It's quite easy to set that up,
follow the link for the full article by downloadSquad here.
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Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts
How to: Use Google Chrome as your default PDF reader on Windows
If you don't ask much from a PDF viewer you could avoid installing any software to do that job on your Windows pc by making Google Chrome your default PDF reader.
It's quite easy to set that up,
follow the link for the full article by downloadSquad here.
It's quite easy to set that up,
follow the link for the full article by downloadSquad here.
Chrome: Tab closing UNDO
How many times have you accidentally closed a Chrome tab while surfing the web?
How annoying was to find back again what you've closed?
How annoying was to find back again what you've closed?
That's a pretty neat tip to know about Chrome web browser.
All you have to do is press Ctrl + Shift + T
This hotkey brings back closed tabs (one by one every time you push it),
something like tab closing undo !
How to change your blog icon (favicon)
This tutorial shows you how to change your blog small icon that's located on the page tab called favicon.
STEP 1. Acquire the desirable icon.
Make sure your icon's resolution is about 20x20 pixels. I suggest PNG format.
STEP 2. Upload it (imageshack.us etc.)
STEP 3. (For Blogger users) Go to: Design > Edit HTML
After the line
type
DONE
that simple...
STEP 1. Acquire the desirable icon.
Make sure your icon's resolution is about 20x20 pixels. I suggest PNG format.
STEP 2. Upload it (imageshack.us etc.)
STEP 3. (For Blogger users) Go to: Design > Edit HTML
After the line
<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>
type
<link href='http://YOUR_ICON_URL' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/vnd.microsoft.icon'/>
DONE
that simple...
How to restore the default icon of a folder - Ubuntu
If you have changed your main folders' icons ( Music, Picture, Video etc. ) on your Ubuntu manually (right click>Properties) and you want to restore/reset these icons to default, you can simply:
right click on the folder again > Properties > click the avatar on top left corner and then select "Revert".
right click on the folder again > Properties > click the avatar on top left corner and then select "Revert".
Ubuntu - Requires installation of untrusted packages
"Requires installation of untrusted packages
The action would require the installation of packages not from authenticated sources."
If you get the above message while trying to install an application through Ubuntu Software Center (on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx) try the following to fix it:
Go to System>Administrator>Software Sources, open the second tab "Other Software" and click the http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu partner (Source Code)
Plz comment if it doesn't work.
How to find your zip weather code
Knowing your weather zip code is necessary for having almost any kind of weather forecast on your desktop.
How you find your zip weather code?
1. Go to weather.com and search your location
2. After finding it, observe the current url of the page.
Inside it you can find your weather zip code.
Example:
For Stockholm of Sweden weather zip code is SWXX0031
Note: If you landed on your location directly from the search, the url will be similar to the first image, else, to the second.
How you find your zip weather code?
1. Go to weather.com and search your location
2. After finding it, observe the current url of the page.
Inside it you can find your weather zip code.
Example:
For Stockholm of Sweden weather zip code is SWXX0031
Note: If you landed on your location directly from the search, the url will be similar to the first image, else, to the second.
How to find latitude and longitude of a location
1. Go to Google Maps
2. Search your location and after finding it,
be sure your location is in the center of the map
3. Then, copy paste the following in your browser's url bar
4. Press enter and a dialog like the following will show up
First number is latitude, second longitude
Note: Because this trick provides the latitude and longitude of the center of the map, moving the map around manually after that will change the center position and this technique will not work accurately.
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2. Search your location and after finding it,
be sure your location is in the center of the map
3. Then, copy paste the following in your browser's url bar
javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));
4. Press enter and a dialog like the following will show up
First number is latitude, second longitude
Note: Because this trick provides the latitude and longitude of the center of the map, moving the map around manually after that will change the center position and this technique will not work accurately.
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HTML: Create a button with mouse-over effect
A tiny tutorial showing you how to create a button with mouse-over effect in HTML for your blog posts.
Final result:
To do it paste in html editor the following:
Final result:
To do it paste in html editor the following:
Just add your own mouse over and mouse out images links as well as the button link (where button refers to) and you are done! (highlighted green text)
< a href="http://BUTTON_LINK" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img onmouseout="this.src='http://IMAGE_ON_MOUSE_OUT.gif'" onmouseover="this.src='http://IMAGE_ON_MOUSE_OVER.gif'" src="http://IMAGE_ON_MOUSE_OUT.gif" /> </a>
ogv to avi Ubuntu
Faster way to convert ogv to avi files on Linux is:
Open your Terminal and go to the directory your .ogv file is located (example:)
Open your Terminal and go to the directory your .ogv file is located (example:)
cd /home/nim/VideosWrite the following code into Terminal (change yourfile with your file's name):
mencoder -idx yourfile.ogv -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o yourfile.aviNOTE: You may need to install mencoder first. Just do it:
sudo apt-get install mencoder
How to install Songbird on Ubuntu
Songbird is a free and open source software audio player. Is available for Windows XP/Vista, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X. It is pretty cool (at least the linux version I've tried). It manages all your music. Categorizes it. It may show you news of the artist you are listening or artcovers or song info etc. plus nice graphics.
