in Ubuntu, when there’s menu active or visible, pushing ‘Print Screen’ won’t have any effect. It applies to taskbar, context menus, right-click and other menus. But I have a workaround on this one: Simply let Gnome automatically take the screenshot, and delay the action. In your terminal, type: gnome-screenshot –delay=5 The number 5 represents the …
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Easier VPN Setup with Ubuntu 8.10
Quite a while ago I’ve posted a way to setup your VPN access using VPNC in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. Now with Ubuntu 8.10 Interprid Ibex, things will become much more easier, by using the NetworkManager applet in Gnome. When you have not yet installed any VPN manager, the “Add” button for VPN connections in …
Ubuntu 8.10 on Dell XPS M1530
Following my previous post, finally I got the new Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex on my Dell XPS M1530 laptop. The verdict: Pure Awesomeness. The installation is very quick and simple (it just that it took me a while to write this post). Almost everything works out of the box. The driver support is better. The …
Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10
The long awaited Ubuntu 8.10 has been released! I’m upgrading it from my Hardy 8.04 to this new version Intrepid Ibex, 8.10, as I’m writing this post. I’m using the Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Desktops. The method is fairly easy, provided by the Ubuntu website. 1. Start System/Administration/Software Sources. 2. Click on the “Updates” tab …
GrNotify: Your Google Reader Feeds Notification
I’m addicted to my rss feeds. I go over the feeds for tech news, current affairs, friends blogs, and many more. However, I don’t want to go to www.google.com/reader each time want to find out what’s new. This is where desktop applications that provides Google Reader notifications comes in. For Windows: We have Google Reader …
