While Unity Launcher is arguably one of the most useful highlights of the Unity graphical shell, it comes with its own set of issues. For example, you can’t place it the way you want (there are only a couple of placement options at the moment), and when the launcher gets overcrowded with app icons, things … Read more
When you want to do a search in Google, the most common behavior is to open a browser, load the Google website and type in your search term. For those command line geeks, how about an easier way to run Google search from the command line? Run Google search from the command line To access … Read more
Are you using Google Calendar and want to integrate it into your Linux system? Long ago this didn’t seem feasible, but as time has gone on some desktop environments have taken it upon themselves to add the ability to receive notifications from Google Calendar on the desktop. For most users, this is enough. However, those … Read more
Git is a useful tool for developers, as it makes it very easy to control versions of software, issue patches, and contribute upstream. Though, for as helpful as Git is, a lot of interaction with Git is done with the command line, and it is tedious. For those that love to use Git but don’t … Read more
Suppose you wanted to search for mp3 files (as well as files that contain the string “mp3” in their name) on your Linux system, what would you do? It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that most of you would go for the commonly-used desktop searching techniques. For example, in case of an Ubuntu system, … Read more
Linux is always perceived as a more secure OS than its counterparts. However, that doesn’t mean it’s completely immune to viruses, worms, and other evil stuff. Like any other operating system, it has its own set of limitations, and a lot is dependent on how the individual uses it. Of course, nothing can guarantee absolute … Read more
In the age of Apple’s Retina technology and 4k displays, HiDPI support is becoming more of a mainstream thing. This means that modern operating systems have started tweaking their UI so it looks good on bigger, denser displays. Big players like macOS and Windows 10 have been enabling pretty good HiDPI support to combat this. … Read more
Many commercial DVDs are encrypted with CSS (Content Scramble System) to prevent you from making copies or watching them on unsupported players. If you want to be able to play encrypted discs in Linux, you need to install a library called libdvdcss that enables decryption. Due to the legal implications of using such a library, … Read more
In Windows 10 the action center is one of the most useful features that lets you see and manage all the notifications in a central place. To make it more prominent, Microsoft moved the Action Center icon to the right-most side of the Taskbar. This placement makes it much easier to access the Action Center … Read more
If you are a student who uses Linux or who is thinking of switching to Linux, you may not be aware of the educational tools at your disposal. In this article I will introduce you to a few programs available for Linux that will improve your studying and learning experience. Also read: 5 Microsoft Student … Read more