If you have not been living under a rock, you probably heard by now that Office 3.0 was released to the general public on October 13th. If you have not heard about the Open Office 3.0 release, it’s time to get familiar with the Open Office 3.0 application.
Open Office is an open-source Office Suite of [...]
I had trouble setting up Gmail IMAP in Evolution in the past that the only way I fixed it was removing Evolution and installing Thunderbird. But, today is a very good day. I finally got Gmail IMAP to work in Evolution! This post is to document the Gmail IMap configuration in Evolution as a future [...]
Read More | 3 CommentsThe Ubuntu Eee is Ubuntu optimized for the Asus Eee PC. It uses the Netbook Remix interface for easy access to applications. The distribution uses Firefox 3 for secure web browsing experience and OpenOffice for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and dozens of other software. The latest Ubuntu Eee release is 8.04.1. It’s compatible with Asus’ [...]
Read More | No CommentsInstalling Virtual Box in Ubuntu should be an easy endeavor. I have come across several how-to documents that were confusing to say the least. This document will try to simplify the steps involved in installing Virtual Box in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. Ok, let’s get started.
1. First, determine the current Linux kernel you are using. [...]
gOS 3 Gadgets is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 8.04.1. The package contain applications or Google gadgets like Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Skype, Pidgin, YouTube, WikiPedia, Blogger and the Open Office Presentation, Spreadsheet and Word Processor.
In addition, Wine is installed allowing thousands of Windows application to run under Linux like Photoshop, Internet [...]
Today, I decided to do a clean install of Ubuntu 8.04 on my desktop. Before wiping out my disk, I backed up all my personal files in my home directory to an external USB drive. The Ubuntu installation was a breeze. No glitches whatsover.
After the install, I added three programs: gPHPEdit, Audacity and Filezilla. In [...]