The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet – Aristotle
Issues Surrounding Multimedia Playback
Since the advent of digital distribution, record companies and content producers have sought ways of restricting the ability of users to copy music and films. This usually means digital rights management (DRM), which often has the side effect of restricting playback of various media formats on noncommercial operating systems, as the DRM required to play … Read more
Cloud-Based Services
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
Social Networking Applications
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
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
Configuring Instant Messaging
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
Memos and Tasks in Ubuntu
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
Calendars in Ubuntu
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
Change is the end result of all true learning
Change is the end result of all true learning – Leo Buscaglia
Contacts in Ubuntu
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