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Tag Archives: tips
[Quick Tip] Use the Banshee ‘NOT’ Operator for Better Search Results
Hardcore Banshee user? Reader Leo McArdle sent in the following handy tip: – “Hey, today I stumbled upon the NOT operator in the search of banshee. For example, if I want to only see tracks without “demo” in their title, searching for “NOT demo” will do that. Awesome, eh?” I certainly think so. A large chunk of [...]
Small Things That Matter: Logging Out of Ubuntu From the Dash
I know it’s minor, but I am so pleased to see support for logging out, restarting and shutting down added to the Dash in Ubuntu 11.10.
[How to] Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu 11.04
Trying to play a DVD in Ubuntu but getting no-where? You probably forgot to enable DVD playback.
Here I show you how.
‘Bleedingedge’ script lets you quickly add beta software to Ubuntu
Sometimes it seems like there just aren’t enough ways to endanger your stable Ubuntu set-up.
‘BleedingEdge’ is a script that offers up a selection of unstable software to put paid to that.
‘YeoWorks Ubuntu Solutions’ provides one-click fixes for common Ubuntu issues
Solving minor issues in Ubuntu just got easier with the launch of ‘YeoWorks Ubuntu Solutions’ – a small application that provides one-click ‘solutions’ for a raft of Ubuntu bugs, flaws and annoyances.
[How to] Fix Suspend/Hibernate in Ubuntu 10.10
If suspend and/or hibernate doesn’t work for you in Ubuntu the following ‘how to’ guide may be of use.
[How to] Fix the Plymouth boot screen when using proprietary graphics drivers
Using ‘proprietary/restricted’ drivers for Nvidia and ATI graphics cards often results in a less-than-perfect looking boot screen.
Although purely a cosmetic flaw – it doesn’t impeded the boot speed or performance – its one that greets you time and time again. Thankfully the script below does, in most cases, ‘fix’ it.
Mimic the look of Ubuntu’s Overlay-scrollbars in Chrome/ium
Chrome/ium doesn’t use Ubuntu’s new Overlay Scrollbars which is a shame: thy’re cute, slim and awesome to use.
Whilst we can’t enable overlay scrollbars themselves in Chrome/ium we can at least match the look, courtesy of reader Micha R who mailed in just how to do this…
[How to] Disable the ‘resize grip’ in Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 11.04 saw ‘resize grips’ introduced to the bottom right corner of GTK+ applications in order to make resizing windows that little bit easier.
But not everyone appreciates it.
Disabling the grip, whilst costing you a more precise target for resizing, is an easy ‘hack’ to accomplish.
GRUB customizer app makes tweaking your bootloader a breeze
‘Grub Customizer’ aims to make it a bit easier, providing a graphicl interface for allows for changing/setting various grub2/burg settings.
Become a Natty power-user in no time using this Unity keyboard shortcuts wallpaper
With Unity installed and all set-up (see our list of ten things to do after installing if you’re at a loss) it time to get ‘comfortable’ in your new surroundings.
This Unity Shortcuts wallpaper, created by the ace Octavian Damiean, will orientate you to Unity’s ways in no time.
Run Skype as a daemon and manage it from Empathy or Pidgin in Ubuntu 11.04
Gzap stopped by the OMG! Ubuntu! inbox to drop off a tip that unifies Skype and Empathy; by installing the pidgin-skype plugin from the Ubuntu Software Centre you can manage your Skype contacts from the buddy-list of Ubuntu’s default IM client Emapthy.
How to add Quicklists for Opera in Unity
Kyle Baker recently posted a short guide on adding Quicklist options to Opera’s launcher in Unity, and whilst his guide relates to Opera, the Unity developers have made it an easy enough ‘hack’ to apply to a variety of applications.
How to create your own QR Codes in Ubuntu (updated)
QR Codes are nifty time-saving shortcuts; sort of like hyperlinks for the real world.
Qrencode is a small command-line utitlity that allows you to create your own QR codes (saved as .png image file) for whatever you like – a blog, a secret message – whatever!