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Thanks for the offer of help janeklb but since my original post I've completely broken my system and went with a clean re-install about one month ago.

I think that it would be nice to have the...

You have to access contacts through your Gmail account.

From calendar click on Gmail in the upper left corner.

Once in Gmail there are 3 options on the left bar: Mail, Contacts & Tasks.

I found this thread while doing research on running shell scripts under Nautilus.

Two points that need clarification:
1) Nautilus-open-terminal is available through the Ubuntu Software Center....

If you edited your Grub configuration file I believe tredegar's suggestion of sudo update-grub is correct.

However if you want to try a graphical method use System > Administration > Start-up...

Thanks ajgreeny for the link to googlubuntu. It looks interesting and I've added it to my bookmarks.

Here is a more general google search for linux:

http://www.google.com/linux

Hello,

I followed these instructions over a month ago with good results.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1650699&highlight=avoid+wubi

There are some slight changes because 10.10...

I've set up Evolution and use it to archive my gmail and hotmail accounts locally on my own computer. That way, I hope, I'm not quite so vulnerable to a server crash at google or microsoft.
FWIW...

Thanks guys for the quick replies. I guess it boils down to finding the best program and keeping my fingers crossed if it's a KDE package.

Are there potential compatibility problems if a KDE program is installed and run under Gnome in the standard Ubuntu Desktop 10.10?
If two programs with the same functions are available, is it better...

I hope that someone can get this working for the less experienced user like me.

Evolution 2.30.3 in Ubuntu 10.10 has a major problem; it doesn't import business names from Google contacts. This...

Thanks hansolo4949. I installed it through the software center and will give it a try.

I noticed that the last update was over 3 years ago. I hope that it works on my 2 y.o. laptop. My suspend...

Pleas explain something to a noob.

Is Unity the same as Gnome 3? I've tried a 11.04 alpha and Unity will result in a reboot of my learning process. I've only been using Ubuntu seriously for a...

Got my UNetbootin install of Rescatux to a USB stick to work on my laptop. I'm not sure why it's not booting on my netbook.

My USB stick contains the following folders: doc, isolinux, live and...

Welcome to the forums.

I too am interested in a fix for my suspend problems for my Toshiba laptop. I have been searching for a solution for several weeks now. What I've noticed is that most...

I may go with this full backup system.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=35087

It looks like a lot of work for a noob.

I used a copy of Rescatux that I had dl several days ago and tried to burn an iso cd but Brasero would not recognize the file.
So I dl a second copy tonight and now Brasero managed to make the CD...

I use Simple Backup which has made copies of my /home folder among others.
So in case of a crash all I have to reinstall the base system and then copy over my /home folder; is that correct?

I checked the boot order and USB was first. What I meant was that a normal GRUB selection screen came up which indicated to me that Rescutux did not boot first, Next step is to find and run the...

You need the Windows disc that came with your netbook. Windows OEM discs are "tied" to a particular motherboard and since Windows 2005 didn't ship with your netbook it almost certainly won't...

Actt2's post got me worried because I had read that rescutux was supposed to be the answer to most GRUB problems.
I've downloaded the program and first tried to burn it to USB stick with StartUp...

I experimented with VirtualBox running Windows XP from Ubuntu 10.10 on my external HD and found it to be too slow. My 2 yr old Toshiba laptop has an eSATA port and I may upgrade to an external eSATA...

I'm far from an expert but if you get a full screen terminal asking you to login after ctrl alt f1 you can try alt f7 at the login prompt.

Here is a longer explanation very similar to C.S. Cameron's post.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1650699&highlight=avoid+wubi

There are some slight differences because the linked post...

Ubuntu Desktop 32 bit 10.10
Laptop: Toshiba Satellite A305-S6905
Problem: Suspend function very erratic

This laptop is now almost 2 years old so it may not be of much interest to viewers...

A few weeks ago I followed these instructions to install Ubuntu on a 60Gb external HDD.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1650699&highlight=avoid+wubiBe sure to place GRUB on the external...