Skippy-XD: Expose-Like Window Picker For Xfce, LXDE, Etc.

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://code.google.com/p/skippy-xd/">Skippy-XD</a></b> is a lightweight <b>full-screen window picker</b> for X11, <b>similar to the Mac OS X "<i>Exposé</i>" feature</b>, useful for desktop environments like as Xfce or LXDE, which don't have such a feature by default.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">There are Compiz and KWin plugins that offer similar functionality (and GNOME Shell has this built in) however, Skippy-XD should work with pretty much any NETWM or GNOME WM Specs compliant window-manager: Xfwm4, OpenBox, FluxBox, WindowMaker, IceWM and so on.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/skippy-xd.jpg"><img alt="Skippy-XD" src="http://img.netupd8.com/skippy-xd_thumb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Skippy-XD is triggered by a hotkey and it displays thumbnails for windows on the current desktop, allowing you to easily pick a window by using the mouse or keyboard. You can also<b> close windows by middle clicking them</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The application supports <b>live previews</b>, videos included, and uses compositing, but only when you press the hotkey to display the window picker.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Skippy-XD development stagnated for a while but now it has a new maintainer and appears to be active again. Recently, the application received support for closing windows (middle click), customizable tooltip position, VI movement keys (h,j,k,l) and many bug fixes. Right now, Skippy-XD doesn't display window decorations but according to a <a href="https://github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd/issues/13">bug report</a>, that should change soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Below you can watch an old video with Skippy-XD in action:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gVRPCd7OS38" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRPCd7OS38">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note that the video shows adding the Skippy-XD daemon on startup but from what I've read, the daemon is pretty buggy so you should simply use "skippy-xd" to launch it - or the script I've posted below, under "Usage", which works around an issue with Skippy-XD not showing minimized windows.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Skippy-XD in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest Skippy-XD from GIT by using a PPA. Add the PPA and install Skippy-XD using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/skippy-xd-daily<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install skippy-xd</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You'll also need to create a configuration file called "skippy-xd.rc" under <i>~/.config/skippy-xd</i>/. You can install the default Skippy-XD configuration file by using the commands below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkdir -p ~/.config/skippy-xd<br />wget https://raw.github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd/master/skippy-xd.rc-default -O ~/.config/skippy-xd/skippy-xd.rc</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This file has various Skippy-XD options which you can change: the window update frequency, colors, opacity, mouse bindings and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install the latest Skippy-XD from GIT via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/skippy-xd-git/">AUR</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, you can grab the Skippy-XD source code from <a href="https://github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd">GitHub</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Usage</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Skippy-XD has a bug and doesn't display minimized windows. A work-around for this is to use a script created by <a href="http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=8105">B. Murphy</a>.</b> Download and install the script using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install xdotool<br />wget https://raw.github.com/hotice/webupd8/master/skippy-xd-fix -O /tmp/skippy-xd-fix<br />sudo install /tmp/skippy-xd-fix /usr/local/bin/</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now let's assign "/usr/local/bin/skippy-xd-fix" a keyboard shortcut from the system settings. If you're using Xfce, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the Skippy window picker via <i>Settings > Keyboard</i>, on the Application Shortcuts tab, click "Add" and under command, use "skippy-xd-fix".</div><br />See how to set up keyboard bindings for <a href="https://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-guide/#Key_mouse">Openbox</a> | <a href="http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Keyboard_shortcuts#How_to_use_the_keys_file">Fluxbox</a>.<br /><br />If you want to use the Skippy-XD daemon instead, see <a href="http://code.google.com/p/skippy-xd/wiki/SetupGuide">THIS</a> wiki page.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To set up a hot corner for Skippy-XD under Xfce, LXDE, etc., you can use an application called <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/set-up-hot-corners-edge-flipping-in.html" title="Set Up Hot Corners, Edge Flipping In Ubuntu With Brightside [Without Compiz]">Brightside</a>.</b></div>

Skippy-XD: Expose-Like Window Picker For Xfce, LXDE, Etc.

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Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://gottcode.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">Whisker Menu</a> is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that features a search function so you can easily find the application you want to launch. The menu also supports browsing apps by category, you can add applications to favorites and more. The menu is used by default in <a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_olivia_xfce_whatsnew.php#menu">Linux Mint 15 Xfce</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application was updated recently, getting a much requested feature: you can now open the menu using a keyboard shortcut (though you must add the keyboard shortcut manually - see below), along with other enhancements and fixes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s1600/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s320/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" title="whisker menu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Whisker Menu 1.1.0:</b><br /><ul><li>Added external command to popup menu;</li><li>Added option to show label with or instead of icon;</li><li>Add option to switch categories by hovering;</li><li>Added choosing icon sizes of launchers and categories;</li><li>Added scrolling to sidebar;</li><li>Added menu action to clear recently used;</li><li>Added menu actions to sort favorites alphabetically;</li><li>Added icons to context menu;</li><li>New search algorithm;</li><li>Refactored category code;</li><li>Show launcher name in context menu;</li><li>Many fixes and other changes.</li></ul><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s1600/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s320/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" title="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To open Whisker Menu using a keyboard shortcut</b>, do the following: from the Xfce Settings > Keyboard, on the "Application Shortcuts" tab, click "Add" and use "xfce4-popup-whiskermenu" (without the quotes) for the command. Then assign it a keyboard shortcut (make sure it's not already in use) and that's it.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Whisker Menu in Xubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the official PPA and install Whisker Menu in (X)Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 (with Xfce 4.8), use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important: if you're using (X)Ubuntu 12.04</b> and you've <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">upgraded to Xfce 4.10</a>, use the following PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/xfce<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><br />Once installed, right click the panel and select <i> Panel > Add New Items</i>, then select "Whisker Menu" and click "Add".</div><br /><b>Debian, Fedora and openSUSE</b> users can get Whisker Menu from <a href="https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?package=xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin&project=home%3Agottcode">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux</b>: install Whisker Menu via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">AUR</a>.<br /><br />The <b>source code</b> is available @ <a href="https://github.com/gottcode/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin">GitHub</a>.

Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

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Google Drive Client `Insync` For Linux Out Of Beta, Gets Selective Sync Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://www.insynchq.com/">Insync</a> is an unofficial Google Drive client that "extends Drive's web functionality to your desktop by integrating tightly with Windows, Mac and Linux so you can get work done".</i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRKt5ql7FVhIQz7oUscxU02J4c2xLSkWDsFtqwfA93PeiGNzbMAU767-vZrxosecClTUYLoK00YQtNTlt3l8CEZFx1A36Pv8RJuIcXjB4DO-EtxZag6Kui60r_ES8bEUeq41jkXTQl8I/s1600/insync-linux-stable.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRKt5ql7FVhIQz7oUscxU02J4c2xLSkWDsFtqwfA93PeiGNzbMAU767-vZrxosecClTUYLoK00YQtNTlt3l8CEZFx1A36Pv8RJuIcXjB4DO-EtxZag6Kui60r_ES8bEUeq41jkXTQl8I/s320/insync-linux-stable.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync for Linux: Nautilus integration / Ubuntu appindicator</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Insync for Linux is out of beta</b> and it now offers the same features available for the Windows and Mac clients: </div><a name='more'></a><ul><li>multiple account support</li><li>selective sync (all files and folders)</li><li>offline access to Google Docs</li><li>symlink support</li><li>built-in sharing (without using a web browser)</li><li>file manager integration</li><li>recent changes </li><li>more</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Linux version also comes with a feature that allows you to add any folder on your system to Insync via the file manager context menu (using a symbolic link).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Insync was free to use while in beta only so to use the latest stable release you must pay a<b> one-time fee of $9.99 per Google account</b> (which includes unlimited installs across all desktops). <b>You can try the stable release for free for 15 days</b>. The trial period can be extended by 15 days if you <a href="https://www.insynchq.com/referrals">refer a friend</a> (both you and your friend get an extra 15 days).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool supports Ubuntu, Debian, Linu Mint, PCLinuxOS, MEPIS and Fedora with the following desktop environments: Unity, Cinnamon, GNOME Shell, KDE, LXDE, Xfce, MATE and Openbox + fbpanel and 5 file managers: Nautilus, Nemo, Caja, Dolphin and Thunar.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g84mfR-eHEo5jG9W3lDU53FyRzTQ-xtUcLKN7o9Fbb_pv_P2Up7oT8wak1wvpD8ReCdpMcYXOk0FvuRiNGbQB-dIc_ml7RCM2OYwbdTNNmgQKUOjvAqDCFBeYjMR6rv84v7w5EDE-cw/s1600/insync-linux-stable_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g84mfR-eHEo5jG9W3lDU53FyRzTQ-xtUcLKN7o9Fbb_pv_P2Up7oT8wak1wvpD8ReCdpMcYXOk0FvuRiNGbQB-dIc_ml7RCM2OYwbdTNNmgQKUOjvAqDCFBeYjMR6rv84v7w5EDE-cw/s320/insync-linux-stable_2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync for Linux: account settings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.insynchq.com/">Download Insync</a></b> *</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">* The installer will try to detect your desktop environment and install the package required for file manager integration. If you change the desktop environment or use a different file manager, you'll have to install the file manager integration package from the repositories (the Insync repository is added automatically): simply search for Insync in Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic, etc. and install the package for your file manager, like insync-thunar, insync-nemo, insync-nautilus and so on.</div>

Google Drive Client `Insync` For Linux Out Of Beta, Gets Selective Sync Support

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How To Create And Verify Paypal Account

