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150 HD WallPapers for Wide Screens

By • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Filed under: Ubuntu, Windows

If you’ve got a wide-screen display then the 150 HD-Wallpaper pack is just for you. Its a nice collection of professional wallpapers for your desktop. It includes backgrounds with various resolutions; from minimum 1680 x 1080 to maximum resolution of 2560 x 1600, the majority are 1920 x 1200 wide. Hit the link below to […]

A Single Command that Re-installs Ubuntu

By • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Ubuntu

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh -a this simple command can reinstall all of Ubuntu’s distribution packages and reconfigure them. If you ever find it necessary to reinstall Ubuntu, first backup your data then drop this line of code unto the command-line. It takes about an hour for the whole process to get to an end, but that […]

1934 ASCII ART – The Dream Ship

By • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Filed under: Extras

A typewriter drawing dated 1934 via [Boing Boing]

Thunderbird 3 RC 2 Update Available

By • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Filed under: Email, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

Thunderbird 3 RC1 gets four last minute bugs fixes to become Thunderbird 3 release candidate 2. One of the four bug had a critical rating – developers had to deal with Thunderbird shutdown hang, high CPU usage and no open IMAP connections. If you’re using Thunderbird 3 RC 1 then you’ll certainly want to update […]

Single Key Shortcuts in Opera and Firefox Browsers

By • Dec 1st, 2009 • Filed under: Browsers, Firefox, Ubuntu, Windows

Single key shortcuts in Opera 10 and previous versions remain a fascinating but uncovered feature. No keyboard combinations, a single key is just enough. Single key shortcuts were part and parcel of Opera 9.2 and previous versions but are disabled in Opera 9.5 and higher version. To enable them launch Opera browser and check the […]