Thursday, September 28, 2017
Turn of Thumbnail Caching for Faster Computer Performance
Turn of Thumbnail Caching for Faster Computer Performance
Today I have developed an interesting computer tricks for you. By default, Windows creates additional files in your memory. When the computer is on, these additional files to make your computer slow.
If you have enough disk space or if you are interested in creating thumbnails for each folder, you can pull these unnecessary files from your computer following this computer tricks:
Thumbnail Shutdown cache / Removing Thumbs.db files
A thumbnail cache is used to store the thumbnail images to view thumbnails in Windows Explorer in Windows. Each time you go to a folder containing the images and movies, Windows creates a model with a Thumbs.db file. So you can see what the picture / movie. This speeds thumbnails for displaying images such how are you do not need smaller images to recalculate each time the user sees the folder. But every photo is taken in a folder of approximately 2 kb.
To disable this function, do the following:
1. Go to "Start -> Control Panel"
2. Double-click "Folder Options"
3. Click the "View" tab
4. Check the "Do not cache thumbnails (Windows XP) Alternatively, turn off the icon show previews of files "check box (in Windows 7)
5. Click Apply and then click OK
Clear thumbnail cache recovery in Windows
On Windows, the thumbnail cache db files can be found in the hidden system folder:
C: Users username AppData Local Microsoft Windows Explorer
If the thumbnails in Windows Explorer is damaged and does not display correctly, you may need to clear the cache of the image or thumbnail cache files has become too big and wants to free hard disk space. To do this, you can follow these steps:1. Open Disk Cleanup (Go to Run, type cleanmgr)2. Select thumbnail and then click OK.3. Click on the Delete Files button.4. Disk Cleanup now clear the thumbnail cache and close.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
TUTORIAL Monetizing For NOOBS
TUTORIAL Monetizing For NOOBS
|MONEY MAKING METHODS FOR NOOBS| |HOW TO START EARNING ONLINE|
Part 1 - Introduction:
Hi! Im HIMANSHU PUROHIT and Ive written this extremely detailed guide to show you how to start making money online. This isnt going to earn you a living, but youll at leguaranteed renteed some money.
I recommend adding nhanfromtarget on Skype to join my monetizing/cracking/hacking/programming/gaming group. We discuss money making methods and help each other out.
Well, lets cut to the chase -- shall we?
Part 2 - Beer Money:
These are some sites approved by me.
- SwagBucks :: http://swagbucks.com :: Earn with surveys, polls, tasks, special offers, coupons, swagbuckstv/tvmobile, games
- Bing Rewards :: http://bing.com/explore/rewards :: Do dashboard tasks, search
- Amazon Mechanical Turk :: http://mturk.com :: Different tasks requesters want you to do for money
- Slicethepie :: http://slicethepie.com :: Listen to a song for 90 seconds, review it, and get paid
Part 2.5 - Sites to avoid:- Bitcoin faucets :: Most beer money sites pay pretty low, but dont bother with these. Who the hell wants 7% of a penny?
- Neobux :: Its a really popular site, but a pyramid scheme. Avoid it.
Part 3 - Do what you love
Alright, this is going to be pretty huge -- but the upside is that these are all well paying websites and all you have to do is what you are best at.
Do you like to write?
- Get paid to do it at http://associatedcontent.com
- Get paid for writing how-to articles on eHow.com
- Get paid to translate at OneHourTranslation.com
- Get paid to tweet at Sponsoredtweets.com
- Get paid for reviewing software at SoftwareJudge.com
- Sell your own e-book on Tradebit.com
- Sell your story to top magazines and newspapers at Webuystories.com
- Sell your content on Scribd.com
How about coding/programming?
- Sell a turn-key website on Flippa.com
- Sell WordPress plugins at WPPlugins.com
- Sell software source code at Binpress.com
- Sell your pre-made Android apps at Buysellapp.com
For all you graphic designers out there
- Get paid to design on 99Designs.com
- Get paid to design T-Shirts at Threadless.com
- Get paid to design products at Ponoko.com
- Sell graphics on GraphicLeftovers.com
- Sell flash files at FlashDen.com
- Sell web design templates at ThemeForest.net
- Sell your product designs on Zazzle.com
- Sell your created font at FontOff.com
- Sell your animation on Aniboom.com
- Sell your logo designs on Inkd.com
Part 4 - CPA
What is CPA?
Well, kids, CPA is "cost per action". Its a way for advertisers to pay for a specific action -- a click, form submit (newsletter signup, registration, etc.), or an impression.
You will be needing a CPA network, an offer to promote, a way to promote it,
and a way to double your cash easily.
- Make a professional looking GMail account (for example, JohnSmith@gmail.com)
- Sign up as a publisher for AdWorkMedia at http://adworkmedia.com
- Choose an offer
- Promote that offer everywhere where it is related. For example, if its coupons, I would go to a coupons forums.
- Spead your offers EVERYWHERE
- ???
- Profit
Part 5 - Finale
