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A Password Manager for Ubuntu Linux – Revelation

September 21, 2012October 27, 2011 by Gayan
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Having a powerful password is a must if you care about the privacy of your data & security in general. But the more “powerful”passwords that you have the harder it can be to remember them afterward. Especially if you have …

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How to Edit System Boot-Up Services in Ubuntu Linux?

September 21, 2012October 25, 2011 by Gayan
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GNU/Linux OS is a lot “inspired” by the old and stable Unix system thus it inherits a number of architectural features from it. Concerning the PC boot-up process, GNU/Linux run core components of the OS (known as “system services”) according …

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A Useful Clipboard Manager for Ubuntu – Glipper

September 21, 2012October 25, 2011 by Gayan
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Clipboard manger is the software application that deals with the short-term data in your Computer. For instance, whenever you use commands like “Copy” or “Paste” (for copying words/text or even take screenshots,etc) then that data is stored in a location …

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A Typing Tutor for Ubuntu Linux – Klavaro

September 21, 2012October 20, 2011 by Gayan
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Touch typing is an extremely useful skill that once learn (even for the “average” computer users) can really can speed things up because it saves a huge amount of time and effort. Another word that goes with touch typing is …

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How to Install MkvToolnix (Mkv Container Handler) in Ubuntu?

December 7, 2012October 20, 2011 by Gayan
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The container format is the heart of any multimedia file because it’s what holds all the audio/video/subtitle and other codecs related data. Now there are a lot of multimedia container formats around but in my experience although they may not …

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Free, OpenSource Avi Repairing Utility – DivFix++ (Ubuntu supported!)

September 21, 2012October 19, 2011 by Gayan
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Avi is a pretty old multimedia container invented by Microsoft. It’s still widely in use and supports few different codes etc but its ability to handle errors or the durability is certainly not that good. I’ve had videos that I …

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Best Audio Editor & Recorder for Ubuntu Linux – Audacity

September 21, 2012October 17, 2011 by Gayan
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Unless you’re really new to GNU/Linux, it’s highly unlikely that you’ve never heard of Audacity. If you haven’t nonetheless then, Audacity is simply one of the best, free & open source audio editing and recording utilities that comes with cross-platform …

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Excellent Network Bandwidth Monitor for Ubuntu – NTM

September 21, 2012October 16, 2011 by Gayan
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If your Internet connection has a bandwidth limit then having installed a network bandwidth monitor is a must have. Ubuntu’s system monitor can let you monitor networks too but it does not keep a track of the data. Now there …

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A Simple Disc Image Mounter for Ubuntu – Mounty!

September 21, 2012October 15, 2011 by Gayan
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Creating a disc image has its advantageous rather than the usual “copy->paste” methods as it lets us create an exact replica of the source disc. For instance, if you’re trying to make a boot-able copy of say Ubuntu itself, then …

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How to Install Foxit Reader in Ubuntu?

February 2, 2014October 14, 2011 by Gayan
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Adobe invented the PDF (portable document format) thus their PDF Reader is perhaps one of the most widely used applications for reading PDF files. But in my experience, apart from all of its features and usability, it’s a PC resources …

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How to Run Executable Files Easily (with root permissions) in Ubuntu?

September 21, 2012October 13, 2011 by Gayan
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Usually when you double click on certain types of executable files such as a script (.sh) or a “.bin” file for instance, then Nautilus (default file manager in Gnome and Ubuntu) lets you run them either through the command-line or …

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