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVh21z6468eVwgx1mpfwcJxDtr9XfRqEyPZod5X7cVwWgoWjNbTi8zIKjOn467KKq0y7MLLTt_k6Jj3jRaEwD_TMb-TLlHGpcj_zjC1fz5KjDhWRdHkDPVLX1Mt9h1flgiM3EIGG7mLk/s1600/paypal+logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVh21z6468eVwgx1mpfwcJxDtr9XfRqEyPZod5X7cVwWgoWjNbTi8zIKjOn467KKq0y7MLLTt_k6Jj3jRaEwD_TMb-TLlHGpcj_zjC1fz5KjDhWRdHkDPVLX1Mt9h1flgiM3EIGG7mLk/s320/paypal+logo.png" title="PayPal Logo" width="320" /></a>PayPal (http://www.paypal.com) is an e-commerce company, giving service to users in many countries. they have over twenty five million registered users, together with over three million business accounts. <a href="http://ichibikarin.blogspot.com/search/label/paypal" target="_blank">PayPal</a> is that the preferred on-line Payment entry selection, and is that the best Payment entry to use. it's a free sign-up method and you'll be up and running with a PayPal account inside no time in the least. PayPal accepts members only from a given set of countries, and it's important to note that members outside these countries won't be allowed to transact at all, using PayPal.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />But today i will tell you how to open Paypal <a href="http://ichibikarin.blogspot.com/search/label/Account" target="_blank">account</a> outside of given countries and how to verify Paypal <a href="http://ichibikarin.blogspot.com/search/label/Account" target="_blank">account</a> all over the world, this method work on all countries. I am from Pakistan and Paypal doesn't support Pakistan but i also use verified Paypal account in <a href="http://ichibikarin.blogspot.com/search/label/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> without any problem. So you can also start using verified Paypal account in your country.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">How to Get verified PayPal Account </h3><b><br />1. You only need a credit card to start using PayPal</b><br />Paypal support some countries and other countries don't use Paypal services so you need a Supported country credit card for verify Paypal account. It is difficult to get credit card, but I explained in our last post.<br />Read more <a href="http://ichibikarin.blogspot.com/2013/07/how-to-get-free-prepaid-master-debit.html" target="_blank">how to get free prepaid master debit card by Payoneer</a>.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">How to Create PayPal Account</h3><div><br />When you get your free debit card and after activate it, you can sign up to Paypal account.<br />1.Go to the PayPal website.<br />2. Click on the Sign Up button. The <b>"Sign Up" </b>link is located at the top right of the homepage.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9pi_IjafUK2JWRFaRKrnT-65NNrm5x2S5BAWhS2RUnj48U8w3drREPxi6BFs8SQ9KfjBdUO8YSHbe9D6ZB9bype-pz1WYNZQUtPH5eABtw2Z14vBlLfuMZR37L1N-5ujkJujFemjDzA/s1600/sign+up+now+png.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9pi_IjafUK2JWRFaRKrnT-65NNrm5x2S5BAWhS2RUnj48U8w3drREPxi6BFs8SQ9KfjBdUO8YSHbe9D6ZB9bype-pz1WYNZQUtPH5eABtw2Z14vBlLfuMZR37L1N-5ujkJujFemjDzA/s1600/sign+up+now+png.jpg" title="Sign Up to PayPal " /></a></div><br />3. Select a country, language and account type, if your country does not exist,<br />then will be chosen default country. and chose any other supported country and click "Get Started"<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RnEv7VnFrV6tOZoIrD3i2wrlrAOSvQa4ncsgM1729Fua-SbAJm9X9AZvEEF3Fqks9LEhyphenhyphenEwxsTxtmWpVcyAIa1SDmNLxeJiVE81M0RFUyGFrksQHFvNwNtLDgDP3kTCKNKYItBUo1XE/s1600/Sign+up+for+PayPal+-+PayPal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RnEv7VnFrV6tOZoIrD3i2wrlrAOSvQa4ncsgM1729Fua-SbAJm9X9AZvEEF3Fqks9LEhyphenhyphenEwxsTxtmWpVcyAIa1SDmNLxeJiVE81M0RFUyGFrksQHFvNwNtLDgDP3kTCKNKYItBUo1XE/s640/Sign+up+for+PayPal+-+PayPal.png" title="Sign Up for PayPal, Account Select" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />For business accounts, there are three different options, each of which have different cost structures and benefits:<br />Standard: free, but customers must route through PayPal in order to check out.<br />Advanced: $5/month, and customers can check out directly on your website.<br />Pro: $30/month, and you get to full control over how you want to design the checkout process.<br /><br />4. On the next page enter your contact information, as well as a password, when prompted by PayPal. Use your current email address so forgotten passwords can be retrieved, and all information and address use the credit card shopping address .<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNLHw25ASOSVyRgozZelnAzJx1n4WfSJpK9VSOvqMi8yUmF46MGkTMhbW-SBs0pYpxqWggTIfSIeF6-9DHks9hG3VM4IHuNH_M6GpnkF7UUNBSQgd9GyDk2agsaWcaUDsVreZlpaTQxA/s1600/Personal+Account+Sign+Up+-+PayPal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNLHw25ASOSVyRgozZelnAzJx1n4WfSJpK9VSOvqMi8yUmF46MGkTMhbW-SBs0pYpxqWggTIfSIeF6-9DHks9hG3VM4IHuNH_M6GpnkF7UUNBSQgd9GyDk2agsaWcaUDsVreZlpaTQxA/s640/Personal+Account+Sign+Up+-+PayPal.png" title="PayPal - Enter Your Information -Account Information" width="464" /></a></div><br />5. Enjoy your new PayPal account. You may receive an email from Paypal asking you to activate your account. If this happens, open your email from PayPal and click on "Activate." This will activate your account and open your PayPal account in a new window.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q1yncPv8Diu8joIvYdKoN3sr71C-Le9oRP2hCqgWI2IBLS63EwDYjWv3UEd2qOpfjDdU45Tl3V83gOXG65zL3-Q9eoe8Zt3ARcSML1vdopRfafJyccyeJf9pJVvTRm_mOYGH7vHr4PY/s1600/Enjoy+your+new+PayPal+account.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q1yncPv8Diu8joIvYdKoN3sr71C-Le9oRP2hCqgWI2IBLS63EwDYjWv3UEd2qOpfjDdU45Tl3V83gOXG65zL3-Q9eoe8Zt3ARcSML1vdopRfafJyccyeJf9pJVvTRm_mOYGH7vHr4PY/s400/Enjoy+your+new+PayPal+account.png" title="Enjoy your new PayPal account" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">How to add credit card & verify PayPal Account</h4><div style="text-align: left;">1 After created Paypal account log in to your account and click "Get verified"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Ia4otxFvfY31I8ZrfV5tniUblGkxwc4vo_vGJ5slCTy1Fmku8ZPYyc5O1X3Q-b9xW55GnvLqHNFhyL3kKh_duMIkj-NEWeXR9HL42kHjnRnt51EsoaWOHV3XH0CnBHk5zWipkbiZZw/s1600/how+to+get+verified+paypal+account.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Ia4otxFvfY31I8ZrfV5tniUblGkxwc4vo_vGJ5slCTy1Fmku8ZPYyc5O1X3Q-b9xW55GnvLqHNFhyL3kKh_duMIkj-NEWeXR9HL42kHjnRnt51EsoaWOHV3XH0CnBHk5zWipkbiZZw/s1600/how+to+get+verified+paypal+account.jpg" title="Unverified PayPal Account " /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>2.You can choose to confirm your financial details and get Verified any time before reaching your PayPal sending or withdrawal limits. There are two ways you do this Select option 2 "<b>Confirm your credit card</b>" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKE8wsPPJglys6_X9ty3NBe1GIhNwnMXMD_CipaFWfZbJwrJjYeEC7S0N4RGLF0jTz1qren6ObxRKUP7HNBMxgz1BbRO1gi9b3f5Mj89dkb9d6L8pra-89apl_LTVohI4KXnHVluzJhHY/s1600/Choose+how+to+verify+your+financial+details.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKE8wsPPJglys6_X9ty3NBe1GIhNwnMXMD_CipaFWfZbJwrJjYeEC7S0N4RGLF0jTz1qren6ObxRKUP7HNBMxgz1BbRO1gi9b3f5Mj89dkb9d6L8pra-89apl_LTVohI4KXnHVluzJhHY/s640/Choose+how+to+verify+your+financial+details.png" title="How To get Verified PayPal Account" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After Click Get Started go to next page and enter your card detail address and click continue.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWVouaZ4Ed3iEcz2SXuw5GO4c-gzhZrMywFG62Ql2MoGRjpzuwB-mGyab_ISOEAmOznEBw0XnlNglJHbadgL89ae2ug68vYf3WR7lleW-fVD_UAPhJr7j64k1p6GH9R0WtKv6mBay68o/s1600/Add+Credit+Card+to+PayPal+Account.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWVouaZ4Ed3iEcz2SXuw5GO4c-gzhZrMywFG62Ql2MoGRjpzuwB-mGyab_ISOEAmOznEBw0XnlNglJHbadgL89ae2ug68vYf3WR7lleW-fVD_UAPhJr7j64k1p6GH9R0WtKv6mBay68o/s640/Add+Credit+Card+to+PayPal+Account.jpg" title="Confirm Your Credit Card to Get Verified" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div>After All process PayPal Send a Conform code to your credit card account go to your credit card website and check PP*xxxCode message copy xxxx Character and past into your Paypal account. Paypal Charge 1.97$ into your credit card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqKUmu6LAYHlawUaWrfcIIsMoSiLbBh9Kmom1lq8v71EcFLnzp4gEitkfIL79xo0SZnMFkwDn_DpeL3-hafu10-0Orw2knRqQ0WUxub3tNtMOmsUwnXruFvzuAURovPzVLu4V4OeFC-I/s1600/Transactions.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal POS Purchase" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqKUmu6LAYHlawUaWrfcIIsMoSiLbBh9Kmom1lq8v71EcFLnzp4gEitkfIL79xo0SZnMFkwDn_DpeL3-hafu10-0Orw2knRqQ0WUxub3tNtMOmsUwnXruFvzuAURovPzVLu4V4OeFC-I/s1600/Transactions.png" title="Paypal Conformation Code" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div>Your PayPal Account Verified Successfully. Enjoy </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxlSj0RxPNln6OR-V48wpjJxKOuTKT2dc1Rl55zP8urWZ8k5SAWHW3FexbYhKFEA6gQUoUns9Dwqky2RgwnMso74Q82OEhVGyiDtrkcIfbDUrZxtkX-ehES6eOBqBKtCu03yPfsF1ngY/s1600/Your+PayPal+account+is+Verified+-+PayPal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PayPal" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxlSj0RxPNln6OR-V48wpjJxKOuTKT2dc1Rl55zP8urWZ8k5SAWHW3FexbYhKFEA6gQUoUns9Dwqky2RgwnMso74Q82OEhVGyiDtrkcIfbDUrZxtkX-ehES6eOBqBKtCu03yPfsF1ngY/s640/Your+PayPal+account+is+Verified+-+PayPal.png" title="Verified PayPal Account" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>

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Wine 1.6 Released With ~10,000 Changes