I really hope this tutorial has helped you in your monetizing ventures. If not, add me on Skype at nhanfromtarget and Ill teach you how to do everything.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Transformer War for Cybertron New Release
Transformer War for Cybertron New Release
Game Transformer: War for Cybertron dirilis pada tanggal 22 Juni 2010 untuk Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, dan PC, Transformers: Perang untuk Cybertron adalah video game third person shooter baru yang dikembangkan oleh High Moon Studios dan diterbitkan oleh Activision.
Selain itu, ada juga dua versi portable yang dirilis untuk Nintendo DS. Sebuah permainan untuk Wii disebut Transformers: Cybertron Adventures juga dikembangkan oleh Next Level Games. Wii game ini menggunakan karakter yang sama dan pengaturan yang sama dengan War for Cybertron.
Transformers: War for Cybertron telah mendapatkan pujian yang tinggi dengan ulasan yang positif, kecuali beberapa kritik tentang misi yang terlalu panjang. IGN memberikan permainan ini �Posisi� rating 9 dari 10 dan menyebutnya �Great Presentation�, �Fun Multiplayer� dan �Classy Fan Service� namun memiliki kekurangan yaitu �Repetitive Visuals�.
Trailernya ne...:
Sumber: http://www.beritateknologi.com
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Trash Indicator for Ubuntu
Trash Indicator for Ubuntu
Ever felt that emptying the trash can in Ubuntu required too many clicks or too much effort?
If so you might be lazy, but the following Trash Can indicator might just prove more in keeping with your workflow�
Trash indicator shows how many items are currently in the trash can, along with a menu item to quickly �empty� the trash, too.
The developer of the applet, Michael J, told us: -
�I�ve never been fond of the big desktop trash icons or one taking up space in a dock, so I have tucked the trash into a nice and tidy indicator. Kind of surprised no-one else has done this already.�
Download
An easy-to-install .DEB package of Trash Indicator can be downloaded on the official project home @ code.google.com/p/trashindicator/The applet works with Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and Ubuntu 11.04.
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Turn Your Mouse Pointer Into a SpotLight for Presentations
Turn Your Mouse Pointer Into a SpotLight for Presentations
MouseLight has borrowed the concept from theatres and applied it your computer where the actor is the mouse cursor and the stage is the desktop screen.
Also see: More useful tools for presenters
When you are doing a PowerPoint presentation or a software demonstration and want the audience to focus on some specific area of the screen, MouseLight puts a circular spotlight around your cursor and highlights that area allowing your audience to follow you - the rest of the screen outside the spotlight circle is dimmed automatically.
Theres another advantage of MouseLight - If you are work on a large screen or a dual monitor, its so common that you keep losing track of the mouse pointer. With MouseLight, just press the hotkey and youll immediately know where the cursor is placed on the screen. No guesswork required.
MouseLight is available for Windows only, Mac users have a similar application called Mousepos�.
Related: Do Live Presentations without a Projector
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Udev Discover Tool for udev testers coders hackers and consumers
Udev Discover Tool for udev testers coders hackers and consumers
Udev discover aims for being a gnome-device-manager-like app using gudev instead of HAL, and to provide some fancy features for udev users and hackers.
Main features:
Browsing the sysfs tree via udev
Reports udev device info and udev properties
Filter and search devices
Monitorize udev device events
Install Udev Discover on ubuntu Natty
Open the terminal and run the following commnads
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:fontanon/udev-discoverYou can run this application using the following command from your terminal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install udev-discover
udev-discoverScreenshot
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Ubuntu flavoured 16 04 ISOs for Atom based Intel Compute Sticks
Ubuntu flavoured 16 04 ISOs for Atom based Intel Compute Sticks
Update: This page refers to earlier work and my latest ISOs and kernel upgrade scripts can be downloaded from my latest post.
When Intel released its Ubuntu Compute Stick it was heavily criticized as being under-specd. Also criticized was the choice of Ubuntu with Unity as it was deemed to be too demanding. With this in mind Ive combined the latest patches and source together with Canonicals kernel source to create a range of ISOs that can work on Intels Atom Compute Sticks from the very basic model to the latest. All include audio over HDMI, wifi and bluetooth together with patches that try to reduce the random freezes that have been known to occur.
First up is Lubuntu. Ive configured it to use ZRAM both as an ISO and once installed. As a light-weight Ubuntu it is highly suitable for the minimalist STCK1A8LFC device.

