Download Free Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) PDF Guide

July 14, 2011 · General · (No comments)

This 158 Page Guide will cover the basics of Ubuntu 10.10 (such as installation and working with the desktop) as well as guide you through some of the most popular applications.

This guide is simple to follow, with step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots, allowing you to discover the potential of your new Ubuntu system even if you are a novice computer user or are migrating from another operating system for the first time. Getting Started with Ubuntu is not intended to be a comprehensive Ubuntu instruction manual. It is more like a quick-start guide that will get you doing the things you need to do with your computer quickly and easily, without getting bogged down with technical details.
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DesktopNova – Utility that changes the wallpaper automatically

July 13, 2011 · General · 3 comments

DesktopNova changes the desktop background image after an adjustable time. It can choose the images from single files and folders (with or without subfolders). An autostart feature is also implemented.
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BackupRotator – Utility to rotate backup and log files

July 12, 2011 · Monitoring, Server · (No comments)

BackupRotator is a small Java utility to rotate files of any kind (including backup files, log files, etc.) and to be able to keep the newest n files.It is a program that allows files to be "rotated" with an upper limit on the number of files that exist.

Basically, it is given a filename(s) and a number n in a configuration file and it renames the filename(s) such that there it forms an increasing list filename1, filename2, up to the smaller of n or as many as are available. If there are more than n files when the program is run, the oldest files get deleted.
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Memory Restart Firefox Add-on

July 11, 2011 · General · 3 comments

Memory Restart is an open-source Firefox add-on that allows you to quickly restart Firefox if memory usage is too high. Firefox users can see the memory usage in the add-on bar or the toolbar tool-tip. If memory usage reaches a certain threshold, the add-on bar display and the toolbar icon will turn red. You can quickly restart Firefox at any time by clicking on the add-on bar display or the toolbar icon.
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Flash-Aid firefox Add-on

July 9, 2011 · General · 4 comments

The extension has the ability to detect most settings automatically when launched. It detects your system architecture, OS version, plugins to be removed and selects the best plugin to be installed on your system. It also offer flash update alerts, that detects new beta versions from Adobe Labs. The advanced mode interface also allows to install flash from Google Chrome browser or from a local file.
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