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Why would I want to configure my systems sounds? My answer: why not? You can actually do this in Windows, but that’s for another day.

You could play ‘Hey Jude’ by the Beatles when you log on and ‘Hello, Goodbye’ when you log off. Hopefully you can choose some more personal songs, but I’m a Beatles fan, so why not?

Please note that the file needs to be .wav format.

Step 1: (In Gnome) System -> preferences -> Sound

Step 2: Click on the ‘Sounds’ Tab at the top. You’ll see a windows that looks like this:

Step 3: Select which option you would like to add or modify the sound to. Your options will look like this:

One of my biggest pet peeves about Vista is that it asks you for permission to do just about everything.  I don’t really need to be notified that I’m about to execute a file and ask if it’s OK to continue.  Of course it’s OK to continue, I’m the one that told it to in the first place!!!

I understand that this is a security issue if you don’t have permission to run certain things, however, does it have to be so annoying?  Why couldn’t there be a ‘if  you don’t want to be notified again, click here’ option that only admins can access???

Anyway, if you are just as annoyed by the ‘User Account Control’ (thats what causes all the security confirmations) as I am…

As a college student, I like to be able to wake up, look at my computer, and instantly know what the weather is like outside. I know I could simply look out a window or even open a window, but I’d rather use the computer.

An easy way to find out what the weather is like outside is to open up your trusty browser and go to weather.com. However, those of us using Ubuntu or another distro with gnome can get the weather forecast in the top bar (without having to open a browser). Here are two ways of getting the forecast in the top bar:

Way 1:

• Right click in the top bar
• Select ‘Add to Panel’
• Scroll down and find ‘Weather Report’ -left click and then click ‘Add’

Now you should have a new…

Spaces, a new feature in Leopard, allows all Mac users to become much more efficient in their desktop space and usage.

As a Linux user, I use compiz-fusion with my 8-sided ‘cube’ so keep all of my programs organized and allow me to be as efficient as possible with my desktop space.

How do you organize your apps?? I keep Thunderbird on one space, my instant messenger app on another, my music program on a third, and my internet apps on the rest.

Wouldn’t it be easy to keep all of these apps organized if I could just say ‘this app only opens on this space, and this other app opens on another space’? Well, you can do just that, and this is how to assign apps to open in specific…

This post is the next in the series on the newest version of Ubuntu (Hardy Heron). Be sure to check out the most recent Linux Friday posts for other tips on the newest Ubuntu.

There are a few ways to install software in Ubuntu. The first being Add/Remove Applications. To open this window click Applications -> Add/Remove…

Here you can click and install software by category or by searching. As you can see you can sort the search results by the name of the application or popularity.

The second way to install software is using the Synaptic Package Manager. To open this window, click System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager…

Here’s how to get rid of that annoying pop-up bubble that tells you that you’ve installed a new program.

Step 1: Click the Start menu and right click on the blue bar with your name. Click properties.

This is the 2nd article in the series on the newest version of Ubuntu. Eric first mentioned using a Wubi to install Ubuntu Hardy Heron, in his post, “Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS Released”.

What is Wubi and Why Would I Want It?
Wubi essentially installs Ubuntu (with Hardy, the newest version now being supported) into a folder in Windows. Instead of having to repartition hard drives so that you can install Ubuntu, the Wubi allows you to install it in Windows. This is a great idea for those of you who are Windows users that want to try a fully functional version of Linux on your computer. What’s great is that it’s installed almost like a…