Photoshop CS4 bugs : Fix with latest Wine 1.1.35

Few weeks ago we post a tutorial on how to install & run Adobe Photoshop CS4 using Wine 1.1.17 & wine tricks on Ubuntu Karmic Koala, turns out some kind of annoying bugs appears on menu bar [as picture]. After a few test on several different PCs, we figure out that actually these bugs can...

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Basic Calculator - Gambas

Basic Calculator - Gambas 2 Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, a bit like Visual Basic™. I made this simple calculator in Malay language for testing purpose. This basic calculator created using same simple Visual Basic Commands. If you interested...

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Gambas 2 - Visual Basic for LInux

Gambas is a development environment software based from basic interpreter and works just like Microsoft Visual Basic in windows. For those who want to learn interface programming in Linux, this might be the software that you looking for. These are simple steps installing gambas on Ubuntu Desktop How...

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Play file .3gp video + sound in Ubuntu : Medibuntu + Mplayer

*.3gp Apple's standard multimedia file format for mobile gadget to handle, record & play videos. However .3gp file format cannot be played by ( often with no sound ) pre-installed Movie Player in Ubuntu Desktop. These are several simple steps on how to play .3gp file using VLC media player...

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Easy way to download flash video from Youtube, Metacafe, Vimeo : Firefox + FlashGot

How to download flash video *.flv from Youtube, Metacafe, Vimeo using Firefox & FlashGot in Ubuntu. Couple of days ago my friend ask me if there is any simpler & faster way to download youtube, metacafe, vimeo or other flash video file [.flv] These are the 3 optional ways: Firefox Add-ons...

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2 Alternative ways to download flash video from Youtube, Metacafe, Vimeo : youtube-dl, metacafe-dl, Nautilus

Alternative ways to download flash *.flv video Besides using FlashGot add-ons for Firefox these are 2 other ways to download flash video from Metacafe, Youtube, Vimeo. Copy from temporary folder If the video is already done loading just like this video [image], Just open Nautilus file...

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Install *.rpm file in Ubuntu : Alien

Easy steps to install .rpm package in Ubuntu. Alien converter program that able to convert file rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and slackware tgz to .deb package installer file format. Install Alien Install using Terminal command: sudo apt-get install alien or using Synaptic Package Manager [image],...

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Install & Run Photoshop CS4 using Wine on Ubuntu Karmic Koala

Yes, with wine 1.1.17 & winetricks you now able to use Photoshop CS4 on Ubuntu linux. Follow steps on how to do this. Steps : Install Wine 1.1.17 Download and install .deb wine 1.1.17 (Ubuntu/Debian Package here) find installer that suite your system. Best way to do this...

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Thunderbird 3.0 + Google Wave + Ubuntu

This article shows simple tutorial on how to open Google Wave using Thunderbird 3.0 content tabs. Content tabs allow users to browse in (mostly) the same way as with a browser. See test video and steps on how to make it happen. Steps Get the Thunderbird 3.0 aka Shredder from mozilla Launchpad...

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Share / synchronize your Firefox profiles : Ubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot

If you're using dual boot or multi-boot ( Microsoft Windows 7 & Ubuntu ) on a single system. This is how to sync your bookmarks, password, addons, browsing, form and search history by sharing your firefox profile between different operating system. Prerequisite: You need an auto-mountable partition...

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Change Startup/Log in Sound In Karmic Koala

How to change startup / log in sound : Karmic Koala  What you need: your favourite sound file in .ogg format. Step 1: Go to System -> Preferences -> Starup Applications Look for “GNOME Login Sound” in the list. If you don’t want to hear anything at startup, uncheck this box. If you...

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Disable, enable & rename desktop icons

Enable / disable  / Rename Ubuntu Desktop Icons Computer, My network, Trash, Home and mounted drives  can be enable, disable or renamed using gconf-editor [ configuration editor ]. Watch video on how to: Alt+F2 to open run application diaogue. type in gconf-editor find apps>nautilus>desktop...

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Animated wallpaper for your desktop

A-desk v16 animated wallpaper 1 - Install zenity & mplayer & Unrar & Rar sudo apt-get install zenity mplayer unrar rar 2 - DOWNLOAD THIS FILE! http://www.mediafire.com/file/e3n0zmjz1yt/a-desk_v16_gnome.tar.gz *and go to directory of this file. 3- extract the a-desk file 4-...

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Day of ubuntu : Universal wallpaper

Dynamic wallpaper that change gradually over time might save you from spending too much time in front of your screen.  Saves your precious time & install Day of Ubuntu wallpaper; sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dylanmccall/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install day-of-ubuntu-wallpa...

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How to monitor CPU temperature in Ubuntu : Sensors-applet + Hardinfo

If you concern about your computer fan speed, CPU,GPU or hard disk  temperature, There are some easy ways to monitor these things from your desktop. This is how: Applications : sensors-applet  hardinfo Sensors-applet Installation - using terminal code: sudo apt-get install sensors-applet How...

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