Comments on: Ubuntu Tips and Tricks

By: Reddox

Reddox — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:55:38 +0000

Another command line to quick start OpenOffice, this time with a resident icon in the systray is:

ooffice -quickstart -nologo -nodefault

Works on Karmic.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:40:20 +0000

as for downloading flv ( youtube vids for example ) just wait till it has fully buffered and then go to places/ computer / filesystem / tmp and its in there just copy file to whatever folder you wish.
just remember people you all learnd how to use windows / mac this is just the same as any thing anyone is new to, you just gotta learn how to use it
great site by the way esp for newcomers, keep up the good work

By: steve

steve — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:32:17 +0000

just a little comment re : Susan Myers question, instead of typing just copy and paste

By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:46:53 +0000

Ubuntu Tips and Tricks | TechCombo.com…

This tutorial shows the basic outlines to what you need to know to have a fun experience on Ubuntu. Enjoyable and useful read convaying different aspects to the operating system. Good Article…

By: rob

rob — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:02:26 +0000

@ Susan Myers
These codes are easy. They are actually a lot easier than constant clicking through multiple gui’s just to get to what you want. But fear not you can also use your gui’s and be satisfied but don’t be afraid to learn how to use a computer another way. If you stand behind the old “this is suppose to be done this way so I can understand” then you will never grow in your abilities and will always stand behind it.

By: TechCombo Writer

TechCombo Writer — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:54:03 +0000

@cwillu Thanks for the heads up! It’s true I haven’t actually experienced any of those issues you listed, but I’m sure, as you said, many people encounter this problem! Appreciate the feedback.

@Harleqin nice metaphor You are correct in saying that talking to computers is a new language, because effectively it’s like talking to a reallly smart person, who can do literally anything. But I think Susan is right in saying that Ubuntu is meant to be easy to use and not many complications.

@Denis Thanks for your input and feedback!

@mweh A lot of people tend to use http://keepvid.com/ to download videos and convert them from .flv to ipod. I believe keepvid is capable of downloading and converting flash videos.

Thankyou for your feedback!

By: mweh

mweh — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:48:24 +0000

is it possible to just download or convert video from other sites?
and how it is with flash videos?

By: Denis

Denis — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:09:15 +0000

No need to do anything special to download youtube videos.

http://www.getmiro.com and follow the instructions for installing Miro to Ubuntu. Use the search youtube option and even created saveable channels from youtube.

Denis

By: Harleqin

Harleqin — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:25:58 +0000

*takes out mouse*
*points on Susan*
*clicks-and-holds*
*drags to big X*
*releases mouse button*
*missed X*
*no action*
“sudo tell susan to get a Mac”

Seriously, talking to computers requires learning a new language, but that’s better than having to converse with them by sign language for the rest of your life.

By: cwillu

cwillu — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:33:24 +0000

Do NOT upgrade to ext4 yet! There are at least two major issues with ext4 as it exists in ubuntu’s kernel right now, one causing data corruption (not talking about the fsync ‘bug’), the other causing hard lockups (even when not used as the root fs: even a thumbdrive mounted as ext4 can cause it).

@TechCombo Writer: I don’t mean this as an insult, but it’s really important to read the release notes for relevant material when writing this sort of tutorial. You probably haven’t experienced the issues involved, but some of your readers almost certainly will.

Cheers!
–Carey Underwood