Next is Ubuntu. Previously it was necessary to use the 64-bit bootloader to use my 16.04 ISO. Now Ive configured it to both run and install using either the 32-bit or 64-bit bootloaders. The key benefit is the ability to easily dual-boot without needing to modify the BIOS.

Finally Ive also incorporated all these features and produced Xubuntu, Ubuntu-Mate and Kubuntu ISOs. This provides a choice now of Ubuntu flavours for the Intel Compute Stick.
One potential draw-back is that each ISO includes a patched kernel to provide the missing functionality meaning it will not get any automatic kernel updates from Canonical. So Ive also developed a manual patching process that allows you to download a script which will then update the kernel.
ISOs
To try an ISO download it from one of the links below (i.e. the caption below each image) and write it to a USB using either Rufus in Windows or dd in Linux.Update: If you are using Rufus version 2.3 or above then select Write in DD Image mode when prompted otherwise for version 2.2 and below you should first let Rufus complete and then additionally download bootia32.efi from https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99O3A0dDe67QWUtek9rdHptMjA and copy the file to the newly created USBs EFIBOOT directory.


Then boot from the USB by pressing the F10 option immediately after powering-on your device. For installation to your device simply run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
Remember also to be patient as depending on the speed of your USB it can be anything from 15 to 45 seconds before anything appears on the screen.
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Kernel Upgrade Script
If you want to upgrade the kernel to the latest Ubuntu 16.04 (but patched) version first download the upgrade script (click the caption under the image below) , make sure it is executable (use chmod 755 <script>) and then run as root (./<script>). Once the script has finished executing youll need to reboot to use the latest kernel.![]() |
| linuxium-install-xenial-kernel-4.4.0-22-linuxium-ics.sh |

As before this is only for Atom based Intel Compute sticks which includes the STCK1A8LFC, STCK1A32WFC, STK1AW32SC and STK1A32SC models.
Acknowledgements: Pierre-Louis Bossart (HDMI audio), Bastien Nocera (wifi) & Larry Finger (bt).
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Ubuntu launches Ubuntu TV TV for human beings
Ubuntu launches Ubuntu TV TV for human beings
Ubuntu TV
Ubuntu is displaying a prototype unit, called Ubuntu on TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. While the TV market growth is expected to reach $265 billion in 2016, Ubuntu TV is already giving Google and Apple a nightmare.![]() |
| Ubuntu TV |
The features of Ubuntu TV are -
1) All TV
Ubuntu TV will be broadcasted in the United States and the EU. As per the standard formats, the picture quality can be of the standard of high definition, with integrated electronic program guides.
2) Cable and satellite options
Include your local cable or satellite TV in Ubuntu TV, to get a unique customer experience. Ubuntu TV will bridge the gap between TV manufacturers and cable or satellite service providers.
3) Unlimited online entertainment
Online entertainment content providers can be integrated to Ubuntu TV which provide a wide diversity of entertainment.
4) Better visualization
Second screen options provide viewers to watch the TV without any distraction. Phones or tablets can be connected to the Ubuntu TV. It provides information about the movies, the directors name, or the reaction of Tweeters during live shows.
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| Ubuntu TV : Supports multiple devices |
The wealth of online content has left the audience overwhelmed by choice. To simplify and streamline the experience, users can prioritize the channels and shows that they want to watch. The TV also gives out suggestions on user taste. Ubuntu TV puts world at your fingertips with a simple and neat interface.
6) Pick up where you left
Viewers can enjoy viewing TV on multiple devices - phones, tablets, and the TV itself. With Ubuntu TV, they can start up from where they have left off on a different device. Viewers can watch a part of movie on one device and the other part on another without searching for where they have left.
7) The sharing across devices
Ubuntu TV apps are available for iOS and Android. Movies and music can be shared between TV and other devices using personal cloud service, Ubuntu One.
See also : Ubuntu TV specification and requirements
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| Ubuntu TV : Channel list |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
TwimGo 3 1 1 available for Belle Anna all Symbian 3 And S60v5 Free Download
TwimGo 3 1 1 available for Belle Anna all Symbian 3 And S60v5 Free Download
The application, still in beta, is getting a little update and the developer has released a version compatible client Belle.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Tweaks to Optimize Your Computer For Gaming
Tweaks to Optimize Your Computer For Gaming
1-Regularly clean your cpu and its internal parts from dust which is generally settled in your most important computer parts such as cpu fans,heat sink,graphic card fan,ram etc..
if you don�t take care of it, it�ll slowly start to deteriorate your hardware..
2-Hard Drive Space:-Make sure you have good amount hard disk space in pc
if you dont have then upgrade your harddisk or remove unused applications...
3- Defragmenting-When using a hard drive, space is used wherever available. As such, some files are fragmented all over the disk. The defragment utility analyzes your hard drive, and attempts to consolidate those fragmented files, in an attempt to optimize your computer and speed up your system.
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Ubuntu Skin Pack 10 0 for Windows 7 86 bit Fanart Persona 06
Ubuntu Skin Pack 10 0 for Windows 7 86 bit Fanart Persona 06




