I decided to export all the contacts I have in Evolution today and import them into Gmail. I wondered if it would be hard to do (or even possible) and luckily I discovered it was a piece of cake. I’ll call it a 3-step process. Step 1: Export Evolution Contacts This step is... 

A good friend of mine, who is very computer savvy, recently bought a new computer and installed Ubuntu on it rather than Windows. Now, despite being a very smart guy when it comes to PCs and Windows, he was still a newbie to the world of Ubuntu, so he and I went through a series... 

When presented with a bare Ubuntu desktop, a new user is often not sure what to do next. Here are a few things I would suggest: Enable Universe and Multiverse Repositories It’s almost a given that you’re going to want to download some cool program from one of these repositories.... 

In KDE’s Kicker (panel), you have the option of adding a System Menu Applet, which looks like this (although yours may be slightly different). If you don’t yet have it on your kicker, but you want to add it, simply right-click the kicker, and choose Add Applet to Panel and... 

These are just a few tips and tricks for Ubuntu newbies mostly who are just migrating over from Windows and need to know some basics. (work in progress, and will be added to over time).  [edit] Since I wrote this article I’ve posted a new post that would be helpful for a Ubuntu newbie about things...