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>After 16 months of development, a new stable <a href="http://www.winehq.org/about/">Wine</a> version has been released: 1.6, bringing around 10,000 changes</b>, including full support for window transparency, a new Mono package for .NET application support well as a new Mac driver.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobM4zBr6BAR58dBPgbCE93XMtF_tKRiCMHYmiEQUJ0Z16hg9ENfjH0IWaGidwqVOK5YZHURdNjPcGK6zR9QZkDr21_NtGl5u_O4q3wIe_vyB2GVZCJ0AaJmwzRNhJ9RnO-ErbDab1IA0/s1600/wine-1.6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wine 1.6" border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobM4zBr6BAR58dBPgbCE93XMtF_tKRiCMHYmiEQUJ0Z16hg9ENfjH0IWaGidwqVOK5YZHURdNjPcGK6zR9QZkDr21_NtGl5u_O4q3wIe_vyB2GVZCJ0AaJmwzRNhJ9RnO-ErbDab1IA0/s320/wine-1.6.png" title="Wine 1.6" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Among the changes in the latest Wine 1.6 are:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Window transparency support, including both color keying and alpha blending transparency;</li><li>All window rendering is now done on the client-side using the DIB engine (except for OpenGL rendering). This means that rendering to windows or bitmaps gives identical results;</li><li>X11 server-side font rendering is no longer supported. All fonts are rendered client-side using FreeType;</li><li>There are significant performance improvements in the DIB engine, particularly for text rendering, bitmap stretching, alpha blending, and gradients;</li><li>Sub-pixel font anti-aliasing is now supported in the DIB engine, using the system anti-aliasing configuration from FontConfig;</li><li>Raw input support for keyboard and mouse;</li><li>There is a joystick applet in the control panel, to allow configuring joysticks and testing their behavior;</li><li>Support for Randr 1.2 and 1.3; </li><li>DOSBox is tried first when running a DOS application. The Wine DOS support is only used as a fallback when DOSBox cannot be found, and will be removed in a future release;</li><li>Wine can now be configured to report the Windows version as 'Windows 8';</li><li>The Mono runtime is packaged as an MSI file, and its installation can be managed from the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel. It is automatically installed on Wine prefix updates;</li><li>The Microsoft .NET 4.0 runtime can be installed for cases where Mono is not good enough yet;</li><li>HTTPS connections use GnuTLS (or Secure Transport on Mac OS X). OpenSSL is no longer used;</li><li>The Direct3D 9Ex implementation is more complete;</li><li>Improvements to various parts of the D3DX9 and Direct3D 10 implementations;</li><li>Audio device enumeration has been improved, and multi-channel devices are better supported;</li><li>VMR-9 video rendering has been implemented;</li><li>On Linux, dynamic device management supports the UDisks2 service;</li><li>Building Wine for the ARM64 platform is now supported;</li><li>Preliminary support for building Wine for Android using the Android NDK;</li><li>A native Mac OS X driver has been implemented, for better integration with the Mac desktop environment. The full range of driver features are supported, including OpenGL, window management, clipboard, drag & drop, system tray, etc.</li></ul><b>For a complete changelog, see <a href="http://www.winehq.org/announce/1.6">THIS</a> page.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The official Wine 1.6 release announcement also mentions "<i>support for many new applications and games</i>" however, I couldn't find a list for this.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Wine 1.6 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can install the latest stable Wine 1.6 in Ubuntu and derivatives (Linux Mint, etc.) by using its official PPA. Add the PPA and install Wine using the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install wine1.6</code></pre><br /><b><a href="http://www.winehq.org/download/">Download Wine</a></b>

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Dota 2 Officially Released For Linux [Steam]

<div style="text-align: justify;">Quick update:<b> the much awaited <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570">Dota 2</a> game has been officially <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/news/11109/">released</a> for Linux</b> (Steam). This isn't the "<a href="http://Dota 2 Test">Dota 2 Test</a>" but the real thing so you can play with regular Dota 2 users, as you can see in the screenshot below:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NBgnWa2hAyMqftiKwwcqeFgOAKgFwpQT28yExNRcRWg0O_yVBx9xAnAMffEzFZZcUeCgsJS5FIIGgV8McVKRlVCySqP0BBBRnEg9-TSZySQXsWkeyevKdrn4MO9FIRmzv4x0_tknJE/s1600/dota2-linux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dota 2 Ubuntu Steam" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NBgnWa2hAyMqftiKwwcqeFgOAKgFwpQT28yExNRcRWg0O_yVBx9xAnAMffEzFZZcUeCgsJS5FIIGgV8McVKRlVCySqP0BBBRnEg9-TSZySQXsWkeyevKdrn4MO9FIRmzv4x0_tknJE/s320/dota2-linux.png" title="Dota 2 Ubuntu Steam" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Like many other games, Dota 2 doesn't show up in the Linux section on Steam yet but you can add it to your Steam library and it should work.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>As a reminder, the game is free to play and has the following minimal system requirements:</b></div><ul><li>OS: Ubuntu 12.04;</li><li>Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz;</li><li>Memory: 4 GB RAM;</li><li>Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1;</li><li>Network: Broadband Internet connection;</li><li>Hard Drive: 8 GB available space;</li><li>Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card. </li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWutbmwbPeNx9bLTPPmQ_1zxsJNL90rwkCQOuNLA3ye0z89fBtQm4f8fR1yIiGEU0K-rIDPuJf_wOxHheJtZa60pRE3prmm1WvDc1zkBNdu1Sgt0jvFA90c1CPuJFacVthoBPLRuiyPyA/s1600/dota2-linux-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dota 2 Ubuntu" border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWutbmwbPeNx9bLTPPmQ_1zxsJNL90rwkCQOuNLA3ye0z89fBtQm4f8fR1yIiGEU0K-rIDPuJf_wOxHheJtZa60pRE3prmm1WvDc1zkBNdu1Sgt0jvFA90c1CPuJFacVthoBPLRuiyPyA/s320/dota2-linux-ubuntu.png" title="Dota 2 Ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Optimus users: for better performance, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/bumblebee-321-released-with-ubuntu-1304.html">install Bumblebee</a>, then right click Dota 2 in the Steam Library and select <i>Properties</i>, then on the <i>general</i> tab click "Set launch options" and use the following command: "<i>optirun -b primus %command%</i>" (without the quotes). With this, the game should use the Nvidia graphics card.<br /><br /></div><br />Below you can watch the official Dota 2 trailer:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-cSFPIwMEq4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSFPIwMEq4">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Get Dota 2: <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/">web link</a> | <a href="steam://install/570">Steam link</a></b></div>

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Popular Task Management App `Wunderlist` Available As Chrome Packaged App

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist">Wunderlist</a> is a popular to do list manager that supports reminders, recurring tasks, subtasks, collaboration and more. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Many Linux users were <a href="http://support.wunderlist.com/customer/portal/questions/695822-wunderlist-2-for-linux-">disappointed</a> when Wunderlist 2 was released back in December: there were packages available for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android but no native Linux app and while the web interface is nice, it doesn't offer a native experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though there's no Wunderlist Linux application yet, you can now get a <b>native-like experience thanks to the new Wunderlist Packaged App</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGdXX013Zuo2xIa2ub4elJiS8eTDHTMGyygnKgiw-mp1tvPtzhP_BadaXjks1hrkIMcqloJaPe9Cnx670uQ85wcPs6EcrxYdxLyFvK5UFT3d0Gep2aavTU65WxtccPpxdJV1FTEuBslg/s1600/wunderlist-chrome-packaged-app.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGdXX013Zuo2xIa2ub4elJiS8eTDHTMGyygnKgiw-mp1tvPtzhP_BadaXjks1hrkIMcqloJaPe9Cnx670uQ85wcPs6EcrxYdxLyFvK5UFT3d0Gep2aavTU65WxtccPpxdJV1FTEuBslg/s320/wunderlist-chrome-packaged-app.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, 6wunderkinder has <a href="http://www.6wunderkinder.com/blog/wunderlist-packaged-app-for-chrome">released</a> <b>Wunderlist Packaged App for Chrome</b>, which brings <b>desktop notifications, menu integration</b> and, like any Chrome packaged app, it doesn't require Google Chrome to run to be able to use it.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG60xSjLGgzrKeAWYbqVysreAatwQWd6ccSjB7AtMJapORoHONT3qtkPCSVjei4TTBTYEj3vKOTrLTloszz4Dk5hzGvNBdocTRiweBhjwoLZFtLjAf_rqvT9jOPhLbeT5TRj5ZgHWYt_M/s1600/wunderlist-chrome-app_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG60xSjLGgzrKeAWYbqVysreAatwQWd6ccSjB7AtMJapORoHONT3qtkPCSVjei4TTBTYEj3vKOTrLTloszz4Dk5hzGvNBdocTRiweBhjwoLZFtLjAf_rqvT9jOPhLbeT5TRj5ZgHWYt_M/s320/wunderlist-chrome-app_2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chome packaged apps show up in the menu / Dash just like native applications</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The Wunderlist Packaged App also features <b>voice input</b> (you can dictate your to-dos) and has the ability to <b>work offline</b>: the data is stored locally while offline and then synced back with the Wunderlist servers once you're online. An Internet connection is required only when logging in to your Wunderlist account.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For those not familiar with Packaged Apps, these Chrome apps look and behave like native applications, but are "as safe as a web page". <a href="http://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps.html">More about Chrome Packaged Apps</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To use the Wunderlist Chrome packaged app, you need Google Chrome or Chromium version 28 or newer (or Chrome OS).</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wunderlist-for-chrome/ojcflmmmcfpacggndoaaflkmcoblhnbh">Install Wunderlist Packaged App for Chrome</a></b></div>

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Fuzzy Window Switcher For Ubuntu

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/XCMer/fuzzy-window-switcher">Fuzzy Window Switcher</a></b> is a tool inspired by Sublime Text's <i>Ctrl+P</i>, useful for those who keep a lot of windows open: it <b>allows you to switch between windows by typing a few letters that match the window title</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">According to its description, Fuzzy Window Switcher has been created for Ubuntu, but it should work in other Linux distributions as well (not tested though).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhyphenhyphen1kh7i8m9dV-Is1HX7Uz5W7rQ4Bbgi7_Nz8kdS-3zgRTyiZGDjCpvW0wXjgOIOlPmPmlYOKyt3xmlkNCwsJH1zQRWeNvoOMkm_UwaEkAht2RN4U00hHohG2moPL53gmcvNp_b_fTqg/s1600/fuzzy-window-switcher.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuzzy Window Switcher" border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhyphenhyphen1kh7i8m9dV-Is1HX7Uz5W7rQ4Bbgi7_Nz8kdS-3zgRTyiZGDjCpvW0wXjgOIOlPmPmlYOKyt3xmlkNCwsJH1zQRWeNvoOMkm_UwaEkAht2RN4U00hHohG2moPL53gmcvNp_b_fTqg/s320/fuzzy-window-switcher.png" title="Fuzzy Window Switcher" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool sorts open windows according to your input and focuses the window on top of the list. You can hide it by pressing the Enter key or a keyboard shortcut.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By default, pressing F10 shows or hides the Fuzzy Window Switcher and you can change the key by editing a file (there's no settings GUI to change the keyboard shortcut yet).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fuzzy Window Switcher is a <b>work in progress</b> and there are a few things that need to be improved. In the future, the application should get a better sorting algorithm, an improved UI and tray icons.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Fuzzy Window Switcher</h2><br /><b>Arch Linux:</b> Fuzzy Window Switcher is available in <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fuzzy-window-switcher-git/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Fuzzy Window Switcher requires GTK3, PyGi and Keybinder 3. The first two should be installed by default in Ubuntu and <b>to install Keybinder 3 in Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10, use the following command:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install libkeybinder-3.0-0 gir1.2-keybinder</code></pre><b>For Ubuntu 12.04, you can install Keybinder 3 from the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~kazam-team/+archive/stable-series">Kazam PPA</a></b>:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kazam-team/stable-series<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install libkeybinder-3.0-0 gir1.2-keybinder</code></pre><br /><b>To install Fuzzy Window Switcher, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>wget https://raw.github.com/XCMer/fuzzy-window-switcher/master/fuzzy-windows -O /tmp/fuzzy-windows<br />sudo install /tmp/fuzzy-windows /usr/local/bin/</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Then, start the application by pressing ALT + F2 and typing: "fuzzy-windows".</b></div><br /><b>Use "F10" to hide / show Fuzzy Window Switcher. Update: if you want to change to a different keyboard shortcut</b>, create a file called <i>.fuzzy-windows.conf</i> under <i>~/.config/</i>:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>gedit ~/.config/fuzzy-windows.conf</code></pre>and in this file, paste this:<br /><pre class="source-code"><code>[DEFAULT]<br />hotkey=<b>F10</b></code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">Change "<i><b>F10</b></i>" to the hotkey you want to use, then save the file. In the same file you can also specify the windows the application should ignore (by default it ignores the Unity Launcher, panel, etc.). For more info, see the documentation @ <a href="https://github.com/XCMer/fuzzy-window-switcher/blob/master/docs/docs.md">GitHub</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, you may want to add Fuzzy Window Switcher to your startup applications. In Unity / GNOME Shell, launch <i>Startup Applications</i>, click "Add", under name enter "Fuzzy Window Switcher" and under command enter "fuzzy-windows". </div>