How to install Songbird on Ubuntu Karmic Koala or Lucid? (latest Songbird version 1.4.3)
Just copy-paste the following 3 commands into Terminal
1. Add Songbird-daily PPA and GPG Key. Copy-paste the following line into Terminal
2. Update your list
3. Install Songbird
Songbird is now installed but IF you can't see a launcher on Applications>Sound&Video .. let's create one:
1. Right click on gnome's menu > Edit Menus
(or right click on Desktop > Create Launcher. It depends where you want the launcher. I suggest IN the menu)
2. Go to Sound&Video and then push New Item
3. Select a name, in our case: Songbird
4. On command click Browse.. and follow the path: /usr/lib/songbird then select songbird (the one with no extension)
You may choose a custon icon as well there by clicking the image icon, but I think songbird's default icon is being automatically selected.
5. Have fun with Songbird
Just copy-paste the following 3 commands into Terminal
1. Add Songbird-daily PPA and GPG Key. Copy-paste the following line into Terminal
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:songbird-daily/ppa
2. Update your list
sudo apt-get update
3. Install Songbird
sudo apt-get install songbird
Songbird is now installed but IF you can't see a launcher on Applications>Sound&Video .. let's create one:
1. Right click on gnome's menu > Edit Menus
(or right click on Desktop > Create Launcher. It depends where you want the launcher. I suggest IN the menu)
2. Go to Sound&Video and then push New Item
3. Select a name, in our case: Songbird
4. On command click Browse.. and follow the path: /usr/lib/songbird then select songbird (the one with no extension)
You may choose a custon icon as well there by clicking the image icon, but I think songbird's default icon is being automatically selected.
5. Have fun with Songbird
How to unlock your Blogger blog
For Example your blog URL sony.blogspot.com gets locked, First of all don’t panic! Your blog has not been deleted. Instead, you will not be able to post until your blog has been reviewed and cleared by a member of the Blogger team. But when this reviewing process will complete? Follow the steps.
0. Go to Blogger in Draft, Create a new blog (Yes, you do have access to your blogger account eventhought blog is blocked) and for example the new blog URL is tony.blogspot.com
1. Now, Go to setting tab of your new blog and from Blog Tools column, Click on Import Blog. Import all your blog posts and comments of sony.blogspot.com to tony.blogspot.com
2. Now, Go to Settings of locked one (sony.blogspot.com) and under Publishing tab give Blogspot address as anything except sony or tony. Let us call it sony-new.blogspot.com
3. Again Go to Settings of the new one (tony.blogspot.com) and under Publishing tab, change the Blogspot address to sony.blogspot.com
4. Done, Your Locked blogger blog is now unlocked, You can now post, edit, delete anything you want as a normal blogspot blog.
This happenss because, Blogger systems while blocking a blog takes into account your blog ID not the URL of your blog. Blog ID is a unique number given to all blogs for their identification by Blogger systems. It generally appers while your are on control panel of a Blog. For example – http://blogger.com/blog-options-basic.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXX
Whereas you are interested in Blog URL not its ID, isn’t it? So, getting locked Blogger blog is easy but this post is not for promoting malicious content or spam on Blogs. You should not spam because you are getting free hosted full fledged Blogger hosting for free and it’s great to use it. This tutorial is published to help those innocent bloggers who have been a victim for no purpose. Since, Blogger will not get time to review your blog manually (I think so..) and so, you will have to take this steps.
It is recommended to always have a backup of your blog on any dummy URL for safety.
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Dual Screen Wallpapers on Ubuntu Multiple Workspaces (Linux)
This tutorial shows you how to have dual (or triple) screen wallpapers on Ubuntu's multiple workspaces.
( Gnome | compiz-config is needed | Tested on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala )
Final Result:
Before you start, you need a cool dual screen wallpaper.
Of course it needs to be cut in two wallpapers. So if your screen resolution is 1680 x 1050, you need two wallpapers of 1680 x 1050 resolution each (out of 3360 x 1050 of the original wallpaper). You may find some already cut dual screen wallpapers on the web or you may cut it yourself (with GIMP etc.).
