Since Ubuntu 9.10 the process isnt so obvious, but weve got the instructions for you. you might hit the key as much as you want, but it wont work here. And there you go.

Ever wanted to customize your Windows 7 logon screen? Update: we received a complaint about some anti-virus software packages flagging this as a trojan. Here’s theVirusTotal reportthat shows that most anti-virus software packages scan this clean. Windows 7 Logon Screen Tweaker[Softpedia viaLife Rocks]

Heres the quick steps required to enable it for your system. Then use the Click to make changes button to activate the window. Then change Configuration from Manual to Keep synchronized with Internet servers. Thats all there is to it! You now have internet time up and running on your Ubuntu box.

Which of these matter and which are just hype? Form FactorThe biggest difference between microphones is their form factor. This should be the first thing that you decide on. If youre a gamer or just prefer all-in-one devices, aheadsetis a good choice. Headsets are headphones that have a microphone attached to them. If youre considering doing some podcasting or other audio recordings, you should look into aprofessional microphone. The most common professional mics are either dynamic or condenser....

As you could see the Open Image command opened the picture in Opera. When the Preferences Window opens go to the Advanced Tab and hit Downloads. The first thing you will need to do is deselect the Hide file types opened with Opera option. In our example the file was a .jpg image. choose the desired listing and click Edit to make changes to it. We could have chosen to use Windows Photo Viewer but we specifically wanted Paint....

hit the Review tab on the Ribbon then click New Comment. That opens up a balloon pointing to the highlighted text you might leave your comment in. This feature really comes in handy when collaborating on documents and for brainstorming. Just highlight the existing comment and pick the New Comment button. Then you’re free to leave another comment to the existing comment underneath it. Just highlight the comment you want gone and nudge the Delete button....

Why, you ask? How does this work? Filtering by Window The only problem is that the shortcut key now is activated for all windows. *Chrome You might be wondering what the . is all aboutthis filter uses regular expressions to find the window title, so youll need to use . to match any characters that arent specified, including the space in this case. Note: You could use a single period character to represent a space if you want....

Let’s take a look at some ways you might be productive and entertained without the Internet. Go through and uninstall programs you no longer use or need. Hopefully it is already installed on your hard drive or thumb drive. Before doing the disk cleanup, save any work you have open and close out of all programs. Then hit Ctrl+A to select all of the files then hit Delete. This will clear out the Temp folder, which Disk Cleanup often misses....

You already know that the textbook system is a scam. Publishers often crank out new editions without making substantial changes. Schools follow standard procedure over saving students money. And sometimes a class hardly uses the textbook at all. And keep in mind that none of these alternatives come without some risk involved. Determine what route to take given your own academic goals and what it takes to reach them. This means is that it’s possible for you to buy essentially the same book for less....

Quick Links Are you wanting to add a bit of eye candy to Firefox while browsing? Blank Tabs and Tabs with Active Content For our first example we opened a blank tab. it’s possible for you to see the blank tab fading out here as it grows shorter in length. The first tab came back into focus very quickly for us as the second tab was closing. For our second example we opened a tab with active content from the Context Menu....

Traditional wikis are no easy task to set up and typically cost money for web hosting and software licensing. Here is how to get started. To get started with TiddlyWiki head over to their website and download TiddlyWiki from their website. Once the file downloads extract it to wherever you’d like. When the file is extracted open it up to get started. Note: you’re free to rename the empty.html file to whatever you’d like....

Then you may want to have a look at ZohoChallenges online test services. There are four different plans available depending on your particular needs. For our example we chose the Free Plan. This is the final step in setting up your new testing account. The central work area for your account is divided into four distinct areas with easy-to-use tab navigation. At this point you might start creating a test or start to work on a question bank....

Quick Links If you’ve ever accidentally triggered a system shutdown and then suddenly changed your mind, here’s the simple trick to tell Windows to abort the shutdown and let you get back to goofing off. Note: This isn’t a new trick to most serious geeks, but it’s something useful that quite a few people don’t know. The Scenario So there you are, minding your own business and wasting time on Facebook, when Windows pops up a message telling you that you better reboot right now… and you accidentally choose Restart now....