Fuzzy Window Switcher For Ubuntu

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BitTorrent Sync Beta Adds File Versioning, Android App [PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync.html">BitTorrent Sync</a>, a secure peer-to-peer file synchronization tool available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and NAS devices, has entered beta status. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC44QK8_luRiylWNmnr23SMM599YB-20Z-6y4eUE-XanOmKfoC8ii_hSzfSRD63f8LysiiMS4IoLD4DjtpOGdsKJGggxr9FJljYGnUGVwnl8E7JZQOgsD_pbVbGVTixrnvUSwLKiQShik/s1600/btsync_1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC44QK8_luRiylWNmnr23SMM599YB-20Z-6y4eUE-XanOmKfoC8ii_hSzfSRD63f8LysiiMS4IoLD4DjtpOGdsKJGggxr9FJljYGnUGVwnl8E7JZQOgsD_pbVbGVTixrnvUSwLKiQShik/s320/btsync_1.png" title="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The beta release includes various enhancements, including a new file versioning feature called SyncArchive as well as a new Android app. An iOS application is expected to be released soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The BitTorrent Sync Android app supports syncing files (either on demand or automatic sync), backup a folder from your Android device to your desktop or send and receive files from one mobile device to another:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUOs3jleYsLYrgmNCM579aQFO_0DBBv2cgOASs83WKx2q0g02IzIMNO3Gh8SwELjHnXpWWuteDPyz139KAQMQ-VDCCYTXEJjAjk6TCW_3Sw5zBkDjVwl-Oncau6sai7_ZUToE5otPrMQ/s1600/btsync-android.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync Android" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUOs3jleYsLYrgmNCM579aQFO_0DBBv2cgOASs83WKx2q0g02IzIMNO3Gh8SwELjHnXpWWuteDPyz139KAQMQ-VDCCYTXEJjAjk6TCW_3Sw5zBkDjVwl-Oncau6sai7_ZUToE5otPrMQ/s320/btsync-android.png" title="BitTorrent Sync Android" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QFomI3nLHqi2jcpmJe7uh80dgLMwikQMqJ8ypr2eM_KgK_ASldczgGrtf6tYYI4kkapRQ1XT3KVitOdTf3W53xqYpWoLGxDw_HTEdE8Gg_xK5_aj_5yIEKxIG9hrK2VO_UIGvbByzNA/s1600/btsync-android_1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync Android" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QFomI3nLHqi2jcpmJe7uh80dgLMwikQMqJ8ypr2eM_KgK_ASldczgGrtf6tYYI4kkapRQ1XT3KVitOdTf3W53xqYpWoLGxDw_HTEdE8Gg_xK5_aj_5yIEKxIG9hrK2VO_UIGvbByzNA/s320/btsync-android_1.png" title="BitTorrent Sync Android" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new SyncArchive feature allows BitTorrent Sync to keep old versions of your files stored in a folder in case you need to access previous versions of your files. For now, BtSync only keeps one past version for each document but this is likely to change soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, there's still no GUI for Linux but you can access BitTorrent Sync by using its WebUI.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Since we <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/bittorrent-sync-secure-file-sync.html">last wrote</a> about BitTorrent Sync, the tool has received various improvements, including:</b></div><ul><li>One-way synchronization;</li><li>One-time Secrets;</li><li>Option to exclude specific files/directories;</li><li>Advanced preferences configuration;</li><li>Support for additional types of NAS devices;</li><li>Improved Linux WebUI;</li><li>Many bug fixes and other improvements.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfY7wYHLOftv5JJhNRYLYZWabDcbvj0ak_9Be1o83ayJMdpf4G5mLfnZUSt_X-mqbkVioDdCkMg7RANBeXkm49P8YxmZ5_cbqm2z-VhFqI_IPIN50vrbtDQBocc3LovkVuS5KnQAjAUg/s1600/btsync_3.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfY7wYHLOftv5JJhNRYLYZWabDcbvj0ak_9Be1o83ayJMdpf4G5mLfnZUSt_X-mqbkVioDdCkMg7RANBeXkm49P8YxmZ5_cbqm2z-VhFqI_IPIN50vrbtDQBocc3LovkVuS5KnQAjAUg/s320/btsync_3.png" title="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">BitTorrent Sync synchronizes your files using a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol so the files are transferred directly between the users instead of using a cloud server like services such as Dropbox, Google Drive or Ubuntu One. The traffic between devices is encrypted using an AES cipher and a 256-bit key, created on the base of your Secret, a random 20 byte or more string. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application is free to use but not open source, although the developers have recently <a href="http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/21048-defensive-open-source/#entry55710">commented</a> that they "<i>still consider this option</i>".</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install BitTorrent Sync in Ubuntu or Debian</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu and Debian users can install the latest BitTorrent Sync by using an unofficial PPA / repository. To add it, use the following commands:</b></div><br /><b>- Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/btsync<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><b>- Debian:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 6BF18B15<br />gpg --armor --export 6BF18B15 | sudo apt-key add -<br />echo "deb http://debian.yeasoft.net/btsync $(lsb_release -cs) main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list<br />echo "deb-src http://debian.yeasoft.net/btsync $(lsb_release -cs) main contrib non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, for both Ubuntu and Debian, install the server package using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install btsync</code></pre>Or, to install the desktop package, use the command below:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install btsync-user</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, log out and log back in and finally, launch BitTorrent Sync from the menu / Dash.</div><br />By default, BtSync can be accessed using the following URLs:<br /><ul><li>desktop package: <i>http://localhost:9999</i></li><li>server package: <i>http://SERVER_IP:8888</i></li><i> </i></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>More information about the Ubuntu / Debian packages can be found here: <a href="http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/19560-debian-and-ubuntu-desktop-packages-for-bittorrent-sync/">desktop</a> | <a href="http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/18974-debian-and-ubuntu-server-packages-for-bittorrent-sync/">server</a>.</b></div><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install BitTorrent Sync via <b><a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bittorrent-sync/">AUR</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For other Linux distributions, Windows, Mac OS X and Android or if you don't want to use the packages above, you can download the BitTorrent Sync packages available on its website:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync.html">Download BitTorrent Sync</a></b></div><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://btsync.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/BitTorrentSyncUserGuide.pdf">BitTorrent Sync User Guide (PDF)</a></i>

BitTorrent Sync Beta Adds File Versioning, Android App [PPA]

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How To Create A Bootable Windows PE ISO Under Linux

<div style="text-align: justify;">Windows PE (Windows Preinstallation Environment, also known as WinPE) is a lightweight Windows version that runs from memory and can be booted from the network, used to deploy workstations and servers or for system maintenance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCLFRE92jr7z05TdKjDGyqWOp2LBnPa_CEsIxUT1Y78goBrAx5aIlaXpdxkAFj4LvbL9LF3yz5G-I-psAoLekF-4qyhB1UPoChOfSI-qDLk7EmfLXciKU7xL8y1Ept5AKAL6n9RTu4Xg/s1600/windowspe-virtualbox.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Windows PE" border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCLFRE92jr7z05TdKjDGyqWOp2LBnPa_CEsIxUT1Y78goBrAx5aIlaXpdxkAFj4LvbL9LF3yz5G-I-psAoLekF-4qyhB1UPoChOfSI-qDLk7EmfLXciKU7xL8y1Ept5AKAL6n9RTu4Xg/s320/windowspe-virtualbox.png" title="Windows PE" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Windows PE can may be needed for various reasons, like installing Windows from the network, booting Windows PE from the network or simply running some Windows application without installing Windows or using WINE. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I needed a live Windows PE ISO to be able to update my Dell BIOS, because all the other methods of updating the BIOS on my Dell XPS L702x from Linux I found had failed (and I don't have Windows installed on my laptop). Whatever reason you have to build a customized bootable Windows PE image, here's how to create it from Linux.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>Create a bootable Windows PE ISO in Linux</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> To create a bootable Windows PE image in Linux (no Windows machine is necessary), you need a Windows 7 or 8 DVD or you can download the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) ISO from <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753">Microsoft's website</a> (for free).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753">Download the ISO</a> (KB3AIK_EN.iso) in your home folder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, I've used the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) ISO and not a Windows 7 / 8 DVD.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> The live Windows PE ISO will be created using <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/wimlib-imagex-dism-alternative-to.html">Wimlib</a> so you need to install this tool. In Ubuntu, you can install the latest Wimlib by using the main WebUpd8 PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install wimtools</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're not using Ubuntu, search for Wimlib / wimtools in your Linux distribution repositories or, alternatively, download the source from <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wimlib/files/">SourceForge</a>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Only if you've you've downloaded the Windows AIK (KB3AIK_EN.iso) ISO from Microsoft's website:</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, you need to create a folder where we'll mount the downloaded WAIK (KB3AIK_EN.iso) ISO:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd<br />mkdir waik</code></pre>Then, mount KB3AIK_EN.iso using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo mount KB3AIK_EN.iso $HOME/waik</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4.</b> Now let's create the customized live Windows PE ISO. For this, we'll use the "mkwinpeimg" tool included in Wimlib:</div><br /><b>a)</b> If you've used a Windows 7 or 8 DVD:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkwinpeimg --iso <b>--windows-dir=/mnt/windows</b> winpe.iso</code></pre><br /><b>b)</b> If you've used the WAIK (KB3AIK_EN.iso) ISO:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkwinpeimg --iso <b>--waik-dir=$HOME/waik</b> winpe.iso</code></pre>you can now unmount the WAIK ISO:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo umount $HOME/waik</code></pre><br />Here's what the "mkwinpeimg" options above do:<br /><ul><li>"<i>--iso</i>" - it specifies the tool to make an ISO image instead of a disk image</li><li>"-<i>-windows-dir=/mnt/windows</i>" - if using the Windows 7 or 8 DVD only: this is the Windows mount path, usually /mnt/Windows or /mnt/Windows7 but check the path to make sure</li><li>"<i>--waik-dir=$HOME/waik</i>" - if using the WAIK ISO only: this specifies the path to where the WAIK ISO was mounted, <i>$HOME/waik</i> in our case.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you want to add some files to the bootable Windows PE image, you can use "--overlay=<i>/path/to/some/folder</i>"</b> (replace<i> /path/to/some/folder</i> with the path to a folder that contains the files you want included on the custom Windows PE image) - this will included all the files under<i> /path/to/some/folder</i> on the Windows PE image, in the root directory (under X:).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Run "<i>man mkwinpeimg</i>" in a terminal for more info on mkwinpeimg and all the available options.</div><br /><br />

