I found out today that Pidgin project has been forked, using the name FunPidgin. In addition of the stock Pidgin features, FunPidgin offers : “Text area manual sizing” a plugin by Artemy Kapitula that allows manual resizing of the entry area An option to set the size of the buddy icons displayed in the chat […]
Back few years ago, there are a bunch of dude released a lightweight browser named Phoenix (way back in 2001-2002) as an alternative to the current Mozilla browser release. This lightweight browser which contains no more than bare component (Gecko) to enable web browsing was a major attraction by itself. Then they changed the name […]
GMail users, a word of warning, I’ve discovered a new phising email designed to steal your Google account password and credential. Here’s how the email looks like. Gmail users are advised not to fall into these type of scam as the scammer can use your Google account for all sort of nasty things. Please change […]
Previously I’ve published how to upgrade Ubuntu Linux operating system to the latest release using “upgdate-manager” tool. But what if the computer you are upgrading does not have internet connection ? Upgrading to Hardy Heron without Internet Connection Download and burn the alternate installation CDROM Put it in your CDROM Drive and follow the instruction […]
Modern Linux system uses UUID instead of traditional block name (/dev/hda1, /dev/hda5, /dev/sdb) to uniquely identify harddisk or other storage medium. This is because UUID is unique and never changes even if you switch the harddisk ordering. So by mounting or refering your hard disk by its UUID, you are guaranteed to mount the correct […]