Feb
24
How to: Easy Remote Access Connection to Ubuntu
February 24, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in How to..., Installation
A friend of mine (who’s a recent Linux convert), needed help with some tweaking of his Ubuntu based PC. He phoned me this morning, but it became evident that I actually had to “see” the system. It’s sometimes very hard to advise someone when you cannot actually see what they are doing. And it’s hard [...]
Feb
23
Massive List of Laptops That Work With Ubuntu
February 23, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 6 Comments
Posted in Experiences, News
I’ve been in the market for some time, looking for a quality laptop that I can install Ubuntu on (in other words Linux Ubuntu compatible) and tweak as I need. Unfortunately, I don’t find much information that shows me which makes and models work… and nobody has offered me a test model that I can [...]
Feb
23
How to Enable Font Smoothing in Ubuntu – The fast way
February 23, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 4 Comments
Posted in How to...
I received a message this morning from someone who installed Ubuntu as a new user. I sent him the download link a long time ago and he’s finally installed Dapper (on an older PC). He emailed me because his fonts looked fuzzy. He seemed a bit frazzled, but this fix worked for him so it [...]
Feb
22
How to Setup a Wireless Ubuntu Router
February 22, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 12 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On
This morning I was moving some stuff around and my router fell, smashing to pieces. Oh no! I need a wireless connection today. The router was a noisy (the fan drives you crazy), older (but faithful) boat anchor. I was in a pinch, with no time to buy a new one (it’s a long drive). [...]
Feb
21
450 Free GIMP Brushes for Download
February 21, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Applications
Are you a GIMP or GIMPshop user? Last November (2007) we had a post for 150 GIMP Brushes here: http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/gimp-user-150-extra-gimp-brushes-for-ubuntu/ New we’ve found another, larger resource… Gimp & Photoshop website offers over 450 brush sets for GIMP. All are at no cost and ready to download. However, you’ll need to create a membership. I saw [...]