How To Create A Bootable Windows PE ISO Under Linux

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PuddleTag (Linux Audio Tag Editor) 1.0.2 RC1 Released

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://puddletag.sourceforge.net/index.html">PuddleTag</a>, a Linux audio tag editor similar to the popular Windows tool <i>Mp3Tag</i>, has been updated recently with new features and bug fixes.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dnq_xOfBa407H53gveGAjQwN-8E6zXWxRAdAid_0tQfal4c5-OMSchwXIvzJYOdvvqdI4LDFzMarE2sWP0WiJCEklimk43X4LnRRzCkoMzsZNmRCY7s19-C41ErQ-CSUg3dyuEXCkSQ/s1600/puddletag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PuddleTag" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dnq_xOfBa407H53gveGAjQwN-8E6zXWxRAdAid_0tQfal4c5-OMSchwXIvzJYOdvvqdI4LDFzMarE2sWP0WiJCEklimk43X4LnRRzCkoMzsZNmRCY7s19-C41ErQ-CSUg3dyuEXCkSQ/s320/puddletag.png" title="PuddleTag" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PuddleTag comes with a highly customizable interface and a spreadsheet-like layout, making it easy to edit all the tags you want. Using it, you can easily batch edit your music files tags, rename files based on tag information, supports adding album covers to your files, can import tags from Amazon, Discogs, FreeDB, AcoustID and MusicBrainz and more. It even supports Mp3Tag tag sources.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The application supports the following formats: ID3v1, ID3v2 (mp3), MP4 (mp4, m4a, etc.), VorbisComments (ogg, flac), Musepack (mpc), Monkey’s Audio (.ape) and WavPack (wv).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest PuddleTag 1.0.2 RC1, released yesterday, features the following changes:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Added dropdown in Extended Tags that works like Tag Panel. Useful for editing multiple valued fields;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Support for MusicBrainz cover art;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Search by ID for MusicBrainz tag source;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Album art can be dragged from browser. If link can be resolved, image will be loaded;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">You can now submit your tags containing MusicBrainz IDs to AcoustID;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">__total can be edited in Tag Panel and other places;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Added disambiguation to album title for MusiBrainz so that album titles would be "Somaro (Deluxe Edition)" instead of just "Somaro";</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Multiple-valued fields can be added using '\\' in extended tags;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Added a confirmation dialog if copying large amounts of data;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Added canto field to Discogs tag source;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Column settings now take ordering made by user (by dragging, etc) into account;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Directory modified date is force-changed if files are modified;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: MP4 tagging not working at all;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: directory renaming not stripping invalid chars;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: $validate scripting function failing when '/' in arguments;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: unable to delete fields if __total populated;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: checked Actions being overwritten by check Quick Actions selections;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: Discogs didn't return all album info;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">more.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">PuddleTag 1.0.2 may not be considered a stable release yet, but its developer says he has been "<i>using this release since forever and consider it to work pretty well</i>" and if no issues are reported, he will release this as the stable 1.0.2 version.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install PuddleTag in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest PuddleTag by using the WebUpd8 PuddleTag PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/puddletag<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install puddletag</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Or, if you don't want to add our PPA or you're not using Ubuntu, you can download the latest PuddleTag deb or source files from its downloads page:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://puddletag.sourceforge.net/download.html#development-builds">Download PuddleTag</a></b></div>

PuddleTag (Linux Audio Tag Editor) 1.0.2 RC1 Released

PuddleTag , a Linux audio tag editor similar to the popular Windows tool Mp3Tag , has been updated recently with new features and bug fixes....

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Conky Manager Gets New Options, 4 New Themes

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/07/conky-manager-gui-for-managing-conky.html">Conky Manager</a>, a graphical font-end for managing Conky configuration files, has been <a href="http://teejeetech.blogspot.ro/2013/07/conky-manager-v12.html">updated</a> to version 1.2 yesterday, getting 4 new Conky configurations / themes, as well as some new options.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRGLyNSj7kw6Uq30BIvPlzcecx7YLqs5sVsej072OBrQui1QpHsGUbscVFftMX1KBMEV05y3IkPeYMqbEIwXY24JgQZS-5YjEz3kZb5V8-JypfiAQXrmZX43PB1VHtZMqLeGqxSiNg4k/s1600/conky-manager-1.2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Conky Manager" border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRGLyNSj7kw6Uq30BIvPlzcecx7YLqs5sVsej072OBrQui1QpHsGUbscVFftMX1KBMEV05y3IkPeYMqbEIwXY24JgQZS-5YjEz3kZb5V8-JypfiAQXrmZX43PB1VHtZMqLeGqxSiNg4k/s320/conky-manager-1.2.png" title="Conky Manager" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Conky Manager 1.2:</b><br /><ul><li>new option to change the time format (12hr/24hr);</li><li>new option to change the network interface (WiFi/LAN);</li><li>new application icon;</li><li>a "Show Desktop" button has been added to minimize other windows, to make it easier to see the changes you make to the selected Conky configuration;</li><li>added option to import  Conky theme pack.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1_4Ou9TMlm34gd4LjAOGjpYyT2y6Bvyp6qkzS7r5TmI6dE2cxj7Q3tYMz2CtNaSO1D2CyZr4_OaQC_VybsJ280MV-NdahQ0RGhMLJ1Vrwlt_um8GXZLw8hmv5SB1NsnoVSzlIzjSC7w/s1600/conky-manager-1.2-network.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Conky Manager" border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1_4Ou9TMlm34gd4LjAOGjpYyT2y6Bvyp6qkzS7r5TmI6dE2cxj7Q3tYMz2CtNaSO1D2CyZr4_OaQC_VybsJ280MV-NdahQ0RGhMLJ1Vrwlt_um8GXZLw8hmv5SB1NsnoVSzlIzjSC7w/s320/conky-manager-1.2-network.png" title="Conky Manager" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Below you can see the new Conky configurations / themes added in the latest Conky Manager 1.2:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_toQsOfEiqPCbngcqJlCty527Ba1uGbVSoufBm7kTh-9KBTUkE3FujdMn6SnS3GJCA0JxQY4fhy4DLqR9ZVDwXkNLSi2CcUB7JzEMImlRmwHT8PhOQdErDYYVHcpzgwZI6uF6dS81UTM/s1600/conky-lsd.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Conky Configuration" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_toQsOfEiqPCbngcqJlCty527Ba1uGbVSoufBm7kTh-9KBTUkE3FujdMn6SnS3GJCA0JxQY4fhy4DLqR9ZVDwXkNLSi2CcUB7JzEMImlRmwHT8PhOQdErDYYVHcpzgwZI6uF6dS81UTM/s320/conky-lsd.png" title="Conky Configuration" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conky LSD<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_N25qlyjmq81R_GfFMPikFqyW0-HzIyI_zAyEvi89MddkxL6ttf2ebXp56lmqWaWohb-DOZ1d-u9MCCwcJsuvkbAhCaVsi6n9DtiLqGE6an4MJqAovLNWsZaLhpO-6sOcc1OqBFHKWqM/s1600/conky-miui.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Conky Configuration" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_N25qlyjmq81R_GfFMPikFqyW0-HzIyI_zAyEvi89MddkxL6ttf2ebXp56lmqWaWohb-DOZ1d-u9MCCwcJsuvkbAhCaVsi6n9DtiLqGE6an4MJqAovLNWsZaLhpO-6sOcc1OqBFHKWqM/s1600/conky-miui.png" title="Conky Configuration" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conky MIUI</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ9C-l-Vm7BBVF31i6lPwkUbqaHhyphenhyphen-wPRAITZZB1MN3Zu_EIT06KwpnurLtk5nnFre2WmfvHs45KU1zkI-Zh43kY7SLhyphenhyphenoAGKBnMPJpCEAqtniyVI-YfkxjIwLvHd_09iAl1AfRpQBM4/s1600/conky-seamod.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Conky Configuration" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ9C-l-Vm7BBVF31i6lPwkUbqaHhyphenhyphen-wPRAITZZB1MN3Zu_EIT06KwpnurLtk5nnFre2WmfvHs45KU1zkI-Zh43kY7SLhyphenhyphenoAGKBnMPJpCEAqtniyVI-YfkxjIwLvHd_09iAl1AfRpQBM4/s320/conky-seamod.png" title="Conky Configuration" width="127" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conky Seamod</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuNnPblwsI2Qo-1JJj__f9gcxcACp1XOSIRLx5IiKUWDwPOw8DaJ8sxu3BHhnfNjOFJHtEREMe2QuuOZgeCCYIxhS1LYwURag3EuIEnaySg3cnARbtPkeYbQkVlep47Fr9uNwWwO8iq8/s1600/conky-venti-color.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Conky Configuration" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuNnPblwsI2Qo-1JJj__f9gcxcACp1XOSIRLx5IiKUWDwPOw8DaJ8sxu3BHhnfNjOFJHtEREMe2QuuOZgeCCYIxhS1LYwURag3EuIEnaySg3cnARbtPkeYbQkVlep47Fr9uNwWwO8iq8/s1600/conky-venti-color.png" title="Conky Configuration" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conky Venti-Color (8 Core with Clock widget)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlTl7c5TdrqCLWDfGVDmjK9ZE37LNAh8Iwtd7kS7JazzT2bk66dvKv7z4MU-KoVdN1uMG17Rgyq5dXTDJudq3um5JOejXSGm-wOwMtWD4HIwsQgT71m-WyEtKItjVmFIiVrXrZNTcQu0/s1600/conky-venti-color_2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Conky Configuration" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlTl7c5TdrqCLWDfGVDmjK9ZE37LNAh8Iwtd7kS7JazzT2bk66dvKv7z4MU-KoVdN1uMG17Rgyq5dXTDJudq3um5JOejXSGm-wOwMtWD4HIwsQgT71m-WyEtKItjVmFIiVrXrZNTcQu0/s1600/conky-venti-color_2.png" title="Conky Configuration" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conky Venti-Color (Clock stats + Wifi widget)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h2>Even more Conky configurations</h2><br />For more Conky configurations you can download the <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/5yb5ambg6h4jack/Deluxe_Conky_Theme_Pack.cmtp.7z">Deluxe Conky Pack by Jesse Avalos</a> - to add the pack to Conky Manager (make sure you have installed the latest version), on the Options tab, select "Import Conky Manager Theme Pack" and select the downloaded "<i>Deluxe_Conky_Theme_Pack.cmtp.7z</i>".<br /><br />You can see a quick demo of the Conky configurations / themes included in the <i>Deluxe Conky Pack</i> by watching the video below:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GnaSVbw6ONk" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnaSVbw6ONk">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><h2>Install Conky Manager in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the Conky Manager PPA and install the application in Ubuntu, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-add-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install conky-manager</code></pre><br />If you're not using Ubuntu, you can download the code from <a href="https://code.launchpad.net/~teejee2008/conky-manager/trunk">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br /><b>For more info, see the Conky Manager page @ <a href="http://teejeetech.blogspot.ro/p/conky-manager.html">Teejeetech</a>.</b><br /><br />Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/conky-manager/+filebug">Launchpad</a>. <b><br /></b>

