Nov

24

Bluetooth User? Ubuntu User? This is for you.

November 24, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Applications

The Blueman Project. GTK Bluetooth Manager.
From the site:
“Blueman is a GTK+ bluetooth management utility for GNOME using bluez dbus backend. The aim is to create a full featured graphical bluetooth manager for Linux.
Features:

Easy to use interface
Storing Favourite devices
Send files
Browse files on devices
List all seen devices
View Local/Remote Device information
View transfer [...]

Sep

11

Video Surveillance with ZoneMinder on Ubuntu

September 11, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in Applications, Installation, News

Anyone interested in video surveillance… Here’s a great resource to building a VERY high quality surveillance system on an Ubuntu box. I found this a great resource (as one of my business operations is SeeGuard Surveillance Systems Inc. – seeguard.com).
This is a great resource for two reasons.
1) Build surveillance systems without investing [...]

Aug

8

The Best 10 Minute, Effective Desktop Firewall Installation for Ubuntu Linux

August 8, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

I had an interesting conversation yesterday about keeping your computer safe on the Internet. One of the issues raised was that Ubuntu was not as safe as Windows, because there was no Firewall software like Zonealarm; and instead Linux Ubuntu users had to install a separate physical firewall. “That is just not true!” Although [...]

Jul

27

Setting up instant messaging with Ubuntu

July 27, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Applications, Videos

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Instant Messaging in Ubuntu
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This video is a quick primer on how to use Gaim with Ubuntu. If you’re not familiar with Gaim, it’s an application which enables you to connect to friends and colleagues using the chat/instant messaging protocols, such as MSN, ICQ, IRC and Yahoo, all in one program. The protocols/services handled [...]

Jul

27

Configuring OpenOffice for Microsoft extensions

July 27, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Applications, Videos

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Microsoft Extensions in OpenOffice
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Also, for those of you interested in using your Microsoft core fonts, here’s an easy way to install them…
Open a terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

and follow any prompts if given.
Easy to do!

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