Written by I find a little confusing how to use a custom MP3 as a ringtone on HTC android devices. So here’s how to do it: 1. Transfer the mp3 file to your phone ( duh ) , using a usb cable or bluetooth, download it, or just copy it to the sdcard, the method doesn’t matter [...]
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Linux Burn DVD from the command line
So, I’ve just successfully downloaded an image of Linux Mint 11, and I’m ready to burn it. It’s a DVD ISO image and I downloaded it on my CLI only server, so I have no access to brasero or some gui tools, but since brasero is buggy as hell anyways, let’s see what other solutions [...]
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Now, when Linus Torvalds released Linux 3.0-rc many people are trying to update to this version. I did it recently on one of my machines and decided to share instructions with others. For Ubuntu ‘natty’ 11.04 users the easiest way is to use packages from ‘oneiric’ 11.10 release. There are few ways of doing that. [...]
READ MORE »Ubuntu screen brightness control not working
If you’re running Ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04 on laptop, you might get a problem that fn key combination to change screen brightness is not working. Here’s a solution for nvidia laptop with this problem: First edit xorg.conf in terminal with the command: sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf And then find the Section “Device” and add the bold [...]
READ MORE »Install Windows 7 from Ubuntu
If you’re running on ubuntu and want to install Windows 7 without burning a disc,you can try following steps to install Windows 7 with the iso file. Step1:Download grub4dos from:http://download.gna.org/grub4dos/grub4dos-0.4.4-2009-06-20.zip Decompress the grub.exe and put this file into root directory of Ubuntu partition (“/”). Step2:Create a 4GB ntfs partition and paste all files from Windows7 [...]
READ MORE »How to change MAC address on Linux
This question has been asked many times, “How can I change my mac address?” It’s very simple. Follow these simple steps to change your mac address. First find out the name of the device you want to manipulate. A simple “ifconfig” output will tell you what networking adapters you have in your system. Usually “eth0″ [...]
READ MORE »Pinta – a simple painting and image editing freeware
It’s modeled after Paint.NET Its goal is clear – to provide users with a simple yet powerful way to draw and manipulate images on Windows, Linux and Mac computers. Features: Pinta tracks your full history so you can always undo. Pinta includes over 35 adjustments and effects for tweaking your images. Like docked windows? No [...]
READ MORE »Install Thunderbird 5 beta on Ubuntu 11.04, 10.10 And 10.04
There’s a new “Thunderbird-Next” PPA available which you can use to install the latest Thunderbird beta builds in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The Thunderbird Next PPA provides Thunderbird releases from the beta channel so each time a new beta version is released, it will be available to install via this PPA, but of course with [...]
READ MORE »How to change facebook email address
When you sign up on Facebook you have to enter an email address. This becomes your primary email address on Facebook. The primary email is used for all communications, for instance notifications that someone messaged you or that a user logged in with your account from another computer. If you do not have access to [...]
READ MORE »Utilize technology to overcome cellular cancer concerns
Cellular phones most assuredly won’t vanish after the recent announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that cell phone usage could be a factor in the development of brain cancer. The WHO said cramming a cell phone to your ear can double your chances for some forms of brain cancer. But, as SunMedia’s Monte Sonnenberg [...]
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