Conky Manager Gets New Options, 4 New Themes

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Pair Logitech Unifying Receiver Devices In Linux With Solaar

<div style="text-align: justify;">The Logitech Unifying receiver supports connecting up to six compatible wireless mice and keyboards however, only the device that comes with the receiver is already paired (and thus, only that device will work out of the box with the receiver).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Logitech provides a tool for pairing additional devices to the Unifying receiver but it's only <a href="http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/unifying?section=downloads&crid=583">available</a> for Windows and Mac OSX so if you want to pair new devices or if you want to use a new receiver (in case you lose the old one for instance) and you're using Linux, you can use a third-party tool such as <i>Solaar</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bi5iaKjlWEkihT0wMX7mZsQrj8UnR4dWPuS83mBd0YhzzC7f2MW7jb_W8-tXItjZxfhns3P3ixF43jMOJKLhBridO35hs2CnTQCyRtctcVeK0SkPWMQScWZCJclkeKr6z6O6802St00/s1600/solaar-logitech_2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Solaar Logitech" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bi5iaKjlWEkihT0wMX7mZsQrj8UnR4dWPuS83mBd0YhzzC7f2MW7jb_W8-tXItjZxfhns3P3ixF43jMOJKLhBridO35hs2CnTQCyRtctcVeK0SkPWMQScWZCJclkeKr6z6O6802St00/s320/solaar-logitech_2.png" title="Solaar Logitech" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://pwr.github.io/Solaar/index.html">Solaar</a> is a Linux tool that allows you to manage <i>Logitech Unifying Receiver</i> mice and keyboards, that comes with both a GUI and command line interface.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The application can be used to pair / unpair Logitech devices to the Unifying receiver,</b> it can <b>display the battery status for most devices</b> and, for some peripherals, it supports some extra settings that aren't available through the standard Linux system configuration:</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><i>K750 Solar Keyboard</i>: display the current lighting value (Lux);</li><li><i>K360, MK700, K750 </i>and <i>K800 </i>keyboards: toggle the FN key state;</li><li><i>Performance MX Mouse</i>: change the DPI;</li><li><i>M705 Marathon Mouse</i> and <i>M510 Wireless Mouse</i>: toggle smooth scrolling.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPaFYBCBqTOjiQxNphoDZ7tIPnO2_uhW3Sn_BtSBumeMJQwSKy7313H-EqEf0TnwAL0NkWXKmKYrlZrYfJI0RH4JkyL3kb8SFBQYKEIQdCCqBzqZj42jmhAhMSto2yBGFzsr3arfIRy4/s1600/solaar-logitech.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Solaar Logitech" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPaFYBCBqTOjiQxNphoDZ7tIPnO2_uhW3Sn_BtSBumeMJQwSKy7313H-EqEf0TnwAL0NkWXKmKYrlZrYfJI0RH4JkyL3kb8SFBQYKEIQdCCqBzqZj42jmhAhMSto2yBGFzsr3arfIRy4/s320/solaar-logitech.png" title="Solaar Logitech" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Solaar</b> currently <b>supports all Logitech Unifying Receiver devices but only some newer Nano Receivers</b> are supported (USB ID: 046d:c52f, you can check that bu running "lsusb -d 046d:")</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Solaar in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Solaar can be install in Ubuntu through its official PPA. To add the PPA and install Solaar, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:daniel.pavel/solaar<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install solaar</code></pre>Once installed, open Solaar from the Dash / menu.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important note</b>: the first time I ran the application (GUI), it couldn't read the battery status for my Logitech M525 Wireless Mouse and I got a missing icon on the top panel. I've had to restart the application twice to get the panel (indicator) icon to show up and to get Solaar to display the battery status. So if you encounter this issue, try restarting the application.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In Ubuntu, all the Solaar files are installed under <i>/opt</i> so if you want to use the command line tool, run the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>/opt/extras.ubuntu.com/solaar/bin/solaar-cli --help</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">The command above should display all the available solaar-cli (the Solaar command line interface) options.</div><br /><b>Solaar is also available for <a href="http://pwr.github.io/Solaar/debian.html">Debian 7 or higher</a>, <a href="http://code.r3pek.org/gentoo-overlay/src">Gentoo</a>, <a href="http://software.opensuse.org/package/Solaar">OpenSUSE</a> and <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/solaar">Arch Linux</a>. The source code is available on <a href="https://github.com/pwr/Solaar">GitHub</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/2013/07/12/pairing-the-logitech-performance-mx-and-others-to-the-unifying-receiver-in-gnulinux">Fabián Rodríguez</a></i></div>

Pair Logitech Unifying Receiver Devices In Linux With Solaar

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How To Download And Install The Windows 8.1 Fonts In Ubuntu

<b>If for whatever reason you need to use the latest Microsoft Windows 8.1 (or 8) fonts in Ubuntu and you don't have a Windows partition to copy the fonts, here's how to download and install them.</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFIaSd2NOQuWGnab4VKmtFi55i3JFnmNcpSLR0bFlUNUOm5lLMueFeUxIKc3QWevU6p5LEN5oEISzAT_seFxbmcLvHrW9SF9ftiQDyTNVPuyhK5_BHFJ8JFoSrQjgHHg_AYGmJyhuESs/s1600/ms-windows-fonts-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MS Windows 8.1 fonts Ubuntu" border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFIaSd2NOQuWGnab4VKmtFi55i3JFnmNcpSLR0bFlUNUOm5lLMueFeUxIKc3QWevU6p5LEN5oEISzAT_seFxbmcLvHrW9SF9ftiQDyTNVPuyhK5_BHFJ8JFoSrQjgHHg_AYGmJyhuESs/s320/ms-windows-fonts-ubuntu.png" title="MS Windows 8.1 fonts Ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Installing the Windows 8.1 fonts in Ubuntu means you'll get any new fonts that Microsoft included in the latest Windows Preview (like Segoe UI Black, Segoe UI Emoji and a few others) as well as the latest version of popular fonts like Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Segoe UI, Verdana, Times New Roman and so on. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Below you'll find instructions for downloading the Windows 8.1 Preview ISO from Microsoft, extracting the fonts from the ISO (<b>because the fonts can't be redistributed</b>) using 7zip and Wimlib and installing the fonts in Ubuntu, either system-wide or for your user only. The instructions are based on / adapted from the <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ttf-ms-win8/">tt-ms-win8</a> AUR package (thanks to <i>reflexing</i>!).</div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>How to download and install the Windows 8.1 fonts in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>1. Download Microsoft Windows 8.1 Preview ISO.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the fonts can't be redistributed, you must extract them from a Windows 8.1 ISO. You can <b>download Windows 8.1 Preview from <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview-download">Microsoft</a></b> - save the ISO file in your home folder. I recommend downloading the 32bit ISO since it's 1 GB smaller than the 64bit ISO.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Optionally, you can also download the Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise evaluation ISO from <b><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx">HERE</a></b>.<br /><br />Both Microsoft Windows 8.1 Preview and Windows 8 Enterprise evaluation are available to download for free.</i></div><br /><br /><b>2. Install the tools required to extract the fonts from the Windows 8.1 ISO.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We'll need p7zip-full and <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/wimlib-imagex-dism-alternative-to.html" title="Wimlib: ImageX / DISM Alternative To Manipulate WIM Files In Linux [Ubuntu PPA]">Wimlib</a> (which is available in the main WebUpd8 PPA) - install them in Ubuntu using the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install wimtools p7zip-full</code></pre><br /><b>3. Extract the Windows 8.1 fonts from the ISO</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To extract the Microsoft Windows 8.1 fonts from the ISO file, use the following commands (the commands below assume you've downloaded the ISO in your home folder): </div><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd<br />7z x <b>WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-English-X1899604.iso</b> sources/install.wim<br />cd sources/<br />mkdir tmp fonts<br />imagex mount install.wim 1 tmp<br />cp tmp/Windows/Fonts/{*.ttf,cambria.ttc} fonts<br />imagex unmount tmp</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The ISO file name in the first command above may change</b> or you may have downloaded a different ISO so make sure you check the filename of your downloaded ISO and use that instead of "<i>WindowsBlue-ClientwithApps-32bit-English-X1899604.iso</i>" if the command doesn't work.</div><br /><br /><b>4. Optional: convert the Cambria font from TTC to TTF</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you need the Cambria (regular) font, you'll need to convert it to TTF because the font is available as a TrueType Collection (TTC) and unless you convert it, you won't be able to use it in LibreOffice for instance. To convert it to TTF, you need to install FontForge:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install fontforge</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">And then, open a terminal and run the following command (the commands below assume you've followed our exact instructions and extracted the fonts under <i>~/sources/fonts</i>):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd ~/sources/fonts/<br />fontforge -lang=ff -c 'Open("cambria.ttc(Cambria)"); Generate("cambria.ttf"); Close(); Open("cambria.ttc(Cambria Math)"); Generate("cambria-math.ttf"); Close();'</code></pre><br /><b>5. Install the Windows 8.1 fonts in Ubuntu</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Before proceeding, delete any fonts that you don't need from the sources/fonts folder. </div><br />To install the Microsoft Windows 8.1 fonts system-wide, use the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/truetype/win8.1<br />sudo cp ~/sources/fonts/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/win8.1/<br />sudo fc-cache -f -v</code></pre><br />Or, to install the Windows 8.1 fonts for your user only, use the following commands instead:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkdir -p ~/.fonts/win8.1<br />cp ~/sources/fonts/*.ttf ~/.fonts/win8.1/<br />sudo fc-cache -f -v</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now you can delete the "sources" folder from your home directory as well as the downloaded Windows 8.1 ISO file.</div><br />

