I am using KUbuntu 11.04 right now and today i tried to install CheckGMail and make it working. After entering correct login username(email address) and password it kept me showing “401 unauthorized request” error next to the Notifier icon in…
How to open multiple instances of gedit
In general, gedit opens new files in the same window adding a new tab to the workspace. To open a file in a separate instance or window of gedit is easy.
How to find or generate a SSH key on Linux system
To find or generate a SSH key on Linux system Check for existing SSH keys on your computer. Skip to Step 4 if you already have one and want to use that one. First, we will check for existing ssh…
Gimp Image Editor not launching in KUbuntu – resolved
I recently had installed Gimp image editor in my KUbuntu through software management interface. After the installation was done i clicked the Gimp icon to launch it and the system did seem to try to load it but eventually it…
Re-sizing image by width using php
A simple yet very useful function to re-size image by maximum width while keeping width and height in proportion. You just need to pass the maximum width allowed to this function and this function will return you an array containing…
Creating new virtual hosts in Ubuntu/Linux
In KUbuntu i wanted to make virtual host localhost.example.com working on my local machine what it worked like on Windows 7 earlier. I am posting the complete process here to help someone newbie like me in using KUbuntu operating system…
Adding php syntax highlight support to more extensions in gedit
Locate php.lang file and edit it locate gtksourceview | grep /php.lang Now i did sudo gedit /usr/share/gtksourceview-2.0/language-specs/php.lang as location of my php.lang file was /usr/share/gtksourceview-2.0/language-specs/ In php.lang file look for <property name=”globs”>*.php;*.php3;*.php4;*.phtml</property> or similar and add more file extenstions separate…
Configuring email formatting in Drupal while using Messaging & Notifications modules
In drupal 6.x having messaging and notifications modules enabled you may want to configure the HTML formatting of your emails. By formatting i mean by showing emails in more readable manner, having some basic HTML tag support, line breaks, links…
Adding uTorrent program shortcut to Windows 7 taskbar
I had gotten uTorrent installed on my Windows 7 machine. I tried to find the location of its installation so that i could create a desktop shortcut but i could not locate it. Then i learned that uTorrent came in…
Mark/Unmark keyboard shortcut in Nokia-E5
There is a Mark/Unmark shortcut in Nokia-E5 smartphone to Mark or Unmark listed items. It is a combination of Control (Ctrl) and Enter New Line buttons. Press and hold the Ctrl button and press the Enter New Line button thereafter.…