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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:

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…

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…

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…

This post will begin the series on the newest release of Ubuntu. For more information on Ubuntu Hardy Heron, read my post from last Friday, “Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS Released” or go to the Ubuntu website.

Since I already discussed the new features in the new version of Ubuntu, I figured the next logical thing would be to show how to install Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Don’t worry, it isn’t nearly as hard as you might think. In fact its probably easier to install Ubuntu than Windows (usually faster too ).

To begin you should download Ubuntu from the download page (click here). Choose ‘Desktop Edition’ and ‘Standard personal computer’ unless you plan to install the server edition or the 64bit edition…

I would like to thank Gregory for suggesting this post on the discussion board of our facebook page. I know this is a long post but try and bear with me. There is a lot I need to cover and when you are done you will be glad you did .

This post will show you how to install iPodLinux from Ubuntu; however, this post still applies to Windows. The reason I chose to show the installation from Linux is because it is a little more difficult to get the installer running then in Windows.

The iPodLinux Project is an open source project that has ported Linux to the iPod. iPodLinux…

Michael and I both have laptops which run Linux. His laptop gets terrible battery life in Ubuntu (around 45 minutes) where as I have a newer extended battery which allows me to get around 4 hours running Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu). However, for both of us this is much worse than Windows. In Windows he gets upwards of 2 hours while I get around 6. We both wanted to know why we get worse battery life in Linux than in Windows. I mean afterall, isn’t Linux better? I couldn’t allow MS to triumph so I did a little research and this is what I found.

The reason our laptops get worse battery life in Linux than in Windows is because Linux uses more power…