The driver support for Macbook’s excellent multi-touch touchpads (2008 and beyond) are good – even multi touch scrolling works out of the box, unlike Windows (for me at least). However, one issue I discovered (and it took me some to discover that it was not a fault of my own), is that clicks are registered […]
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Fix WiFi in Ubuntu on Macbook
Recent versions of Apple Macbook uses a Broadcom wireless ethernet (Wifi, called Airport in Apple terms) chipset that does not work out of the box on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx. Some versions of Macbook require installing new drivers, and some others require enabling proprietary drivers. Enable Airport in Ubuntu on Macbook Find your version […]
Export list of apps installed for easy restore after Ubuntu reinstall
While slightly confusing for a first-time switcher from Windows/Mac, Ubuntu’s software install process is quite possibly the better than Windows and Mac. You can get trusted versions of most apps with just a couple of clicks, and updating is also single-click, unlike opening and checking for updates on each app in Windows/Mac. However, if you […]
Create bookmarks organized by date[Firefox addon]
Bookmarks are sorted by folder or categories in browsers by default. However, with downloadable extensions, you can browse your bookmarks by date of bookmarking. DSBMarks is a Firefox addon that creates bookmarks within folders organized by date. You have to use the specific icon at the bottom right of Firefox to create bookmarks within sorted […]
Turn off backspace as Back action in Firefox
In Mozilla Firefox, backspace key functions as a keyboard shortcut for back button – to take you to previous page loaded in Firefox. This might be helpful for many, but I keep hitting the backspace button by accident, sometimes even leading to loss of data (although I have since found a Firefox addon to auto-save […]
Samsung Bada OS secret codes
Samsung has been developing the new Bada OS targeted at smartphones and feature phones. The first phone with Bada OS is the Wave GT-S8500. As with Symbian S40/S60 and other mobile OS, Bada has a few codes to turn on/off options and show advanced information that is not shown otherwise. *#0*# – Test LCD screen […]
Change Windows 7/Vista license serial number
Changing license key in Windows (Windows Vista/7 Home Premium/Business/Ultimate, Server 2008 etc.) is easy – a graphical interface is built-in to Windows for the purpose. You may want to edit the Windows license product key, for example, on a pirated copy to enter a new valid serial key you bought. You may also need to […]
Create UAC-free shortcuts trusted programs, avoid irritating UAC popup
The much-hated User Account Control (UAC), part of Windows Vista and 7, is actually a capable security feature to prevent malware execution. Mac and Linux flavors have had it for years before, but the outcry surfaced only with Vista. While UAC is less agressive in Windows 7, it is not perfect either. The easy way […]
Change default font face and size in Word 2010
The Microsoft Office 2010 suite uses Calibri 11pt as default font. However, users can easily change the default font style, including size, letterface and color. The font you set as default will be used for all new documents, however you can still change it on a per-document basis. To modify/customize default font in Word 2010 […]
Control mouse pointer with a keyboard
Recently, I went to my relatives’ house (where I keep my old desktop computer temporarily) to copy all media and work files to my recently acquired external hard drive. There was an old wired keyboard and mouse to go with the computer. Due to moving houses, the optical mouse seemed not to work. Now, moving […]