How To Download And Install The Windows 8.1 Fonts In Ubuntu

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Dota 2 Test Available For Linux [Steam]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxumscoJAjQTuhJKJ5-tqHF3C1d62JOxNWg6wqbOYfxkCi0v0I_mszh06efnmHnvQwGMaDIpQp_LAiqD2e0QA8B8Cp5JXAzPowKcnESq31FGjSD5ac-m4pCEE2GCsvRRDCPefs7kK_fbQ/s1600/dota2-test-linux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dota 2 Linux" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxumscoJAjQTuhJKJ5-tqHF3C1d62JOxNWg6wqbOYfxkCi0v0I_mszh06efnmHnvQwGMaDIpQp_LAiqD2e0QA8B8Cp5JXAzPowKcnESq31FGjSD5ac-m4pCEE2GCsvRRDCPefs7kK_fbQ/s320/dota2-test-linux.png" title="Dota 2 Linux" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/">Dota 2</a> has been officially <a href="http://www.dota2.com/thebetaisover/">released</a> for Windows a couple of days ago and today, Valve has released "Dota 2 Test" for Linux:</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>"Please note that Dota 2 Linux is still in <a href="http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=96878">testing</a> and only available on Dota 2 Test. We're looking for early testing and feedback from users before we ship Linux support on the main Dota 2 release client. Your feedback and bug reports will directly help us improve Dota 2 on Linux."</i></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dota 2 is multiplayer online battle arena game developed by Valve, which uses the Source engine. The game is free to play and has the following system requirements:</div><ul><li>Ubuntu 12.04;</li><li>Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz;</li><li>4GB RAM;</li><li>4GB Hard Drive Space;</li><li>nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1;</li><li>OpenAL Compatible Sound Card.</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note:</b> "Dota 2 Test" and "Dota 2" use different servers so you won't be able to play with regular Dota 2 users yet.</div><br /><b>To get DOTA 2 Test on Linux</b>, visit the Dota 2 Steam page (<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/">web</a> | <a href="steam://install/570">Steam link</a>) and click "Get Dota 2". When you get access to Dota 2, you should get a "Dota 2 Test" entry in your Steam games list. According to the Steam product page, "there may be a short wait for you to download the game".<br /><br />Below you can watch the official Dota 2 trailer:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-cSFPIwMEq4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSFPIwMEq4">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test using Intel graphics, the game doesn't work too well as you can see in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodrwjodZ2-d2jfueZ5qe93bdT9N5XbhVsZ55sUOv7MVtwk9HxCzNpVIFPcy4LItT_7eHyHdJLTK0NEWiI7tnFTHmXuQwXNilOYweF8gl_D7Py5LnW9shRlDqMJmQ5aMmKbNy-492whJI/s1600/dota2-linux-bug.png">this</a> screenshot. However, many <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1i0sfl/dota_2_test_avaiable_on_linux/">Reddit</a> users have reported that the game works pretty well with other graphics cards.</div><br /><b>Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Dota-2/issues">GitHub</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1i0sfl/dota_2_test_avaiable_on_linux/">Reddit</a></i></div>

Dota 2 Test Available For Linux [Steam]

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How To Get XCF Thumbnails In Nautilus 3.x [Quick Tip]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Quick tip: You can get XCF thumbnails in Nautilus by using GNOME XCF Thumbnailer. However, the tool needs a fix to work with the latest Nautilus 3.x.</b> This should also work with <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/how-to-install-nemo-file-manager-in.html">Nemo</a>, the default Cinnamon file manager.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNfNrfr2yRgxvmT0jUfZwBOhyd4sJPa7yKJGaPDODCURS2x63u5W2nP9WBB62z8c_oJqFmW2-Q-xpTjydialpcRaBMOJ8lKP0iYjpE2JwsT4rlz1w6kliyPBA2Kk-I-rXUI-ch5SwMDs/s1600/xcf-thumbnails-nautilus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="XCF thumbnails Nautilus 3.8" border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNfNrfr2yRgxvmT0jUfZwBOhyd4sJPa7yKJGaPDODCURS2x63u5W2nP9WBB62z8c_oJqFmW2-Q-xpTjydialpcRaBMOJ8lKP0iYjpE2JwsT4rlz1w6kliyPBA2Kk-I-rXUI-ch5SwMDs/s320/xcf-thumbnails-nautilus.png" title="XCF thumbnails Nautilus 3.8" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XCF_%28file_format%29">XCF</a> (eXperimental Computing Facility) is the native image format used by GIMP image editor.</i></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">To get XCF thumbnails in Nautilus, firstly <b>install gnome-xcf-thumbnailer</b>. In Ubuntu, use the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gnome-xcf-thumbnailer</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">At this point the the thumbnails don't work yet because GNOME XCF Thumbnailer doesn't install a .thumbnailer file, required by Nautilus 3.x. To fix this, use the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/thumbnailers/<br />echo -e "[Thumbnailer Entry]\nTryExec=gnome-xcf-thumbnailer\nExec=gnome-xcf-thumbnailer %i %o\nMimeType=image/x-xcf;image/x-compressed-xcf;" | sudo tee /usr/share/thumbnailers/gnome-xcf.thumbnailer</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">New XCF files (or if you move some already existing XCF files) should have thumbnails now but existing ones may not get thumbnails yet. Let's fix this too by removing the failed thumbnails from cache:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>rm -r ~/.thumbnails/fail<br />rm -r ~/.cache/thumbnails/fail</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it. Nautilus should now display XCF file thumbnails, as you can see in my screenshot above. I've tested this with Nautilus <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/get-nautilus-34-features-back-in-ubuntu.html" title="Get Nautilus 3.4 Features Back In Ubuntu 13.04 With SolusOS Patched Nautilus">3.4</a>, 3.6 and 3.8.</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2099853">UbuntuForums</a></i></div>

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Light Locker: A New Session Locker For LightDM

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/the-cavalry/light-locker">Light Locker</a> is a new session locker for LightDM</b> forked from GNOME Screensaver (3.6.1). The tool doesn't have any desktop-specific dependencies and it locks and unlocks the session via ConsoleKit / UPower or logind / systemd.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsBHdsJ8_LDnCggoZ4yr5S4w1ZS3l_NlyrS3GH0UqvLR0ji2iwOxv_6eeUNgANqDCV4CzHz9eMzbYT-SRTXdUh5ogPS3qguaPTR2dN-d9pKmiMHW7Uxr5w8nOFNwajButuzGYqbfWpVQ/s1600/light-locker.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsBHdsJ8_LDnCggoZ4yr5S4w1ZS3l_NlyrS3GH0UqvLR0ji2iwOxv_6eeUNgANqDCV4CzHz9eMzbYT-SRTXdUh5ogPS3qguaPTR2dN-d9pKmiMHW7Uxr5w8nOFNwajButuzGYqbfWpVQ/s320/light-locker.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Currently, if you try to lock the session using LightDM via Dbus (so without Light Locker), you can still access your unlocked session via Ctrl+Alt+F7. Instead of this, Light Locker displays a message saying that the session has been locked and after a few seconds it displays the unlock dialog (LightDM):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FsQurgplKSIwmyyU5PX-ihH9M7DrpfQTKX-gWE3cOMYwJJJrv9-NmCrwCWNspKK7HLhFUK5MdOpWDBii8CrI2sQZaYzOyYP5oecF3o4kU6KNjaP-C5c82Et09YWLvMRFckYw3kJrSyE/s1600/light-locker-message.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LightDM Light Locker" border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FsQurgplKSIwmyyU5PX-ihH9M7DrpfQTKX-gWE3cOMYwJJJrv9-NmCrwCWNspKK7HLhFUK5MdOpWDBii8CrI2sQZaYzOyYP5oecF3o4kU6KNjaP-C5c82Et09YWLvMRFckYw3kJrSyE/s320/light-locker-message.png" title="LightDM Light Locker" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/106086509626546157534/posts/VbcxrUaxQ35">According</a> to Simon Steinbeiß, one of its developers, <b>Light Locker might make it into Xubuntu 13.10</b>. elementary OS is <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+spec/lightdm-lock-screen">considering</a> using Light Locker as well. But until then, the tool <b>needs testing</b> so if you can help, give it a try by using the instructions below.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In <a href="https://github.com/the-cavalry/light-locker/issues/13">my test</a> under Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, the locker didn't work too well: while I was able to successfully lock the screen via the lock command (and a keyboard shortcut I've assigned), the screen didn't lock after resuming from suspend, probably because it lacks the scripts to lock the session on suspend and hibernate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a bit more about Light Locker, see Simon Steinbeiß's <a href="https://plus.google.com/106086509626546157534/posts/VbcxrUaxQ35">post</a>.</div><br /><br /><h2>Test Light Locker</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you use Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander), you can install Light Locker by using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:light-locker/release<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install light-locker</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a <a href="https://launchpad.net/~light-locker/+archive/daily">daily PPA</a> but the pakages from this PPA are empty so you shouldn't use it for now.</div><br />To test Light Locker, run the following command in a terminal:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>light-locker</code></pre>And then, to lock the screen, use the following command in another terminal:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>light-locker-command -l</code></pre><br />Light Locker should now be used instead of GNOME Screensaver for locking the screen (when using the session menu, closing the laptop lid, etc.). There's no need to do anything else because after a log out, Light Locker will be started automatically. <br /><br />Optionally, to lock the screen via a keyboard shortcut using Light Locker, add a custom command for "light-locker-command -l" and assign it a keyboard shortcut (if you want to assign it the default shortcut, change the default to something else, then assign that shortcut to the "light-locker-command -l").<br /><br />If you want to go back to using GNOME Screensaver for screen locking, simply remove Light Locker:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get remove light-locker</code></pre><br /><b>Report any issues you may find @ <a href="https://github.com/the-cavalry/light-locker/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>.</b>