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Monday, September 18, 2017
Unable to verify certificate for vCenter on Horizon View Connection Server
Unable to verify certificate for vCenter on Horizon View Connection Server
Recently during an outage of my host during to hardware issue in my home lab where my vCenter 6.0 sit on it, resulted some strange behaviour on my View Connection Server 6.1. I encounter the below error message:

When I go to my Horizon View Dashboard, it looks fine.

When I try to remove the vCenter entry under the Server options and adding it back I end up with another error when trying to add the View Composer.

Back to the strange behaviour. It seems my connection to my vCenter via Connection Server has a sudden slowness and the certificate seems to be corrupted. I tried to find a solution to replace the self-signed (in my case) certificate on my View Connection Server however in vain. I tried removing the vCenter and re-adding it back, that does not help.
So I chanced upon some steps by our internal team and use it to resolve my problem and it works.
In summary, this is what was done. First we backup the ADAM database and then we invalid the entry of the vCenter in View Connection Server. Then we try to add the existing vCenter again. So now we have two entry of the vCenter where oneis an invalid entry. Taking from the valid entry certificate thumbprint, we overwrite the invalid ones and remove the latter vCenter entry. Next revert back the entry to previous valid entry.
Here are the detailed steps that help me resolved my issues.
Note: Back up the ADAM database before proceeding. For more information, see Performing an end-to-end backup and restore for View Manager (1008046).
- Log in to the machine hosting your View Connection Server. If there is a cluster of View Connection Servers, this step can be done on any of the servers.
- Click Start > Run, type cmd, and click OK. The command prompt opens.
- Run this command, substituting a name for your back up file.
vdmexport > ViewBackupFilename.ldf - Connect to the ADAM database. For more information, see Connecting to the View ADAM Database (2012377).
- Expand OU=Properties > OU=VirtualCenter.
Note the entry is is after expanding the OU=VirtualCenter.
- Document the first four characters of the vCenter Server entry, for example CN=f030. Right-click the vCenter Server entry and click Properties.
- Document these three values:
- pae-NameValuePair. Note the entry here and then remove it.
- pae-SVIURL. Note the entry and set to a value similar to https://OFFvComposer.domain.com:18443
- pae-VCURL. Note the entry and set to a value similar to https://OFFvCenter.domain.com:443/sdk
- In the View Administrator portal, refresh the dashboard to confirm the name change you made.
Do note that changes are reflected at two different location.

