Its 11 PM at night and your working on a large paper for English. Noo… you wanted to go to sleep, but you now have to type up a bibliography or works cited page! Don’t sweat it, because after you are introduced to EasyBib, simply type the information you know about your sources in a few text boxes, hit the ‘Format Citation’ button and your done!

By using EasyBib, you will never have to completely hand type a bibliography page again! Generate yourself a properly formmated works cited pages and save yourself precious time!

Start generating your own Bibliography page @ www.easybib.com.

For all you Linux fans out there… heres an easy and fun tweak to use! All you need for this tweak is to be running Linux and Compiz-Fusion (not sure about Beryl or Compiz). For the record, I am running Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) with Compiz-Fusion (0.7.4).

Ever get bored of the same desktop wallpaper? Maybe you don’t want to look at the same wallpaper on every desktop you run. With this awesome and simple tweak, go from one wallpaper to many (a different one on each desktop)!

The How:

1. Open up CCSM (CompizConfig Settings Manager)
   Alt+F2 and type ‘ccsm’ without quotes. Then click ‘Run.’
2. On the left side, click the ‘Desktop’ button. Then on the right, choose ‘Desktop Cube’.
   (I am assuming your using the Desktop Cube.)
3. Go to the ‘Appearance’ tab.
4. In the second field down ‘Background Images’, click the ‘New’ button and then browse to the location of an image you would like to use for a desktop background.
5. Add at least 4 different images (if you have 4 desktop sides enabled).
6. Once added, exit CCSM.
7. Finally, open up gconf-editor.
   To open gconf-editor, type ‘gconf-editor’ (without ’s) or Alt+F2 and type ‘gconf-editor’ without quotes. Then click ‘Run.’
8. In the configuration editor, navigate to: / > apps > nautilus > preferences.
9. Once you select preferences, scroll down on the right side and uncheck ’show_desktop’.

Your done! Your desktop should show the four (or more) images that you selected! If you have any troubles, post in the comments, or if you have success, post in the comments! Note: This tutorial will only work for gnome (though a google search or future tutorial might provide information on doing this with KDE).

If you’re like me, one of the most annoying things that can happen when you’re on the go is having your laptop battery die. Most of the time, a notebook battery will only last about an hour and a half. With these 5 easy steps you can improve your battery life by nearly half an hour and get the most out of your laptop.

1. Watch You’re WiFi:

The wireless card in you’re laptop is a huge energy hog. If you’re not using the Internet you may want to switch the WiFi off. Most laptops have a small On/Off switch on the outside so that you can turn it off when you’re not using it, and quickly switch it back on if you need it.

2. Stay Away from CD’s and DVD’s:

Running the optical drive also uses a lot of power. It needs energy to spin the disc and power the optical laser. A normal optical drive will reduce the battery life by over half.

3. Watch for Background Programs and Processes:

Few people know that some programs will also suck up battery energy. Things like Virus scans, Games, Photoshop/Final Cut Pro, and iTunes should be closed unless you are using them.

4. Utilize you’re laptop’s Energy Management Program:

Many OS’s on laptops will come with Power Management options to help with energy consumption. You can customize these programs to lower you’re Screen Brightness, CPU Activity (So that the computer wont need to cool itself as much), and will turn your screen off after a certain period of inactivity.

5. Remove USB Devices:

They key thing to remember about USB devices is that they draw their power directly from the battery. Things like Flash Drives, Mice, and Keyboards will shorten your battery time. If you can, save things to your hard drive and detach all Flash Drives. Also, Use you’re laptop’s Keyboard and Mousepad, instead of external devices.