Monthly Archives: April 2013

Remote Desktop Client

Posted on April 26, 2013 by gnairooze

I’ve been using Remmina Remote Desktop Client for a while now. But recently it kept freezing on rdp remote connection with a windows machine. It was so frustrating, till I used rdesktop. Please use the following command to install it … Continue reading →

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Add A New Resolution To An External Monitor

Posted on April 20, 2013 by gnairooze

I had a problem when trying to connect my laptop “HP ProBook 5310m” to a projector using a VGA converter plugged in my DisplayPort. The best resolution I got was 1024×768. I know the projector can display a higher resolution. … Continue reading →

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My Office Apps

Posted on April 13, 2013 by gnairooze

My Office Apps: LibreOffice: usually the libreoffice site contains more recent version than the one in Ubuntu Software Center. Tomboy Notes: note taking app Xmind: it is a nice cross platform mind mapping app. You can find it here.

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My Network Apps

Posted on April 12, 2013 by gnairooze

My network apps: Shrew Soft VPN Access Manager: can import cisco vpn files. The setup is very easy from Software Center in Ubuntu 12.04, but you have to install it manually in Ubuntu 12.10. You can use this article for … Continue reading →

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My Media Apps

Posted on April 12, 2013 by gnairooze

My Media Apps are VLC: the popular cross platform media player TvTime: It is a simple tv tune app gmtp: it is a GUI for mtp service on Linux to connect to mtp devices (e.g. Nexus 4). You can use … Continue reading →

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My Graphics Apps

Posted on April 12, 2013 by gnairooze

Currently,I’ve only one app Gimp. It’s a very nice app. It’s an alternative to adobe photoshop in a way.

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My Development Apps

Posted on April 12, 2013 by gnairooze

I’d like to share with you my current development apps. MonoDevelop: from Software center. Qt Creator: from the qt-project not from Software center. Geany: from Software center. Java JDK: I’ve followed that article Aptana Studio: it depends on Java JDK. I’ve download it from … Continue reading →

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Hi, My First Post

Posted on April 12, 2013 by gnairooze

Hi everyone. This is my first post on this blog. This blog will have my day to day experience on Ubuntu. This will include app setups, tweaks, configurations. See you in a while. George

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