How install SIPE (Office Communicator) with Pidgin Portable in Windows May 16, 2014 You'll need a portable folder of Pidgin 2.10+. By example: E:\PidginPortable. Copy all this files to that folder: E:\PidginPortable\App\Pidgin Manage your accounts, you'll see the new Communicator Protocol :) Pidgin Portable with Office Communicator in Windows If you are using Ubuntu, just install the pidgin-sipe package from the Ubuntu Software Center :)

Apps for Human Beings (pyGTK with Glade) May 14, 2014 I really believe in the Ubuntu Promise, “Ubuntu is […] accessible to all". I think this is one of the awesome things in this OS and community. A few years ago, I received a bug in Gufw: THE PROBLEM By example, I have 2 comboboxes: “Deny” for “Incoming” You can see if the “Deny” value is for “Incoming” or for “Outgoing”. But a visual impairment user will focus on “Deny” and ORCA will speech these options: “Allow, Deny, Reject”: ... ➦

Several Ubuntu installations, reinstall your GRUB after an upgrade May 14, 2014 Maybe your HD is like this: Ubuntu 14.04 on /dev/sda1 Xubuntu 14.04 on /dev/sda5 If you upgraded one of them, some times the GRUB changes of partition. How to fix? Easy, startup from the desire partition and exec: sudo grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/sda update-grub Source If you run from a LiveUSB: sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt  sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/sda

PYLang: Practice Languages with Ubuntu May 1, 2014 A few years ago, for the first Ubuntu App Showdown, I developed PYEnglish, an application for practice English. Now, it's available PYLang, an upgrade from that application. You can practice English & Spanish in its first release. How to play Easy, just complete the right sentence with random words! PYLang is a handy utility created with a different attitude in mind, forcing the user to write the correct sentence. The app provides per-detail-colored items to be utilized by the user with the main goal of combining them in a correct sentence. ... ➦

Telegram in Ubuntu with a webapp Apr 25, 2014 Until now you could to use Telegram in Ubuntu from a web, Chrome app or shell. Now, you can enjoy Telegram integrated with Unity too! Telegram in the Ubuntu Dash Board Launcher icon count for unread conversations Messaging menu with unread conversations Alt+Tab integration Features Dashboard integration Unity Launcher Counts for total unread conversations Messaging menu How to install Just run these commands in the Terminal and search Telegram in the Dash: ... ➦

"Folder Color" app: Change the color of your folders in Ubuntu Apr 23, 2014 A simple, easy, fast and useful app! Change the color of your folders in Nautilus in a really easy way, so that you can get a better visual layout! Folder Color in Ubuntu How to install? Just enter this command into a Terminal, logout and enjoy it! sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/folder-color ; sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install folder-color -y More info.

Crear un .deb y un PPA fácilmente Apr 20, 2014 Crear fichero .deb: Pues lo más sencillo… crear tus ficheros y directorios y mediante el directorio debian (más concretamente su fichero install) decir dónde va cada fichero. Accedemos al directorio y ejecutamos: dpkg-buildpackage Crear PPA: Un poco más díficil. Hay que subir una clave GPG al servidor de Ubuntu. Tras crear el .deb anterior y en el directorio padre, generamos el fichero source.changes con: dpkg-buildpackage # Este para crear el . ... ➦

Interview: Migrating a school from Windows XP to Ubuntu 14.04 Apr 14, 2014 The end of support for Windows XP runs a real crossroad for hundreds of educational institutions and their computer systems. Ubuntu is the change that cutting edge education needs. Fernando Lanero, for those who you don't know, is teacher and ICT manager of Agustinos School in León (Spain). A free software activist entangled in the migration of a school with 1200 students to the Ubuntu operating system. Fernando & Costales ... ➦

Entrevista: Migración de la Fundación Sierra-Pambley de León (España) a Linux Mint Apr 12, 2014 En esta ocasión entrevisto a Mario de la Fuente por su excelente trabajo migrando los ordenadores de Windows XP a Linux Mint en la Fundación Sierra-Pambley. Mario de la Fuente con los ordenadores migrados Costales: Hola Mario, ¿qué tal? ¿Cómo comenzaste en la informática y en el software libre? Mario: Yo me dedico a la Filología Hispánica y la enseñanza de español pero siempre había sentido curiosidad por la informática y por saber cómo funcionan por dentro los ordenadores, en el 2006 descubrí OpenOffice. ... ➦

Entrevista: Migración de un colegio desde Windows XP a Ubuntu Apr 7, 2014 El fin del soporte de Windows XP pone en una auténtica encrucijada a cientos de instituciones educativas y sus sistemas informáticos. Ubuntu es el cambio que la educación de vanguardia necesita. Fernando Lanero, para quienes no lo conozcáis, es profesor y responsable TIC del colegio de los Agustinos en León (España). Un activista de software libre enredado en la migración de un colegio con 1200 alumnos al sistema operativo Ubuntu. ... ➦