My wife is a really good cook and baker. So much so that I have been trying to find the perfect recipe manager to fit her needs. This software needs to be able to import files from web sites, create personal recipes, automatically adjust a recipe ingrediants to match serving size, and have an easy [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Recently I wrote an an article covering the Easystroke mouse gesture tool (“Start applications using mouse gestures with Easystroke“.) That article explained how easily you can set up a simple mouse gesture to start an application. In the comments one reader brought up the handy GNOME desktop tool GNOME Do. GNOME Do is one of [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Search Engines, Tutorials Basic

As I have said repeated, I like eye candy. One of the aspects of eye candy I like more than any other is transparency. With the right Linux desktop there is almost no limit on how you can configure the look and feel of your desktop. And that means you can  have as transparent a [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

Recently I instructed you how to “Manage your E17 menus“. In that article you saw how easy it was to add to the E17 favorites menu and handle some of the configuration options for the Main menu. The surprising issue was that the Main menu could not be edited (at least not with some serious [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

Do you need your operating system to be as efficient as possible? Do you hate having to go back and forth between the mouse and the keyboard? Would you rather have a keyboard shortcut for everything? If this is you then you are in luck. Linux desktops tend to be the most configurable of all [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

A while ago I covered “Enabling the Cube in Compiz” where I illustrated how simple it was to get the Cube working in the Compiz 3D desktop. That article did not go on to explain just how to configure the Cube once it is up and running. Normally such topics as configuring the appearance of [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Are you a desktop nut like me? Are you constantly tweaking your desktop and never quite happy with it? Are you a collector of wallpapers and do you like your wallpaper to change at a given interval or when you change to a different workspace? If you are that person then Wallpapoz is for you. [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Tutorials Basic

The GNOME Deskbar applet serves as a one-stop shop for all of your desktop searching needs. Deskbar manages this by using various plugins to interact with different Linux desktop search tools. But Deskbar isn’t limited to just a search tool. With Deskbar you can: search with Beagle, search the web, recent documents, launch programs, calculate [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Search Engines, Software, Tutorials Basic

If you are using the standard, out of the box, Ubuntu theme with GNOME you might be interested in customizing this look. But for many users just now coming over from Windows it might not be all that obvious how to really get into the fray with customizing your desktop. Most people assume only the [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic