Dlume is a cool, simple and easy to use address application for Linux. Here how to manage your contacts in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ‘Precise Pangolin’ with dlume: 1. Issue the following command at the terminal – sudo apt-get install dlume 2. After the installation is complete, type in ‘dlume’ at the Unity dash and click [...]
Pop-ups can be annoying but certain trusted sites use them. Here is how to customize pop-up blocker settings in Internet Explorer 9 : 1. Click on the gear icon at top right and select “Internet options”. 2. Under the “Privacy” tab, uncheck “Turn on Pop-up Blocker” to disable it completely. This will allow pop-ups from [...]
If you have Bing Desktop installed in Windows 7, then you know that Bing changes your desktop wallpaper everyday with stunning images. Here’s how to quickly save Bing Desktop wallpapers in Windows 7: 1. Right click on your desktop and select ‘Personalize’. 2. Click ‘Desktop Background’. 3. Right click the Bing wallpaper and click ‘Open’. [...]
Read It Later is a useful browser add-on that downloads selected web pages so that they can be viewed offline without being connected to Internet. [Firefox add-on for Read It Later is used in this post, though there are versions available for Chrome, Safari and Opera]. Download and install it from here. After the installation [...]
Although LibreOffice opens most of the files created by Microsoft Office, you may find yourself in situation where you need to open a presentation created in Microsoft Office but LibreOffice is unable to open it. Here’s how you can install and use PowerPoint viewer in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ‘Precise Pangolin’ to get around this problem: [...]