Gnome 3 shell themes

2011-08-12 2 min read Fedora Gnome
Image by grantc via Flickr If you are using gnome-shell and are bored with the same default theme then read onโ€ฆ. ๐Ÿ™‚ By default changing the default theme requires that you modify the files yourself or copy few files to the required directories. Well, if this is not in your scheme of things for changing the theme, a very simple task. Now, you can simply do this with gnome shell extensions. Continue reading

Firesheep addon allows the clueless to hack Facebook, Twitter over Wi-Fi

2010-11-13 1 min read Firefox Learning Linux
Firesheep addon allows the clueless to hack Facebook, Twitter over Wi-Fi If you thought hijacking a userโ€™s social media session was only done by skilled hackers, now the Firesheep addon can allow even the truly clueless to become an Internet griefer. URL: http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/linux_unix/popular/~3/cb0qD08tfpU/firesheep_addon_allows_the_clueless_to_hack_facebook_twitter_over_wi_fi Related articles Firesheep – a new tool for capturing data on unsecured WiFi (voipsa.org) Firesheep: Why You May Never Want to Use an Open Wi-Fi Network Again (blogs. Continue reading

Periodically download and use as wallpaper from Flickr in Fedora using Webilder.

2010-06-16 1 min read Fedora
Ever wanted to have wallpaper downloaded from Flickr directly using the tags and then apply them as wallpaper, then the way to go is download Webilder <a href="http://www.webilder.org/static/downloads/Webilder-0.6.3.tar.gz">here. Just do the regular stuff to install the same. tar xvfz cd ./configure make sudo make install And then right click on the gnome panel and add the widget. Configure the tags to download and the duration to change the wallpaper and enjoy. Continue reading