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Genymotion: Fast, Easy To Use Android (x86) Emulator With OpenGL Hardware Acceleration Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://genymotion.com/">Genymotion</a> is a fast Android emulator</b> which comes with pre-configured Android <b>(x86 with </b><b>OpenGL hardware acceleration)</b> images, <b>great for application testing</b>. The project has evolved from the old AndroidVM and compared to it, Genymotion comes with a new player design, installer and more.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ceHHYRYTirqCrRKkOFfdISyoQSRepMxpTBib54SNMQWq2NhnotnxrarPe8_5tQyfU6kaloPdbw32T9xC9qxYJfPT9aP-Ehbtu12ngR-saB8Dc9_q2Ij5VL-V_SdSRBUEYCZknh7unZc/s1600/genymotion.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Genymotion Android x86" border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ceHHYRYTirqCrRKkOFfdISyoQSRepMxpTBib54SNMQWq2NhnotnxrarPe8_5tQyfU6kaloPdbw32T9xC9qxYJfPT9aP-Ehbtu12ngR-saB8Dc9_q2Ij5VL-V_SdSRBUEYCZknh7unZc/s320/genymotion.png" title="Genymotion Android x86" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to its developers, "<i>the product is aimed at replacing the Android Emulator from Google not only for Android developers but also for people making Android apps demonstrations</i>".</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Genymotion (currently in <b>beta</b>) is <b>available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X and requires VirtualBox</b>. The virtual images code is open source (available <a href="https://github.com/androvm">HERE</a>) however, the software that runs on the host (the "player") is not, but it is free to use. In the future, Genymotion will continue to have a free to use version with many advanced features but there will also be paid versions, "<i>mainly for large companies needing collaboration on Genymotion</i>".</div><br /><b>Genymotion features:</b><br /><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Easily download and run pre-configured virtual images: <b>Android 4.1.1 and 4.2.2 (with x86 support)</b>: Nexus 7, Nexus S, Nexus One Jelly Bean, 10.1'', WXGA Tablet, 7.0'' and WSVGA Tablet, all with or without Google Apps (Play Store, etc.);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Networking: Ethernet (emulates WiFi connection);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">GPS (with configurable coordinates) and battery (with configurable battery levels) emulation widgets;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Display: OpenGL hardware acceleration, multiscreen, full screen display;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Genymotion shell which allows you to interact with your VM using a command line;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">ADB support;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Eclipse and Android Studio plugins;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Supports Linux, Windows and Mac.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">More sensors are expected in future releases: gyroscope, light, temperature, rotation vector and so on.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Please note that since this is beta software, you might find bugs or incomplete features. In my test, things have worked pretty well: the Internet connection has worked out of the box and I was able to play games like Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja without any lag (but this obviously depends on your hardware):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W8FDUn1LJs2sEYSvW1W3XhVDOKZFTpk4peMHpWM8c4B5D-CECU5b1GRZkCmufmbVaTr9U3nhmYjqcgLsNoM8w3WRDFSbfq9gOoUuQEqnqEerl83j4_lQcfKxdpPw9Kt3PjDjxNsagzs/s1600/genymotion_vm_5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Genymotion Android x86" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W8FDUn1LJs2sEYSvW1W3XhVDOKZFTpk4peMHpWM8c4B5D-CECU5b1GRZkCmufmbVaTr9U3nhmYjqcgLsNoM8w3WRDFSbfq9gOoUuQEqnqEerl83j4_lQcfKxdpPw9Kt3PjDjxNsagzs/s320/genymotion_vm_5.png" title="Genymotion Android x86" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Here are a few more screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAZlUmrh4PrtnuVwmB3mSioSdON_mGbTcygjRPZaHvL6pNPokDdSkpBqSMnmRdMa7_34-0rcSVpaJbm9wdtcgYnPnyVpWivtYJF9z3svSruSJfLwZhYOCOqqb_WhmCBO1wKVfxRh_yy8/s1600/genymotion.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Genymotion Android x86" border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAZlUmrh4PrtnuVwmB3mSioSdON_mGbTcygjRPZaHvL6pNPokDdSkpBqSMnmRdMa7_34-0rcSVpaJbm9wdtcgYnPnyVpWivtYJF9z3svSruSJfLwZhYOCOqqb_WhmCBO1wKVfxRh_yy8/s320/genymotion.png" title="Genymotion Android x86" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxxg7fM8uh7YvjwGj02VBksn7MIwOTooMOZbEdRhKi3BoBv9j0FDiQ4bijzYFlwmwKvHKfzFzOBJbRav6auX_K0Xyb3LRko77LM2-UNxmwOlmXPy4nj_tdhaLUHZx-HKXG0G4CmN-L28/s1600/genymotion_vm_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Genymotion Android x86" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxxg7fM8uh7YvjwGj02VBksn7MIwOTooMOZbEdRhKi3BoBv9j0FDiQ4bijzYFlwmwKvHKfzFzOBJbRav6auX_K0Xyb3LRko77LM2-UNxmwOlmXPy4nj_tdhaLUHZx-HKXG0G4CmN-L28/s320/genymotion_vm_2.png" title="Genymotion Android x86" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oLAq3ELlUs6P35YCAzzsO8c8tIBkom9tV1A628h5SBNpoxmsS0gIEF6QgPbqDNJ9Jfl1kZvQXc9Djot-Tc5aJYAwwfD5Hgo94yM46fuqaT0DFC2xSlN6jQt-45eDbYdrKqQyWYa40WM/s1600/genymotion_vm_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Genymotion Android x86" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oLAq3ELlUs6P35YCAzzsO8c8tIBkom9tV1A628h5SBNpoxmsS0gIEF6QgPbqDNJ9Jfl1kZvQXc9Djot-Tc5aJYAwwfD5Hgo94yM46fuqaT0DFC2xSlN6jQt-45eDbYdrKqQyWYa40WM/s320/genymotion_vm_3.png" title="Genymotion Android x86" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2-DpU4Ranl7YFLh32y5G2CrV_jU_oKnsRxNvKSQXEStc57yeDRKu3XczmzOCOZsfUtzNA3tAhpFrvz5vyXfD5SQGNXJn44xrcAulNoZ95toF34FeEI4QiMgS2QAatnSmZqb68xCaixE/s1600/genymotion_vm_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Genymotion Android x86" border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2-DpU4Ranl7YFLh32y5G2CrV_jU_oKnsRxNvKSQXEStc57yeDRKu3XczmzOCOZsfUtzNA3tAhpFrvz5vyXfD5SQGNXJn44xrcAulNoZ95toF34FeEI4QiMgS2QAatnSmZqb68xCaixE/s320/genymotion_vm_4.png" title="Genymotion Android x86" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Genymotion download / usage</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Before proceeding, please note that your computer must support <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/07/how-to-find-out-if-your-cpu-supports.html">hardware virtualization</a> (VTx / AMD-v) to be able to run Genymotion images. <b>Update:</b> this may no longer be required with the latest Genymotion 1.2.1, but I can't test it since my computer supports hardware virtualization.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> To use Genymotion, you need to install Oracle VirtualBox (<a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/virtualbox-420-released-with-support.html">Ubuntu installation instructions</a>) - I've tested it with Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.16 and apparently, there are some issues with older versions so you should upgrade to the latest stable release.</div><br /><b>2. </b>The next step is to download Genymotion. To be able to download it, you need to sign up for an account (free) @ <a href="https://cloud.genymotion.com/">https://cloud.genymotion.com</a> . After you create an account, download Genymotion in your home directory.<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install Genymotion via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/genymotion/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3.</b> Now let's install Genymotion. For this, we'll need to mark the downloaded bin file as executable and run it (the commands below assume you've downloaded Genymotion in your home folder):</div><br /><b>32bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd<br />chmod +x genymotion-1.2.1_x86.bin<br />./genymotion-1.2.1_x86.bin</code></pre><b>64bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd<br />chmod +x genymotion-1.2.1_x64.bin<br />./genymotion-1.2.1_x64.bin</code></pre><br />The installer will then ask you if you want to proceed - enter "y" (without the quotes), press ENTER and that's it, Genymotion should now be installed on your system.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4.</b> If you've followed our instructions above, Genymotion should be installed under <i>~/genymotion</i> so to run it, use the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>~/genymotion/genymotion</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Genymotion should now start. To add a new virtual device, click "Add", log in with your Genymotion username and password (created under step 2) and you should see a list of available devices:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuO4MYGQM9_xwlY-yvufvO0AYev498wqYQS8glPnGXeXvvigf3L-pISJ076uwMcg162u4cPLaimyt4XNfPKHxma59a77Qdw8Je081SNcVaeQdldGSDiv1yJi0ARGALYo_wH82DhndRx8/s1600/genymotion_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuO4MYGQM9_xwlY-yvufvO0AYev498wqYQS8glPnGXeXvvigf3L-pISJ076uwMcg162u4cPLaimyt4XNfPKHxma59a77Qdw8Je081SNcVaeQdldGSDiv1yJi0ARGALYo_wH82DhndRx8/s320/genymotion_1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Select the virtual device you want to download from the list and click "Add" (to be able to install applications via Google Play Store, make sure the machine name mentions "Google Apps"):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocqe0BFTq76jxWLgkMTaZs6jpKf5xEkZoEOxjLQ3eOPoqzCsDoYWW8nBdGzkFciIN7-G7AJSRUrJEYG8FyxKdqETaJpri4cU7GlZVxlN5xiFCagsFdGiD5NfH7dlzJQuUd4_340Xxx8g/s1600/genymotion_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocqe0BFTq76jxWLgkMTaZs6jpKf5xEkZoEOxjLQ3eOPoqzCsDoYWW8nBdGzkFciIN7-G7AJSRUrJEYG8FyxKdqETaJpri4cU7GlZVxlN5xiFCagsFdGiD5NfH7dlzJQuUd4_340Xxx8g/s320/genymotion_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you click "Next", the download should begin. Click "Next" when the download completes, enter a name for your new virtual device and click the "Create" button, then "Finish". The device should then show up in the main Genymotion window. Using the buttons on the right (or right clicking the device), you can change the screen size or delete the device:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMCY7XcluMmfQGQvlcQXt3htbNd2Ygnc-d55oz_-Bdyg7Pbf0rPKIDcSGNj3jKi_vLgALmbGrLyroRSiVEYzpEUaO3mkknSbprf08YqXBEHcorcdum38npAHwa3mX8N34RLGcvJli3bI/s1600/genymotion_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMCY7XcluMmfQGQvlcQXt3htbNd2Ygnc-d55oz_-Bdyg7Pbf0rPKIDcSGNj3jKi_vLgALmbGrLyroRSiVEYzpEUaO3mkknSbprf08YqXBEHcorcdum38npAHwa3mX8N34RLGcvJli3bI/s320/genymotion_3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To start a device, select it and click the "Play" button. In the same way, you can create and run more devices.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From the Genymotion menu you can set the ADB path or enter a proxy to use with Genymotion. In my test, Genymotion displayed an "Unable to find ADB in this path" message even though my ADB path was correct - hopefully this bug will be fixed soon. Once you start a virtual machine, you can connect via ADB by using the default VM IP: <i>192.168.56.101</i> (this can be configured from the virtual machine, via Genymotion Configuration, available in the Android VM apps list).</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2013/07/genymotion-avviare-ed-utilizzare.html">lffl.org</a></i></div>

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