If you install Ubuntu in a multi-monitor environment, earlier, you had to face a lot of issues. But now Ubuntu have fixed most of those issues. But one major issues still persists! If you try to login to an Ubuntu machine which have multiple monitors, the Uubntu Greeter (Login Screen) will have a smaller resolution that doesn't fit the monitor. Sometimes it will be stretched or crushed. In simple terms, it will look a lot ugly! Is there a fix for this? Yes!Currently I …
How To Install Linux Mint : A Step by Step Guide and a Video Guide
First of all, I should mention that this guide is for complete Linux beginners. If you already have Linux experience, then figuring out how to install Linux Mint is a piece of cake. So, now, you are new to Linux. You might be here because Windows didn't match your tastes... You might be here because Mac doesn't match your tastes... No matter who you are, I will make sure that your first Linux Mint installation will go extremely smooth...Linux Mint is the perfect desktop …
Evernote for Linux : How to Use Evernote as a Normal Linux Desktop App
Evernote is the king in online note taking apps. It's loved and used by many people around the world every day. Its full of features. You can use it to take simple notes, add to-do lists, save stuff to read leader and read them in a distraction free reader, clip items from the web, save important moments of your life, etc, etc, etc... Evernote stands out from the rest of the note taking apps because of its ease of use, huge number of features, many number of applications, …
Tech Know How : Have you got what it takes?
Technical skill has become essential within business. It’s simple; the more ‘in the know’ you are about your field of work, the higher the chance you have of success. From call handling with Talk Talk to internet services, it’s crucial for SMEs to familiarize themselves with the ins and outs. However, despite the direct correlation between greater knowledge and increased profit, enterprises are still not making technology an …
Popularity of Online Shopping increased through Social Media
Nowadays, more and more people are discovering the massive benefits of shopping online instead of the traditional way of going to a retail store in the neighborhood. In fact, it is possible to purchase almost any item online by simply looking for shops that offer the kind of products you have in mind.Even at the comfort of your own home, you can shop for gadgets, clothes, food, and home appliances. If you want to save more money on an iPad, for instance, you can search …
What can you do in the Cloud?
The Cloud has come to revolutionise the way we not only interact with large amounts of data, but the way we store it as well. In recent years it has become a mainstay institution of many business sectors such as finance, accounting and human resources. But what can you actually do with it? Well, in short, a lot! Migrating a business’s data onto the Cloud is just the first step. Here are a few extremely important things which using the Cloud can allow a business to …
Google Chrome in Ubuntu 13.04? Why Can’t we Install it? : Updated
Ubuntu 13.04 just came out several days ago. If you have already installed it, you might have noticed that you can't install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 13.04 ! Why is this? How can we fix this?Google Chrome in Ubuntu 13.04 fails due to a dependency issue. The issue is with the package libudev. Ubuntu 13.04 have updated this package to a newer version. But Google Chrome want an older version coming in Ubuntu 12.10. Sadly, the older version have been removed from the …
Add Windows to Grub Boot Loader : Linux with UEFI and Windows 8
At the moment, people are moving away from the old BIOS system to the new UEFI firmware. If its done correctly, it will be much easier to dual-boot multiple operating systems. But unfortunately, Microsoft and some hardware vendors try to break the UEFI system and tie us to Windows 8. But in our previous posts, we saw how not to get caught to their tricks and pick the best machine. Then we saw how to get back the boot loader after installing Linux. But still, you won't …
How To Add a Show Desktop Icon to the Launcher in Ubuntu 13.04
If you are a person who open a lot of programs and if you are a person who store files in your desktop, then you need to be able to view the desktop in a flash. Normally, there are two ways to do this... Minimize all the open programs one by one or go to the file manager and navigate to the desktop. But isn't there an easy way? A shortcut? Yes there is! Let's add a show desktop icon to the launcher.Earlier, we had to install the dconf editor and hack with some …