Here you can find some dual screen wallpapers cut and ready to use: http://mandolux.com/ .
So you got your (two) wallpapers? LET'S GO:
1. Open Compiz-Config Settings Manager ( System>Preferences)
2. Under 'desktop' section enable 'Desktop Wall' . ( You need to disable 'Rotate Cube' and 'Desktop Cube' if you have them enabled )
3. Under 'General' get in 'General Options' and then go to 'Desktop Size' (last) tab. Set Horizontal Virtual Size to 2 ( maybe even 3 if you want to have a triple-screen ) - go back
4. Under 'Utility' enable 'Wallpaper' then get in, and by clicking 'new' you can add your (two) wallpapers (left wallpaper must be on top of the list to appear on left workspace – move it up if it's necessary)
5. Now press alt+f2 to open 'Run Application' and type gconf-editor. Press enter.
On the window opened go apps>nautilus>preferences and unclick 'show desktop'.
By now you should have your wallpapers set but you don't have the right feeling of switching animation! Test it yourself by switching among workspaces... It's just not right huh? In addition if you have Avant Window Navigator, Docky etc it doesn't move along with the screen correctly. Took me a while to figure this out :
6. Back on Compiz-Config Settings Manager again get in 'Desktop Wall' and go to (2nd) tab 'Viewport Switching'. Change Non-Sliding Windows option by removing ' type = Desktop | ' so that you will have 'type=Dock | state=Sticky' ( In the same tab you may want to increase Wall Sliding Duration. I have it around 0.6 seconds )
Done! =) Now that's what I call cool ! Test your switching.
You just may notice a smaaall graphic “error” on switching workspaces motion occurred by gnome panel's shadow ! That will be more visible if you have gnome panel not expanded and especially if you have a gnome panel on the left or right of your screen (I've got it both on the left of my screen and not expanded ). If that's annoying for you, you can resolve this by removing the gnome panel's shadow. Here's how:
NOTE: Because you unclicked/disabled 'show desktop' (in order to have different wallpaper in each workspace) you won't no longer see any desktop icons/files. BUT all your icons/files are still there! And you can see them at /home//Desktop .
That's a price you pay – no desktop icons...
download this tutorial (.pdf)
Please comment for questions | improvements.
by E. Nim
“humanity towards others”
( Gnome | compiz-config is needed | Tested on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala )
Final Result:
Before you start, you need a cool dual screen wallpaper.
Of course it needs to be cut in two wallpapers. So if your screen resolution is 1680 x 1050, you need two wallpapers of 1680 x 1050 resolution each (out of 3360 x 1050 of the original wallpaper). You may find some already cut dual screen wallpapers on the web or you may cut it yourself (with GIMP etc.).
Here you can find some dual screen wallpapers cut and ready to use: http://mandolux.com/ .
So you got your (two) wallpapers? LET'S GO:
1. Open Compiz-Config Settings Manager ( System>Preferences)
2. Under 'desktop' section enable 'Desktop Wall' . ( You need to disable 'Rotate Cube' and 'Desktop Cube' if you have them enabled )
3. Under 'General' get in 'General Options' and then go to 'Desktop Size' (last) tab. Set Horizontal Virtual Size to 2 ( maybe even 3 if you want to have a triple-screen ) - go back
4. Under 'Utility' enable 'Wallpaper' then get in, and by clicking 'new' you can add your (two) wallpapers (left wallpaper must be on top of the list to appear on left workspace – move it up if it's necessary)
5. Now press alt+f2 to open 'Run Application' and type gconf-editor. Press enter.
On the window opened go apps>nautilus>preferences and unclick 'show desktop'.
By now you should have your wallpapers set but you don't have the right feeling of switching animation! Test it yourself by switching among workspaces... It's just not right huh? In addition if you have Avant Window Navigator, Docky etc it doesn't move along with the screen correctly. Took me a while to figure this out :
6. Back on Compiz-Config Settings Manager again get in 'Desktop Wall' and go to (2nd) tab 'Viewport Switching'. Change Non-Sliding Windows option by removing ' type = Desktop | ' so that you will have 'type=Dock | state=Sticky' ( In the same tab you may want to increase Wall Sliding Duration. I have it around 0.6 seconds )
Done! =) Now that's what I call cool ! Test your switching.
You just may notice a smaaall graphic “error” on switching workspaces motion occurred by gnome panel's shadow ! That will be more visible if you have gnome panel not expanded and especially if you have a gnome panel on the left or right of your screen (I've got it both on the left of my screen and not expanded ). If that's annoying for you, you can resolve this by removing the gnome panel's shadow. Here's how:
6.5 On Compiz-Config Settings Manager go to 'Window Decoration' which is under 'Effects'. On bot you have 'Shadow windows' option, change 'any' to 'any & !class=Gnome-panel'.7. Enjoy it!
