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Ubuntu goes live on Android

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Ubuntu

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Canonical had announced the launch of its Ubuntu OS for the now burgeoning mobile consumer market, while it has already unveiled Ubuntu TV. Mark Shuttleworth has said before that, “The desktop is the killer-app for quad-core phones in 2012. Ubuntu … Continue reading

Can’t access Ubuntu’s shared folders from Windows 7

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials, Ubuntu

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Question: Can’t access Ubuntu’s shared folders from Windows 7

Linux Credit Where Due

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in News

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I read an article on ZDNET. You can read it for yourself here. The Author was raising the point about companies who release Linux based services but fail to even mention Linux or their services’ heritage and what provides the … Continue reading

Ubuntu’s new notebook Asus EeePC 1225C launched

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News, Ubuntu

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The latest new notebook from ASUS was a cool surprise, as without much ado, the company chose to ship it with Ubuntu 12.04, the latest version of Ubuntu open source software as the Operating System, instead of a conventional paid … Continue reading

GWoffice- A nice application that brings your google drive to your desktop

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux Mint, Software, Ubuntu

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GWoffice (Google Web Office ) is a nice application that bring you google drive to  your desktop without using a web browser. It allows you to use google docs at it was installed in your computer by offering  a nice … Continue reading

Ubuntu’s growth in India

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News, Ubuntu

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The recent announcement by Jane Silber, chief executive officer, Canonical that, “India is one of the countries where Ubuntu is most successful and well received. We see significant growth in Ubuntu adoption in India.

Canonical launches Ubuntu App Showdown

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in News, Ubuntu

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Canonical has been recently engaged in attracting third party application developers to their Ubuntu Platform. Last year, Canonical launched a special developer program that was aimed at facilitating developers  to distribute stand-alone applications through the Ubuntu Software Centre. Now, once … Continue reading

Chrome vs. Firefox for Ubuntu

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Reviews, Software

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According to the independent web analytics firm, StatCounter Chrome has excelled as the world most popular browser  with the highest browser usage share for the month of May 2012. But does that apply to Linux platform too? Is Chrome the … Continue reading

A DayFolder for the clutter on the screen

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News, Software, Ubuntu

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Zach Burnham, the developer calls this new app DayFolder for Ubuntu. This is a utility tool that is in the middle of development but is however stable enough for download and use.

Tip- Deactivate global Menu in Unity

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions, Ubuntu

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In this quick tip we will see how to deactivate global Menu in Unity.