Krishna In the last few years ever-increasing processing and storage capacity led to reduction of their costs. It soon became evident how much efficiency could be gained just by outsourcing those resources to the cloud. Ubuntu, or Linux for that matter, is not a cloud-centric operating system the way Google Chrome OS is. It still relies … Read more
In the last few years, the use of social networks has experienced staggering growth. Sites like Twitter and Facebook serve millions of users per day and generate terabytes of data. Ubuntu 10.04, released on April, 2010, was designed to be “social from the start,” which means that it integrated with social networks seamlessly. Natty Narwhal … Read more
Ekiga, an open source alternative to Skype, offers a similar feature set. It can be installed using the Ubuntu Software Center and is available from Applications ➤ Internet ➤ Ekiga Softphone. When the software is launched for the first time, you’ll be prompted to create an Ekiga.net account, which will give you a SIP address … Read more
Instant messaging is a way of chatting with other people in real time. It’s as if you were having a phone conversation, but you’re typing instead of speaking. You can talk to one other person or a whole group of people and sometimes share files with them. The instant messaging program under Ubuntu, Empathy, offers … Read more
The Memos and Tasks modes are the simplest components within Evolution. Memos mode allows you to jot down simple notes, and Tasks mode allows you to create a to-do list. In both modes, which can be selected by clicking their buttons at the bottom left of the screen, the program window consists simply of an … Read more
The Calendars mode of Evolution allows you to keep an appointments diary. Entries can be added in half-hour increments to the working day, and you can easily add events to days that are weeks, months, or even years in advance. Viewing a day’s appointments is as simple as clicking its entry in the month view … Read more
Evolution includes a powerful contact manager component that can catalog information about individuals. At its most basic, the contact manager stores e-mail addresses for use within the e-mail component of Evolution, but you can enter significant additional data about each individual, including addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and even a photograph for easy identification. This … Read more
Evolution offers several features that can help you to organize your e-mail. You can create new folders, as well as filter, sort, and search through your messages. Creating New Folders If you want to better organize your e-mail, you can create your own folders, which will then appear in the list on the left side … Read more
Evolution’s e-mail functionality is arguably the heart of the program. Although it offers many features, it is quite simple to use. If you’ve ever used any other mainstream e-mail client, such as Microsoft Outlook, you have a head start. Configuring E-Mail Access Before starting, you’ll need to find out the addresses of the mail servers … Read more
Many additional applications might prove useful on a day-to-day basis. Here we review some of the more common ones. Calculator The GNOME Calculator (also known as Gcalctool) can be found on the Applications menu. In its default mode, it shouldn’t present any challenges to anyone who has ever used a real-life calculator. Figure. GNOME Calculator … Read more