I’ve got a little project going on in the past few days. I have a reasonable amount of media; movies, mp3′s and family pictures in my Linux desktop, Ubuntu 8.10. Would it be nice if I could stream all the movies and music directly from the Linux machine to my Xbox 360? This is a …
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Twitux and gTwitter: Twitter Clients for Ubuntu Linux
Following my previous post nazham.com on Twitter, I’ve just beginning to get involved with Twitter. Below are a couple of Twitter clients that I’ve used in Ubuntu: Twitux A Twitter client for GNOME. Twitux is a lightweight client for the twitter messaging service, featuring time-line auto updating, a tray area icon and notification of new …
Installing Google Gadgets on Ubuntu 8.10
Google Desktop gadgets are interactive mini-applications that can be placed anywhere on the user’s desktop to show new email, weather, photos, personalized news or other desired information. Google offers a gallery of pre-built gadgets for download on the official website. To install Google Gadgets on Ubuntu 8.10: 1. Download the .deb package. 2. Install the …
Delay Print Screen in Ubuntu
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 …
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 …
