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Being my first post in a long time, and having used Ubuntu in my months of absence, I think it’s appropriate to have a short tut on making the terminal translucent. Roar.

1. Open the terminal (In the Applications menu under Accessories)

2. In the menu bar click Edit, and then select Current Profile

3. Next, click on the Effects tab and then click on the button next to Transparent Background

4. Move the slider to change the opacity

5. You’re done!

We have all seen barriers that we cannot cross when it comes to our browsing. Whether at school or at work, sometimes you feel the need to be rebellious and go to the sites you want to go. The whole purpose of this guide is to give you ways to get to that website.

Website blocked? No problem!

1. Proxy Servers
Proxies are simple ways to get around to blocked sites. They work by basically getting the information from the end site and sending it to you. Proxy.org has a large list of proxies. We recommend proxify.com

2. Google cache
Google keeps a record of websites and their content. By browsing the cache, you can bypass that block. To look through it, go to google and search:

cache:(website here without space between it and the colon)

That concludes part I of bypassing the system.

**Note: As stated in a comment, some countries state that proxy use is illegal. If you live in one of those countries, dont use a proxy.

If you have many users that use one computer, it is quite likely that one of those people will be a disk space hog. Limit theirs, and others maximum disk space usage by setting a quota:

**Must be have administrator privileges!**

1. Go to Computer

2. Right Click a drive (Usually C:\) and click Properties

3. Go to the Quota Tab

4. Click the button that says Show Quota Settings

5. Check the box that says Enable Quota Management

6. Also check the box that says Deny disk space to users exceeding limit

7. Click the radio button saying Disk Space to and set the maximum disk space for users.

8. You can edit some of the other settings if you want. Just click Apply when you are done.

Here is an easy way to dual boot Linux on a Windows Vista machine. (Beware though, this could possibly void your warranty!)

And if you want to choose Linux as the startup operating system, download Easy BCD.

APC Magazine: Dualboot Linux and Vista

(Sorry guys. Still working on my project. It will probably be finished at the end of the week)

You can move your mouse with your keyboard.

Go to the Control Panel. Enter the Ease of Access center.

Go to Make the Mouse Easier to Use.

Check the box saying “Turn on Mouse keys”

Click “Set up Mouse keys”

Check the box saying “Turn on mouse keys with left ALT + left shift + number Lock” if you want to be activate this feature without going to this menu again.

If you don’t want the mouse to be too sluggish, make the speed and acceleration to the maximum.

It is also a good idea to use mouse keys when number lock is “ON”.

Click apply, and turn it on with left alt + left shift + number lock.

Now use the numbers in the number pad that have the arrows on them.

That concludes our tutorial. Have fun!

-Henry T.

If you don’t like Vista randomly restarting for updates, change the settings for Windows Update.

Go to the Control Panel.

Under system and maintenance, you should click Windows Update.

To the left, there should be an option called Change Settings.

You should choose “Download updates but let me choose whether to install them”

Or

“Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them” to continue getting updates, but not restart randomly.

If you are running out of desktop space, here are some tips to clean it up.

1. Remove the icons of programs you don’t use. If you don’t use it, don’t have it scattered all over your desktop. And if you may need it later, put it in a folder.

2. Reduce the size of the icons. By custom sizing the icons, you can make them go as small as possible.

3. Don’t download to the desktop. Instead, create a folder on the desktop saying Downloads. This makes the files easy to access while not taking up precious space.

This is a screenshot of my desktop:

Desktop

See how tiny the icons are!

You can change the maximum size of the recycle bin and whether or not you want deleted files to go there.

Right click the recycle bin
Click Properties

There, you change its max size.

Or, if you want files to automatically be deleted and not go to the recycle bin, click the circle beside it. (Called a radio button for those that don’t know)

Opening a recently closed tab is really easy in Firefox.

1. In the menu, select history.

2. When the options drop down, there should be one saying “Recently closed tabs”

3. Click on the tab you want

There, an easy tut for an easy task.

A few days ago someone asked me how to set up their Gmail account in Windows Mail.

So now, I will post a tutorial for all to see.

First off, you need to open Windows Mail. Close the initial Account setup, we will do that later.

Next, you need to go to gmail.com and login. In the right hand corner, there should be a link saying Settings. Click it.

Go to the Forwarding and Pop tab. Select one of the two options that start with Enable POP. Make sure you Save Changes!

Now go to the Windows Mail window. Under Tools, click Accounts. Click Add. There, the Account setup should start.

Fill it in. Here is the info for the email server setup:

Incoming server type: POP3
Incoming Mail server: pop.gmail.com
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.gmail.com
Check Outgoing Server requires authentication

When filling in the Internet mail logon, add the @gmail.com at the end of your email address.

You should be back in Accounts. Click the account you just made. (It is usually something like pop.gmail.com)

Click the Properties button.

Go to the Advanced Tab.

Change the outgoing port number to 465 and the incoming port number to 995. Make sure both have This Server requires a Secure Connection checked.

That should be all. If the is anything I left out, please tell me.