Tour of Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Interface.

There are several desktop environments that are available for Ubuntu 13.04. The default graphical user interface for Ubuntu 13.04 is called Unity. I am writing this post to give you a short and simple tour of the Unity Desktop.

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How to Connect to Wireless Networks with Ubuntu 13.04

If you are like most people with a laptop you will want to connect to wireless networks at your house or when traveling. Connecting to wireless networks has become a very easy task in Ubuntu. This short tutorial will show you just how easy connecting to wireless networks is with Ubuntu 13.04. 

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How to set the Date & Time on Ubuntu 13.04

After Installing Ubuntu 13.04 you may want to change your date and time to reflect a different time zone or just simply change it due to it being incorrect. Having an accurate date and time is important for your computer because it helps with logging information and communicating with other computers such as when accessing the Internet. This tutorial will show you two methods of changing your date and time on your Ubuntu operating system. These two methods are the graphical user interface (GUI) and the terminal.

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How to Install a System Load Indicator on Ubuntu 13.04

Anytime that I install an operating system on to my computer that I will be actively using I want to be able to see what the stats are in real time. I want to be able to see how much of load my CPU is under along with other things. This tutorial will show you how to install a system load indicator on Ubuntu 13.04.

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How to Install Wine on Ubuntu 13.04

Wine is a program that will help you to run Windows programs on Linux or in this case Ubuntu. Wine is not perfect and not all Windows programs will work with Wine. This tutorial will show you how to install Wine on Ubuntu 13.04.

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