>In Gmail POP can be enabled , and here is how to set it up for Evolution. Login to your gmail account and select Forwarding and POP. Enable pop and set pop up in the way you prefer. (At least … Continue reading →

> It may not be the default chat client in Ubuntu any longer, but Pidgin is still an awesome application. Below are 5 tweaks and plugin’s i install off-the-bat when i’m faced with a fresh version of Pidgin. Pidgin Facebook … Continue reading →

>So Microsoft threw some switch or other today that has resulted in many Pidgin users who try to connect to the MSN network being greeted with the following pop-up: –Now i’m not a Pidgin user but I can appreciate it’s enough to … Continue reading →

>Ubuntu users can get a the cool functionality of Windows 7’s “Aero Snap” with a few copy’s and a few pastes thanks to an awesome tutorial on the UbuntuForums by forumer gotsanity. Props and cookies go to him for this. … Continue reading →

>sudo aptitude xxxx [package]update – this option used with aptitude or apt-get will retrieve the latest versions of packages from the update servers. You should check for updates periodically (normally your system should check automagically from time to time)search [keyword] … Continue reading →

>Open Office is pretty slow and painful to use out of the box.  This simple step by step procedure speeds up the software, making it much more pleasant to use. Open OOo (I use writer for this process). Select Tools … Continue reading →

> Hollywood movies often have a tech geek entering commands and doing amazing things. While it may not be that easy to hack into public transport systems or or control the world like Eagle Eye, the command line is certainly … Continue reading →

>You can use keyboard shortcuts and other command line tricks to make entering commands easier and faster. You might already know about the ‘tab’ key which completes partial commands and even file and directory names.Here are some other keyboard shortcuts … Continue reading →

> Some distributions. like Eeebuntu, use a customised version of another for a specific task <> Don’t see what all the Windows 7 fuss is about and thinking of jumping ship to Linux? The experience of switching to Linux needn’t … Continue reading →

> Dig around in Synaptic Package Manager and you’ll find all kinds of free goodies <> Taking a trip into the weird and wonderful world of Linux with the world’s most popular distro isn’t always the easiest of tasks, particularly … Continue reading →