Looking for Firfox Adblock Plus, an ad blocker, which will let you block unwanted ads and unwanted images from the websites permanently?

Adblock Plus – Ad Blocker

Through Adblock Plus, you can easily block and remove ads and images from the websites permanently. All you have to do is simply install the Adblock Plus plugin from the Mozilla Firefox plugins website and searching for Adblock Plus there.

How To Block Ads From Adblock Plus

After successfully installing Firfox Adblock Plus, you can now easily remove unwanted ads and images by right clicking on them and choosing the option “Adblock Plus: Block Image“, and giving the exact image path, or the relevant images path from the same or relevant sort of url (you can choose multiple options to recognize that).

Hope this will help you removing unwanted images and unwanted ads from the websites permanently through Adblock Plus.

Looking for how to download and install Skype for Ubuntu or Linux Skype?

Skype Ubuntu, Skype Linux

Well, you would be glad to know that Skype has officially released its Ubuntu / Linux version.

Download Skype Ubuntu, Download Skype Linux

All you have to do is download the Skype debian version for Ubuntu, or any other Linux version there, at its official website:
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/

and click on the Download button there, and choose the linux version from there (for Ubuntu, its Debian or Ubuntu version there).

Or if the above given url does’nt work for you, then simply goto the Skype official website, and goto the download link over there to get the Linux / Ubuntu Version of Skype at:
http://www.skype.com/

Install Skype Ubuntu, Install Skype Linux

After downloading the Skype debian version for Ubuntu, just run it there, and you’re done.
You can have your installed Skype’s version of your Ubuntu / Linux there in the Applications -> Internet section.

Hope this will help you download and install your Skype for Ubuntu / Linux.

Wanna download and install the latest Ubuntu Firefox 3.6 version ?

Download Ubuntu Firefox 3.6

To download Ubuntu Firefox 3.6 for your Ubuntu or Linux, you can simply goto the Mozilla Firefox url below, which will give you a download link for the tar.gz / tar.bz2 file, for the latest Firefox Linux version:
Download Mozilla Firefox

Install Ubuntu Firefox 3.6

After successfully downloading the Firefox file, simply extract the downloaded file anywhere in your hard drive, for example, you can extract the files into a folder named firefox, in your Desktop or home folder.

After extracting the file into your firefox folder in your Desktop, you simply have to create a Launcher in your Desktop, and start using Firefox for your Ubuntu.

To know how to use Launcher in Ubuntu, check out the following post:
Ubuntu Shortcuts, How To Use Launcher

Just follow the commands as given in the Launcher post given above, and in the Command field, give the path of the firefox file, existing in the folder you just extracted. For example, if you have extracted all the files in the Desktop folder, as firefox, then the command path in the Launcher could be:
/home/username/Desktop/firefox/firefox
(replace the username with our ubuntu username)

or if you have saved the folder in home folder as firefox, then the command path in the Launcher could be:
/home/firefox/firefox

Now that when you have created the Launcher of your Firefox successfully, simply close your current Firefox, and start using the new Firefox by double clicking on the shortcut or launcher you just created.

Hope this will help you downloading and installing Firefox 3.6 latest version in your Ubuntu / Linux.

Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

Also check out the Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu or Beta Firefox 4 Linux version in the following post:
Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

If you want to remove the startup or login sound of Ubuntu, then here is a simple solution.

All you have to do is to remove or disable (uncheck) the GNOME Login Sound from the Startup Applications.

To know how to Add and Remove the Startup Applications in Ubuntu, check out the following post:
Startup Applications Ubuntu / Linux

Please note that the provided solution is specifically for Ubuntu 10, but could be used on the other versions as well.

For the people around, who are waiting for Google Chrome OS, there is an exciting news that, Google Chrome Team has sent out invites to a press event in San Francisco, saying:

“.. we plan to share some exciting news about Chrome ..”

Hopefully Chrome OS, Google’s first Operating System for Laptops, PCs etc., is expected to unveil 7th December, 2010.

Do you think Google Chrome OS will beat Windows, Linux and other Operating Systems behind?

Share your comments with us.

Wanna have a look at which browsers are being used mostly throughout the year, globally? StatCounter Global Stats will give you a great environment for checking out the browser stats and browser usage in monthly and yearly basis, from July, 2008 onwards. Not only Browser Stats, you can also check out the Browser Version Stats, Operating System Stats, Screen Resolution Stats and more.

Browser Stats

Through Browser Stats, you can have a look at the browser usage stats like which browsers are being used mostly, or which are the Top most browsers in a year or a month. You can view the browser usage percentage stats globally, like usage of IE, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome etc.

Browser Version Stats

Through Browser Version Stats, you can have a look at the browser version usage stats like which browser versions are being used mostly in a year or a month. You can view the browser usage percentage stats like usage of Mozilla Firefox 3.6, IE 8, IE 7, IE 6, Google Chrome etc. globally.

Operating System Stats

Through Operating System Stats, you can have a look at the stats like which operating systems are being used mostly on web, in a year or a month. You can view the OS usage percentage stats like usage of Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac, Linux etc. globally.

Screen Resolution Stats

Through Screen Resolution Stats, you can have a look at the stats like which screen resolutions are being used mostly on web, in a year or a month. You can view the Screen Resolution usage percentage stats like usage of 1024 x 768, 1280 x 800, 800 x 600 etc. globally.

StatCounter Global Stats

StatCounter Global Stats can give you all type of stats as discussed above. To check out these stats, visit the StatCounter Global Stats website at:
StatCounter Global Stats

Are you looking for a Free Photoshop alternative software, where you can create, edit and save your images professionally.

Photoshop Alternative

If you are not at all interested in purchasing Adobe Photoshop, and want to have such type of environment, not exactly the same but, if you want to have a good alternative and free software where you can create and edit the images, make them animated like gif etc., and reuse the images with editing mode like text editing, layers addition etc., then The GIMP is a good solution for you.

The GIMP

GIMP aka GNU Image Manipulation Program is a free image manipulation and good photoshop alternative software available for Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc.) etc.. Through GIMP, you can have tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

Download & Install The GIMP

To download and install GIMP, and have more detailed information related to this freely available software, visit its official website at:
GIMP – The GNU Image Manipulation Program

Also check out the following post, where you can have a list of different Software for Ubuntu for free at:
Software For Ubuntu

If you are facing the error Call to undefined function mssql_connect() in Ubuntu / Linux, then you have to simply install php5-sybase to make this problem resolved.

Simply goto:

System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager

And find the package or software as “php5-sybase“ or php sybase

and install the MS SQL Server module for PHP.

After successful installation, restart your Apache Server with the following command in the terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

And the problem is solved.

Or

goto gnome-terminal, and write the following command:

sudo apt-get install php5-sybase

(if php5 is not the version you’re using, then find that version’s php sybase package and install it)

After successful installation, restart your Apache Server with the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

And the problem is solved.

Are you facing the error TortoiseProc Launch Failed, while using TortoiseSVN ?

TortoiseProc Launch Failed

If you are having the following error

TortoiseProc Launch Failed
The system cannot find the file specified

while using TortoiseSVN, then here is a simple solution.

To avoid such error, simply re-install your TortoiseSVN i.e. remove the TortoiseSVN completely from your system, and after doing so, install your TortoiseSVN again, to get red of such error.

Hope this will help you resolve your problem while using TortoiseSVN.

Looking for Thunderbird Lightning, a free alternative to Outlook Calendar ?

Thunderbird Lightning

If you are looking for Thunderbird Lightning, like where to find & install Thunderbird Lightning, then please refer to the following post:

Thunderbird Calendar, Free Alternative to Outlook Calendar