Rainlendar : Desktop Calendar on Linux
by Mandar Vaze on February 18, 2009
in Linux, Productivity, Review, Ubuntu
Rainlendar Desktop Calendar
When I was using Windows XP, I had Webshots manage my Wallpaper. One of the features of Webshots was to display the calendar on the Desktop. Additionally, I also displayed my to-do list (and a short phone list) on my desktop using Windows’ Active Desktop Feature. Read about it here and here
When I moved to Linux (Ubuntu specifically) I needed similar functionality. I came across kdesktopweb, but I use gnome, so it was not an option. I also looked at conky, but doesn’t look as polished, as Windows’ equivalent. Enter Rainlendar
Gnome : Switch to Workspace 3 and 4 using Keyboard Shortcut
by Mandar Vaze on February 13, 2009
in Linux, Productivity, Ubuntu
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During my last post I discussed about assigning keyboard shortcuts to switch workspaces. At that time, I was unable to assign keyboard shortcuts to switch to Workspace 3 and 4. After little more trial and error, I was able to assign shortcuts for these.
Installing latest Gnome Do on Ubuntu 8.10
by Mandar Vaze on February 10, 2009
in Linux, Productivity, Tutorials, Ubuntu
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If you are not sure what is Gnome Do, read my previous post on this topic. Ubuntu 8.10 repositories has older version 0.6.0.1 of Gnome-DO. This was probably released around October 2008 time frame when Ubuntu 8.10 was released. It has been several months since then, and Gnome DO has progressed nicely.
If you want to try the latest version of Gnome DO, which now comes with Docky, then read on How to upgrade to latest version.
