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Archive for the 'GNOME' Category

Print Straight to PDF in Ubuntu Linux (and others)

OpenOffice makes exporting a PDF super easy. But what about all your other apps? Lucky for us, ArsGeek has a simple tutorial on their site for adding a PDF printer in GNOME.
It’s as simple as installing the cups-pdf package and going through the “add printer” process, so these instructions should apply easily to any [...]

Automatically Change Your GNOME Desktop with Desktop Drapes

I just found about a pretty useful little utility from the Daily Ubuntu called Desktop Drapes. This app automatically switches your desktop background when you’re in GNOME. When I’m in the mood for procrastination, one of the things I tend to do is fiddle with my theme and/or desktop background. So, if you’re like me, [...]

Using GNOME Do for Linux Desktop Productivity

So, I’ve just been really fed up with Deskbar’s lack of stability under Gutsy…it just seems like it’s taken a step backwards since Feisty. This is is of course doubly frustrating since Ubuntu finally started to include it by default in Gutsy! Well anyway, the point is I’ve been looking for alternatives, and for a [...]

ProductiveLinux Podcast Episode 06 (MP3 Format) - The Gimmie Panel Applet

This bite-sized episode offers a quick look at the Gimmie panel applet for GNOME. Is it revolutionary? (Post-podcast thought: it might be more so if it had keyboard shortcuts.)

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Gimmie Home Page

Gimme Ubuntu Download
Correction: I accidentally referred to GetDeb.Net as GetDeb.Org

MP3 Download

ProductiveLinux Podcast Episode 06 (Ogg Format) - The Gimmie Panel Applet

This bite-sized episode offers a quick look at the Gimmie panel applet for GNOME. Is it revolutionary? (Post-podcast thought: it might be more so if it had keyboard shortcuts.)

SCALE
Gimmie Home Page

Gimme Ubuntu Download
Correction: I accidentally referred to GetDeb.Net as GetDeb.Org

OGG Download