Tag: Ubuntu
Changing Zotero Standalone’s Default PDF Viewer in Ubuntu
Apparently, the Gnome desktop environment for Linux systems has an issue with handling some user-specified default application choices. When using Zotero in Ubuntu, therefore, it may be necessary to edit /etc/gnome/defaults.list manually in order to have Zotero default to a PDF viewer besides Evince (e.g., Okular). Changing the “application/pdf=evince.desktop” line in this file to reflect the…
Saving Scholarship—One File at a Time
After recently transitioning to Ubuntu, I found that my previous online backup solution had some issues running in Linux, even via a Windows XP virtual machine in VirtualBox. With some additional research, however, I came across Digital Lifeboat: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB0Q1BbMwx8&w=640&h=360] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHZmtRFuWQs&w=560&h=315] Digital Lifeboat is still in beta. So, the software has had some hiccups, but…
(N)evernote
Image via CrunchBase Yesterday, I stumbled upon Nevernote, built especially for Linux users as an open source clone of Evernote. Despite what are, perhaps, the slightly ominous connotations of Nevernote’s name, the software seems to working reasonably well. It successfully downloaded all the notes in my Evernote account, and it allows searching and change syncing from…
Upgrading to and Installing Logos 4 on Ubuntu
<nerdlet> Since May 2007, there has been a pretty healthy discussion among Ubuntu Linux users about installing and operating Logos Bible Software under that operating system. About a month ago now, I finally switched from Windows XP (SP3) to Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty), and since then, I’d been running Logos 3 (Libronix) inside a virtualized Windows XP…