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Automatically Mount Cloud Services in Ubuntu 11.10 using OTIXO Cloud Service

Few days ago we showed you how to map your cloud services like SkyDrive, Google Doc, Box, Amazon S3, Dropbox, Picasa, etc. in Ubuntu using OTIXO Cloud Service. What’s missing in our previous tutorials is how to mount these cloud services automatically when you login to Ubuntu.

Mapping these services automatically will allow you access to them everytime you login to Ubuntu. This can be a great way to automatically backup your important data online securely.

To read our previous tutorials, click here.

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Tags: Otixo, Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Mount Your Cloud Services in Ubuntu with OTIXO

This brief tutorial shows you how to map your cloud services like SkyDrive, Google Docs, Box, Dropbox, Picasa, MobileMe, Amazon S3, FTP and many others in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) with OTIXO.

Now, this may also work in other versions of Ubuntu as OTIXO uses WebDAV to mount these services. When these cloud services are mounted in Ubuntu, they will appear as if they are locally attached mount points that you can interact with. This allows you to create, modify and delete folders stored in the cloud from your desktop.

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Tags: Otixo, Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) from 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

If you’ve been following news about Ubuntu online, then you probably already know that a new version of Ubuntu called Precise Pangolin will be released in April of this year. The new Ubuntu will feature many improvements with respect to desktop environment, utilities, and better hardware support.

Now, you don’t have to wait until April to try out the new Ubuntu. An alpha version has already been released for testing. You may choose to upgrade your system but it is not recommended to do so since software in alpha states are not completely tested and proven. But if you still want to upgrade anyway, then continue below to learn how.

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Tags: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin

Restore Unity Launcher & Dash in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

Some operating systems give you option to reset to the default settings when something goes wrong. Ubuntu is no different. Although Ubuntu with Unity isn’t perfect, it lets you restore your settings (Launcher / Dash) if you need to. We covered this topic in our previous tutorials which can be found here.

This brief tutorial will show you how to do just that — reset Ubuntu Unity Launcher and Dash with one command line.

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Tags: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, Ubuntu Unity

Google Earth 6.2 Released–Install it in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

Google Earth was updated to 6.2 few days ago. This update brings some changes as well as fixes to Windows, Mac and Linux systems.

To read more about this, click here.

This brief will show you how to install or update to Google Earth 6.2 in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot).

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Tags: Google Earth, Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Downverter–- Free YouTube Downloader / Converter for Ubuntu

We have covered many YouTube downloader for Ubuntu, but only few can download as well as convert that downloaded file into other media formats as easily as Downverter.

This free program works in Windows, Mac and Linux and allows you to download as well as convert from one media format to another. You can Download YouTube videos in High Definition (HD 1080p, 720p), High Quality (HQ) Mp4 files, and automatically convert those videos to MP3, AVI, 3GP, MP4, MOV, WMV for your iPod, PSP, Pocket PC or Mobile Phone.

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Tags: Downverter, Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Enable Automatic Guest Login in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

Do you want to enable the guest account to automatically login when Ubuntu starts? Maybe you have a single public machine that you want all users to login as guest. It doesn’t also have to be a public machine. It could be a machine that a child uses to play games and browse the web. Remember now, the guest account can do no harm to your machine, because as the PC is restarted all changes made by the guest account will be reset.

This brief tutorial will show you how to make that happen.

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Tags: Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Improve Ubuntu 11.10 Performance with BleachBit

When was the last time you perform basic maintenance in Ubuntu or delete your web browser history and cookies? If you don’t know, then you may want to install BleachBit. BleachBit helps cleanup your system by deleting unused system files, browsing history and cache. By doing these things, your system performance may increase a bit, because the more junk you have on your system, the slower your system may perform.

This brief tutorial shows you how to install and use BleachBit in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot).

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Tags: BleachBit, Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

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