- In View Configuration > Servers > vCenter Server, add an entry for the proper
- Open the properties page for each vCenter Server entry.
- Manually copy these values from the new vCenter Server entry to the old vCenter Server entry:
Note: Take a note of the entries before copying. When copying these values, copy and paste directly between properties sheets or copy to a plain text editor that does not add any formatting such as Windows Notepad.exe.- pae-SVISslCertThumbprint
- pae-SVISslCertThumbprintAlgorithm
- pae-SVIUserName
- pae-SVIUserPassword
- pae-VCSslCertThumbprint
- pae-VCSslCertThumbprintAlgorithm
- pae-VCUserName
- pae-VCUserPassword
- Remove the new vCenter Server entry from the View Administrator webpage.
- Undo the three changes you made at the beginning of the process, including adding the UNIQUEID=XX value back into pae-NameValuePair and rename the pae-SVIURL and pae-VCURL.
- Reboot all Connection Servers in the replicated group.
- In the View Administrator webpage, refresh the Dashboard page again and confirm vCenter Server and Composer are both shown correctly and are now showing as green status.
- Proceed with testing provisioning and recomposing, as well as login functionality.
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Uncapped ADSL after hours weekends for only R59 per month
Uncapped ADSL after hours weekends for only R59 per month
I discovered this deal from @lantic.net that offers �Bolt-on� uncapped ADSL (after hours) for only R59 per month (month 2 month).
That means after 18h00 each weekday you will get free bandwidth until 6am the next morning, plus on weekends from Friday 18h00 until Monday 06h00.
All of this for only R59 per month � there is a once-off setup fee of R50 for the bolt-on uncapped ADSL plus R50 once-off setup fee for the basic home ADSL package (called Gig4Gig) which includes 1GB free per month (and WiFi HotSpot access of 100MB/month and 25 free SMSs per month) (R15 per GB topup thereafter).
plus
with
So, to recap: pay your setup fees of R50 + R50 = R100, and subscribe for the monthly after-hours bolt-on uncapped ADSL for R59 per month and there you have it: uncapped after hours for R59 per month.
The freebies:
25 free SMSs per month
Login on the SMS portal here: http://sms.lantic.net/Log-In.aspx
and WiFi HotSpot access of 100Mb/Month.
Speed test local (SA) on 1MB line using @Lantic capped Gig4Gig account:
Speed test (International) on 1MB line using @Lantic capped Gig4Gig account:
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UC Browser APK for Android Latest Version
UC Browser APK for Android Latest Version
UC Browser APK Latest Version 10.10.8.820
????? � UC Browser supports simultaneous downloads and has a clean, well-organized download manager for all your files, including pages for offline reading.� � PC Magazine
Main Features? Clean Yet Complete UI � Redesigned navigation page and simplified settings.
? Intuitive Tab Management � Intuitive and dynamic gesture control for managing tabs.
? FB Faster Add-on � Enjoy the fastest Facebook browsing with the FB Faster add-on.
? Smart Downloading � Supports multiple, background, and cloud downloading with auto reconnection.
? Incognito Browsing � Private browsing to protect your privacy.
? Custom Themes � Decorate your browser with themes and wallpapers from the UC Theme Center, or use your own pictures.
? Night Mode � Switch to night mode to read more comfortably at night.
? Control Videos with Gestures � Volume, brightness, progress, etc. can all be controlled by gestures.
? Custom Themes � Visit the UC Theme Center or use your own pictures to customize your browser.
????? UC Browser is known for its speed and dependability. The browser uses high-end compression technology rendered by a server to provide faster browsing and less data usage. The UC Browser mobile web experience also delivers high-performance rendering with smooth animation capabilities for amazing visuals and excellent navigation. Since the browser has gone through several upgrades and continuously improves on performance, this is one mobile browser that almost never fails to disappoint its users. � About.com
????? UC Browser for Android sports good performance and a slew of useful features�this app will give you almost all of the features you love on your desktop browser. � Download.cnet.com
????? UC Browser is one of the few companies that started out making mobile browsers, and it shows in the browser�s slick and minimalist interface� Unlike Dolphin and Opera, UC Browser supports simultaneous downloads and has a clean, well-organized download manager for all your files, including pages for offline reading. � PC Magazine
????? This browser has fairly impressive performance� It includes some features like Speed Mode which helps you browse even faster and auto pager which loads multiple pages at once so multi-page articles are easier to read. � AndroidAuthority.com
? Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Award 2013 � Market Leadership in Mobile Browser Market (APAC)
? Best Android Browser Award 2012 � About.com
? Best Mobile Browser Award 2011 � About.com
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Sunday, September 17, 2017
TrueCombat Elite for Mac
TrueCombat Elite for Mac
TrueCombat: Elite is a free tactical-teamplay oriented, modern-world combat first person shooter (FPS) simulation game developed by Team Terminator and Groove Six Studios. The game is powered by the Quake III engine and is more focused on realism in combat. The game so far is supported on PowerPC Macs which means that the game will not run on Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion) or newer.