NOTE: Because you unclicked/disabled 'show desktop' (in order to have different wallpaper in each workspace) you won't no longer see any desktop icons/files. BUT all your icons/files are still there! And you can see them at /home//Desktop .
That's a price you pay – no desktop icons...
download this tutorial (.pdf)
Please comment for questions | improvements.
by E. Nim
“humanity towards others”
How to reset your Ubuntu user account password
This tutorial shows you how to reset your Ubuntu user account password. (tested on Ubuntu 9.10)
1. Reboot into recovery mode
During GRUB loading on boot you may need to press shift (on older ubuntu distros hit Esc)in order to get the boot OS menu list.
On OS menu list choose recovery mode (usually the second boot option) and hit enter.
Boot-up proccess begins..
2. On Recovery Menu opened choose root ( Drop to root shell )
The root account is the ultimate administrator and can do anything to the Ubuntu installation
(including erase it), so please be careful with what commands you enter in the root terminal. (more about security risks)
3. Choose an Ubuntu user of which you want it's password to be reset. Type:
If you are not sure about the username type in:
4. You'll then be prompted for a new password, so type in a password and press enter.
You'll be prompted to retype the password. Do so and hit enter again.
(When you type the password you will get no visual response acknowledging your typing)
5. Done! Your password should now be reset. Now type in:
1. Reboot into recovery mode
During GRUB loading on boot you may need to press shift (on older ubuntu distros hit Esc)in order to get the boot OS menu list.
On OS menu list choose recovery mode (usually the second boot option) and hit enter.
Boot-up proccess begins..
2. On Recovery Menu opened choose root ( Drop to root shell )
The root account is the ultimate administrator and can do anything to the Ubuntu installation
(including erase it), so please be careful with what commands you enter in the root terminal. (more about security risks)
3. Choose an Ubuntu user of which you want it's password to be reset. Type:
passwd < username >Where < username > is the username and hit enter.
If you are not sure about the username type in:
ls /homeand a list of all the users on your ubuntu installation will be appear.
4. You'll then be prompted for a new password, so type in a password and press enter.
You'll be prompted to retype the password. Do so and hit enter again.
(When you type the password you will get no visual response acknowledging your typing)
5. Done! Your password should now be reset. Now type in:
exitand choose resume (resume normal boot) from Recovery Menu.
What is GRUB, GRUB2, and how to restore it after Windows installation (Linux)
When you power on your computer, the first software that runs is a bootloader that invokes the computer's operating systems.
GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, is an integral part of many Linux systems. Is a program that installs a boot loader to the MBR
GRUB 2 is the next generation of GNU GRUB. GRUB 2 is a complete rewrite and is at a developmental phase. The most important goal is to make GNU GRUB cleaner, safer, more robust, more portable and more powerful.
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) started using grub2.
Windows installation destroys the grub, so you don't have the operating system menu choice on boot if you install Windows after a Linux OS.
This is a nice guide how to recover grub2 after Windows installation
In addition if you wanna change the default OS boot, the timeout in bootloader menu or bootloader appearance (and more), an easy way to go (at least for ubuntu users) is StartUp-Manager.
StartUp-Manager configures some settings for grub and splash screens (Currently only Usplash). It provides an easy way to use interface.
You can download via Synaptic Manager, Ubuntu Software Center or from Terminal using the following command:
Read about GRUB2 Basics (ubuntuforums.org)
More about GRUB (gnu.org)
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Linux.com: Getting started with GRUB
GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, is an integral part of many Linux systems. Is a program that installs a boot loader to the MBR
GRUB 2 is the next generation of GNU GRUB. GRUB 2 is a complete rewrite and is at a developmental phase. The most important goal is to make GNU GRUB cleaner, safer, more robust, more portable and more powerful.
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) started using grub2.
Windows installation destroys the grub, so you don't have the operating system menu choice on boot if you install Windows after a Linux OS.
This is a nice guide how to recover grub2 after Windows installation
In addition if you wanna change the default OS boot, the timeout in bootloader menu or bootloader appearance (and more), an easy way to go (at least for ubuntu users) is StartUp-Manager.
StartUp-Manager configures some settings for grub and splash screens (Currently only Usplash). It provides an easy way to use interface.
You can download via Synaptic Manager, Ubuntu Software Center or from Terminal using the following command:
sudo apt-get install startupmanager
Read about GRUB2 Basics (ubuntuforums.org)
More about GRUB (gnu.org)
links
Linux.com: Getting started with GRUB
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