Archive for 'Linux' Category
May 16th, 2010 by graham |
If you are still Googling for answers about the lost backlight control on your Samsung NC10 after upgrading to Lucid (Ubuntu 10.04), I have the solution.
First add ppa:voria/ppa to your Software Source list. This will add more software into your Software Centre. The quick way to do it is to open a Terminal. Then paste [...]
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May 11th, 2010 by graham |
Since updating my Ubuntu to 10.04 I have been a bit miffed that Nautilus seems to have lost the normal address window (I think the correct name is the location bar)
Now I have found out the short-cut. You can switch to a text bar by using Ctrl + L. To go back to a button [...]
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May 4th, 2010 by graham |
If you were looking for instructions on how to install Ubuntu on the Samsung NC10 netbook (or similar) you can go to my previous post, just put ‘NC10′ in the search box in the right sidebar.
Upgrading my netbook from 9.10 (karmic) to 10.04 ‘Lucid Linux’ was simple. and largely trouble free.
In my previous post I [...]
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Apr 10th, 2010 by graham |
A new Ubuntu is coming out soon.
If your computer can run Windows Vista or XP (or even ME), it can run Linux, specifically the Ubuntu distribution (distro) that I use.
Ubuntu is a free and open source operating system based off the Linux kernel. It is a complete and fully functional operating system that you can [...]
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Mar 31st, 2010 by graham |
Before Borders closed down here in York I saw they were selling a manual for Ubuntu. The book was thick enough to use as a door step.
If a friend encouraged you to try Ubuntu you will already have found out how easy it is to use and work with. However, when you have the odd [...]
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Mar 29th, 2010 by graham |
My friend Matt told me about the incredible new feature on Photoshop. Got something in a photo you want to remove? Easy with Photoshop’s new feature. You just select the object and it can then be removed. The software will create a fill to fit in with the background.
We talked about it. We said, “Wow!”
But [...]
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Mar 6th, 2010 by graham |
I have been trying Gnome Shell and have decided I like it.
I hope the traditional Gnome will be kept as an alternative for older machines though, as I have one older machine that does not seem to have the graphic capabilities to run Gnome Shell.
I have completely switched to GS for my office machine and [...]
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