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Enable Hardware Notification on Ubuntu Desktop when plugging devices – udev-notify

udev-notify enables hardware notification on desktop whenever devices are plugged to the computer. It provides a convenient way for users to get visual feedback on whether the devices has been successfully recognized by the computer or otherwise.

udev-notify is known to be compatible with Debian and Ubuntu (to some extend Fedora 15) under GNOME and XFCE. udev-notify display the type,name and model of the device connected and recognized by the computer on the desktop.

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Installing udev-notify

echo "deb http://download.learnfree.eu/repository/skss / #SKSS" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
wget http://download.learnfree.eu/repository/skss/repo.pub.asc -q -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install udev-notify

And you may try plugging in devices to your computer to see if it works!

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Create Professional Photo Slideshow DVD in Linux with Imagination

Imagination is GTK+ 2 application which enables you to create professional DVD Photo Slideshow. Imagination contains many transition effects that can turn your photo collection into breathtaking multimedia presentation.

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Imagination can output video in various video format and codec supported by FFMPEG including (but not limited to) :
* FLV
* MPEG
* AVI (various codec)
* MKV
* OGG Theora

Imagination is included in Ubuntu repository and can be easily installed using Synaptic or apt-get to install it

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Tweaking Ubuntu with Ubuntu Tweak!

Ubuntu Tweak

Ubuntu Tweak is an application that makes it easier for user to configure their Ubuntu computer.

Among the features of Ubuntu Tweak are :

  • Display Basic System Information
  • Tweaks GNOME Session Control
  • Edit Application Auto Start setting
  • Clean cache and temporary files
  • Change Default Splash Screen (or hides them!)
  • Easy to configure System Security Settings
  • Panel Tweaking
  • Tweaks Power Management Settings (useful for netbook!)
  • And many more

Visit Ubuntu Tweak website for more information!

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How to remove user name from MeMenu in Unity (Ubuntu Natty)

The newly released Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) features Unity shell interface which displays the current user name the top right of the panel (MeMenu) that adds a personalized feeling to desktop users.

However some users might not be comfortable to have their username appears on the computer screen, especially when they are working on a publicly accessible computer or when they do not want their username to appear on screenshots or screen-casts of their desktop.

So to remove the username, one only need to open a console, and run the following command:
gconftool -s /system/indicator/me/display –type int 0

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Alternatively, you can also choose to display your own fullname on MeMenu. You can do that by running the following command:
gconftool -s /system/indicator/me/display –type int 2

You return to the default setting of displaying your current username, by running:
gconftool -s /system/indicator/me/display –type int 1

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