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GNOME tweak tool gets a new icon and learns new tricks
Aug. 9, 2012, 9:46 a.m. by jokerdino

The popular GNOME customization tool gnome-tweak-tool has gotten some changes in 12.10. Some of the changes are minor like a new icon that differentiates it from a normal configuration tool to more like an advanced settings manager. And some of the changes are not so minor. <a href="http://2buntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Screenshot-from-2012-08-09-150755.png">[image:Screenshot-from-2012-08-09-150755.png]</a> Among the various new customization options added, it is now possible to ...

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LibreOffice 3.6 is released; Lands in Quantal
Aug. 8, 2012, 8 p.m. by jokerdino

<a href="http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2012/08/08/the-document-foundation-announces-libreoffice-3-6-with-a-wealth-of-new-features-and-improvements/">LibreOffice 3.6 has been released</a>, the fourth major release of the office suite thus far. The new major release bundles in a ton of new features and bug fixes, making the office suite better than ever before. One particular feature that I am liking is the word count being readily accessible from the status bar. Previously, you can only ...

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Using Tomboy to post to your blog
April 4, 2012, 6:51 p.m. by jokerdino

So, if you ever wondered if it is possible to post directly to your blog from Tomboy, then you are here for a delight. All you ever have to do is to install the<code>tomboy-blogposter</code>package (This package is in the 12.04 repository when I last checked. Not sure about the other versions) and you are almost good to go! After installing ...

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Spreading the word about spreadubuntu.org
March 9, 2012, 7:42 p.m. by jokerdino

<span id="internal-source-marker_0.40402930050563646" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Ubuntu; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recently, I stumbled across this website </span><a href="http://spreadubuntu.org"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Ubuntu; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">spreadubuntu.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Ubuntu; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: ...

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Are you ready to translate Ubuntu?
Feb. 8, 2012, 4 a.m. by jokerdino

One aspect of the Ubuntu community that is not sufficiently covered in the Ubuntu media, in my opinion, would be the Ubuntu translators. They are the unsung heroes, who work on a voluntary basis and under the hood, that most of their work go pretty much go unnoticed by the mass. They work hard enough to ensure that people can ...

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The dark sidebar and the Ambiance Nautilus
Nov. 18, 2011, 10 a.m. by jokerdino

This blog post is dedicated to people who disliked the Ambiance-themed Nautilus just because its sidebar wasn't dark enough to sit well with the dark bread crumbs. So, if you are one of those who were desperately trying to achieve that near impossible consistency, you should have enough reasons to be delighted. <div>In other words, these steps should let you ...

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Creating an Ask Ubuntu search button in gnome-shell
Nov. 13, 2011, 1:25 a.m. by jokerdino

Ever wondered how to create a new search button in gnome-shell? Fear not. We have it covered here. &nbsp; <div> <div class="stacktack" data-site="askubuntu" data-id="78745"></div> </div> &nbsp; <script type="text/javascript" src="http://api.askubuntu.com/1.1/stats?jsonp=set_data"></script>