I got a fax recently as a .tif image file and when I went to open it on the world’s best operating system ubuntu, and it wouldn’t view anything except page 1! I thought there was a bug with the operating system but it turned out that they actually had, built right into ubuntu a viewer designed specifically to handle…
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How to Make Telegram Desktop Auto Start on Ubuntu 14.04
You want your Telegram app to start when you turn on your computer each time? Ok, here’s how you do it. First, review the first three steps on this blog I did here. Now, simply take note of the location of where I tracked down this Telegram Desktop app. —then click through some other telegram folder and then do the…
When does Libre Office Calc decide to overflow text into adjacent cells, or cut them at the boundary?
You are trying to do a spreadsheet and keep it tighter but the vertical column boundary cuts the text off. And you want to stop it. It’s easy. Check it out.. 1. Annoying red arrow cut-offs! 2. Highlight cell or row and then right click on it, and ‘format cells’ 3. Click that check box ‘wrap text automatically’ 4. Yay!…
How to Find and Edit Kijiji Ad Posting
So you’ve posted an ad on kijiji and now it’s lost? I hear you. It’s not really lost it’s just oddly a bit hard to find when you end up on other pages. Go to www.kijiji.ca (not .com I found out several times 2. Log in with user/password 3. Go to ‘my kijiji’ button on the right and boom. There…
How to Rotate Permanently All Pages in PDF Using Ubuntu
If you are too busy to read all my blog articles (say it ain’t so, mama) then you may have missed this nugget of helpfulness. How often does the realtor or lawyer or such fabulous professional need to slap a confidential stamp on a doc? However, today I was sent a confidential document that was lying on its side when…
How to Securely Control a Remote Ubuntu Machine with VNC and SSH
I have been trying to do this for a while because I don’t like using WINE and the only other option that gave me headache free access to another machine was a proprietary one. I wanted to be able to tunnel into my mom’s computer and offer her full tech support visually, just like any other remote access software. I…
Clean up Ubuntu with Ubuntu Tweak
I was trying to do an update in Ubuntu and got a message that said I didn’t have enough free space on disk /boot. I started messing with command line stuff but thankfully I found Ubuntu Tweak which did it all in a few safe-feeling clicks. Why Ubuntu-Tweak is not in the Ubuntu Software Center is a mystery that I…
A Better Brainless Way To Rip CDs with Ubuntu
Want a simple, automated and graphical way to rip cds and create FLAC, Ogg, Mp3s and other formats? Read on. Of course, we assume that you are using Ubuntu for this tutorial because heck – is there anything else? I was reprimanded and dragged through the coals and beaten like a rented mule the other day by a blond Ubuntu…
How to Stamp PDF Documents in 10 Easy Steps
Need to stamp a PDF with a ‘confidential’ stamp (or any other stamp?) for FREE? Not only is this free but it’s freedom software as well. You may have already read my tutorial about how to watermark and stamp documents using PDF chain. This turned out to be an amazing tool for doing a bunch of PDFs and pages with…
Brainless CD Ripping With Ubuntu
IMPORTANT: This post has been replaced by this post: http://wayneoutthere.com/better-brainless-ubuntu/ This post now remains just a flicker in the memories of those who read it, a historical treasure of things that were, if you will. If you like doing things the harder way, please feel free! Easy audio CD Ripping in Ubuntu? How about: 1) Open CD Tray 2)…