System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6 (10.7 or newer not supported)
Intel or PowerPC powered Mac
256 MB RAM
OpenGL compliant graphics card
Free download at truecombatelite.com
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Uber v3 148 2 Apk for android
Uber v3 148 2 Apk for android
Description
File format: .apk
Content: Uber v3.148.2 Apk for android
Downloads:
Uploaded: April 05, 2017 at 05:58AM
Updated date:
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Friday, September 15, 2017
Ultrathin alternative to silicon for future electronics
Ultrathin alternative to silicon for future electronics
Ultrathin alternative to silicon for future electronics
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Try Dishonored 2 for free this weekend
Try Dishonored 2 for free this weekend
Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions all included
Continue reading�
from Polygon - All
http://bit.ly/1MhhK43
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Thursday, September 14, 2017
Ubuntu Studio Theme a cool looking theme for your Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7 10
Ubuntu Studio Theme a cool looking theme for your Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7 10
Continuing my previous article about giving your Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 new look , I came across
So here are complete instructions on giving your Ubuntu 7.10 cool looks with Ubuntu Studio Theme .
Open up terminal window from (Application -> Accessories -> Terminal )
Firstly we install Ubuntu Studio theme for GTK and Metacity , by issuing the following command in the terminal window :
sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-themeNow we install Ubuntu Studio GDM theme with the following command issued in the terminal window :
sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-gdm-theme
Now we install Ubuntu Studio Icon theme with the following command :
sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-icon-themeand finally we install couple of really cool Ubuntu Studio wallpapers with the following command in the terminal window :
sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-wallpapers
After completing the above steps , you need to apply the newly installed theme to do so go to ( System -> Preferences -> Appearance ) and Select ubuntustudio in the dialog box displayed :

Now we need to change wall papers too , you can do so by selecting the Background tab of the above Appearance dialog box . Now you will see the new wall paper that have been installed select the one that charms you most though i like this one which i have highlighted in the screen shot below .

Finally after completing all the above steps , the Ubuntu studio theme should be properly installed . This is how my desktop looks after installing the ubuntu studio theme :
This is how my desktop looks after installing the Ubuntu Studio Theme
This is How menus look with Ubuntu Studio theme installed . Now Ubuntu Studio Theme is really impressive and does give a fresh look to your Ubuntu Gutsy Desktop .
Article Written by : Ambuj Varshney (blogambuj@gmail.com)
For Desktop on Linux Blog , http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com
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TurboTax TXF specification for stock trades
TurboTax TXF specification for stock trades
For those who are looking information on the TurboTax TXF tax exchange format, scroll down...
For years, I have downloaded my stock trade information from my trading institution, manipulated it into pairs of buys and sells, and transferred that information into TurboTax. Initially, I had copy-pasted the information into the TurboTax fields. That took hours. In later years, I developed Perl and AutoIT programs that automated the data entry. (It was satisfying to sit back and watch the cursor jump from field to field and click button after button, as if I were operating the mouse and keyboard. But then, this year, changes in TurboTax prevent my AutoIT program from finding the entry fields. Ugh. Would I have to enter the data manually again? Please, no. And I do not want to pay for and manually enter stock information into Quicken.
TurboTax had an option for importing stock information. I only had to have a file in TXF format (Tax Exchange Format or Tax Export Format). Surely, TurboTax/Intuit would have some description of that file format somewhere? Nope.
I found this description on a Russian site: http://www.softhelp.ru/fileformat/txf/txf.htm . Well, that page was difficult to read, so I connected online with a TurboTax/Intuit help agent and asked where I could learn about the TXF specification. After 45 minutes, the Intuit agent reported that she and her supervisor could not find any information. Wow. I gave them the link to the web page Id found and thanked them for their time.
I gave the web page another look and started putting the pieces together. That page describes far more finance-related details than I needed; I just wanted to know about stocks. And it turns out that the format for stocks is straightforward.
With a little bit of programming, I manipulated my stock info into this new form, and TurboTax readily imported it.
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Here is the basic form of a TXF file for stock trades.
Lines of a TXF start with single letters or with ^ or $. Start your txf file (e.g. myStocks.txf) with lines that identify the version (V) of TXF spec (036), a name (A) for your solution, the date (D) of the "export" of information to the file, and the record-ending symbol "^":
V036
AMy stock data
D 12/31/2008
^
For each stock buy/sell, provide these four lines (the N321 informs TurboTax that its a short term trade; use N323 for long term trades):
TD
N321
C1
L1
Follow those lines with the trade description (P), the sell and buy dates (D, D), the sell and buy amounts ($, $), and the record-ending symbol "^":
P100 shares of IBM
D4/3/2008
D2/1/2008
$4000.00
$3000.00
^
I recommend that you create two dummy records and try importing your txf file into TurboTax to confirm that it works. In my experimenting, I discovered that the buy and sell rows were backwards from what I thought the spec said.
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