December, 2009 Archives

xVideoServiceThief – Youtube Video Downloader for Ubuntu Linux

December 30th, 2009 Permalink

xVideoServiceThief is a Desktop based video downloader for Linux, Windows and Mac. It is capable of downloading videos from Youtube, Google, Yahoo and various other sites. You can even queue the videos and it downloads with resume support (if the server supports it). It can resume Youtube videos.


xVideoServiceThief is a Desktop based video downloader for Linux, Windows and Mac. It is capable of downloading videos from Youtube, Google, Yahoo and various other sites. You can even queue the videos and it downloads with resume support (if the server supports it). It can resume Youtube videos.

Screenshot 2 300x214 xVideoServiceThief   Youtube Video Downloader for Ubuntu Linux

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[HOWTO] Make Docky 3-D Style in Ubuntu

December 30th, 2009 Permalink

Docky is a great dock for Linux and is based on Gnome-do.

Docky is a great dock for Linux and is based on Gnome-do.
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[HOWTO] Change Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala to Linuxmint 8 Helena

December 26th, 2009 Permalink

As you know, Linuxmint is based on Ubuntu. So I thought, it might be possible to take Ubuntu as a base and turn it to Linuxmint with available Linuxmint software. Thats what I did. I used Ubuntu Karmic Koala and turned it into Linuxmint Helena. You might use other Ubuntu base and turn it to [...]

As you know, Linuxmint is based on Ubuntu. So I thought, it might be possible to take Ubuntu as a base and turn it to Linuxmint with available Linuxmint software. Thats what I did.

I used Ubuntu Karmic Koala and turned it into Linuxmint Helena. You might use other Ubuntu base and turn it to respective Linuxmint distro, but you may need to follow different (yet similar) steps. Here is how I did it. Continue Reading

[HOWTO] Getting Started with J2ME on Ubuntu Karmic Koala with Netbeans

December 6th, 2009 Permalink

I want to build my college project on J2ME platform. I use Ubuntu and want to use NetBeans as my IDE. I just installed netbeans, Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC and Mobility pack for netbeans. Here is how I did it.

I want to build my college project on J2ME platform. I use Ubuntu and want to use NetBeans as my IDE.

I just installed netbeans, Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC and Mobility pack for netbeans. Here is how I did it. Continue Reading