Tag Archives: Ubuntu

How to draw a circle – or any other shape using selection tools – with Gimp

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

I know it sounds a bit stupid, and it really is, but the following shows you how to draw that stupid thing: Use any selection tool (Rectangle Select Tool, Ellipse Select Tool, Free Select Tool …etc) and select the part … Continue reading →

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How I removed an annoying nautilus context menu item

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

AT LAST I DID IT!! After installing the new version of Lotus Notes, it added a stupid item to my nautilus context menu labeled “Send to Lotus Notes”, this item crashes nautilus whenever it’s clicked!! and it was bothering me … Continue reading →

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Mirage: A very simple, powerful and quick image editor in Ubuntu

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

Since gimp is considered somehow a heavy-weight program, at least for basic image editing, I searched in Ubuntu repositories for a quicker alternative and I found “Mirage”, it’s very simple and contains nice features such as: * Slideshow and fullscreen … Continue reading →

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How to avoid Internet Disconnection while connected to VPN on Ubuntu or any other OS

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

I wished to have that feature since a very long time ago and at last I found a solution which was very simple! The solution idea is simple: Don’t use your base OS to connect to the VPN, use a … Continue reading →

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Capslock Indicator in Ubuntu

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ahmed Tawfik

Very useful if you don’t have a led on your laptop indicating whether the caps lock key is turned on or off: “sudo apt-get install lock-keys-applet” “killall gnome-panel” Right click the panel, click “Add to panel” and then choose the … Continue reading →

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