Turn off Google autocomplete and suggestions

Are you tired of dropdown box that appears with every letter you type? Search pages also appear as you type. It is not a big problem on faster PCs but really ruins the browsing experience on netbooks, ipads and android devices. I really liked the simple old Google that let me type and search for what I wanted without interrupting me all the time.

I will show you two ways to go back to old Google search.

One way one to control the autocomplete feature is by signing into your google account but this means you have to be logged in all the time.

The easiest and fastest way is to set this as your homepage:

http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0

Similarly bookmark the below link for image search with autocomplete off.

http://images.google.com/images?complete=0

Spice up ubuntu desktop with a new theme

Lets be honest, the default Ambiance theme is too depressing and I am tired of Human/Clearlooks that we have used for years.

There are many themes available here: www.gnome-look.org

One of the best themes I have found is Equinox Evolution theme.

It goes really well with Nautilus elementary. Here is a screenshot of what the theme looks like with nautilus elementary.

Install Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 11.04

I believe Gnome 3 is way to go and the future for many Linux distributions. I will post shortly on my experience on Gnome 3 and Unity. Until then, here is a complete guide on installing, configuring and making most of Gnome 3.

Before we continue, i would like to warn you that installing Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 11.04 will break Unity and your system might become unusable. Your graphic card drivers must be properly installed. This is not for the faint hearted, so backup and be prepared for the worst.

Transform Ubuntu desktop into Mac OSX

One of the best things about OSX is the user interface, Apple has done a brilliant job at it. This is a simple guide for people who use Ubuntu but really like OSX look and feel.

This is best of both worlds, Ubuntu system with OSX look without the premium costs, It just can't get any better! There are many guides, themes and icon packs to achieve this but this is a simpler and a complete package that transforms login screen, sounds, effects, icons and everything else in one go.

Resize and watermark images in Ubuntu

In this post i am going to show you how to resize and watermark images in bulk for free, without additional software and through bash script that will work on majority of linux distributions. This is very useful for anyone who has to regularly resize and watermark pictures for websites or catalogues.

You will need ImageMagick, most linux distributions already have it installed.

sudo apt-get install imagemagick

If it is already installed, you should see this:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

imagemagick is already the newest version.