and the Control Panel, are transparent in Windows Vista's Aero interface. These borders are hackable; you can shrink them, make them larger, and change their colors and transparency levels.To make the borders larger or smaller:1. Right-click the desktop and select Personalize.2. Click Window Color and Appearance.3. Click Open classic appearan Read more:Tweak
Change Boot Login Window in Ubuntu 2008-07-31 16:11:00 To get extra login window theme in Ubuntu
, you can get it through Synaptic..Go to System>>Administration>>Synaptic Package ManagerClick Search and type, gdm themesSelect gdm-themes, Mark for installation & Apply to install..Now go to System>>Administration>>LoginWindow
Select 'Local' tab, you will notice that more themes added to the list, choose your desired login window & simply Close, y Read more:Change
Play Youtube Video with Totem MPlayer in Ubuntu 2008-07-31 14:45:00 This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to search for and play YouTube videos from directly inside of the Ubuntu
Totem Media Player. Also included are the steps required to watch the higher quality H264 videos that YouTube now includes.First, click Application >> Sound & Video >> Movie Player.Then select Edit >> Plugins…Check the box labeled 'YouTube browser' and click Close. Read more:MPlayer
High Quality Youtube Videos with Totem Mplayer in Ubuntu 2008-07-31 14:45:00 You can also get Totem to play the higher-quality h264 videos on YouTube as well. Download this file from downloading the file, select Open with and make sure GDebi Package Installer (default) is selected. Click OK.(You can also double click the files, work for me)Now click Install Package.When it’s done, close the Package Installer, and one more time, close and re-open Totem.Go back to the Plu Read more:Quality
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Fix Slow Google Earth in Ubuntu 2008-07-30 15:20:00 When i installed the latest GoogleEarth
which is version 4.3, it run very very very sluggish. My only solution is try to downgrade to version 4.2 & Google Earth
run smoothly after that..If you already add Medibuntu Repositories, you can go to Synaptic Package Manager & select googleearth-4.2, hit Apply to install(version 4.3 will automatically removed)
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