Video Tutes

Linking Text Frames

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:18:00 +0000

Putting large amounts of text in a document

CubicExplorer

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:39:00 +0000

A file explorer similar to Windows Explorer only much much better. Way better in fact. It is not limited to looking at just windows it can look on all external hard drives from inside of VirtualBox as well. Well worth taking it for a spin to see it it's up your alley!

Down load Cubic Explorer
Portable version

Drupal7 Install on Ubuntu using Xampp

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:30:00 +0000

Just a quick video on installing drupal in Ubuntu

Background to transparency

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:05:00 +0000

Just a little tip on how to convert a .png image with a colored background to a transparent background using the Gimp

Scribus-Blender-Button-Window

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:44:00 +0000

This video de-constructs the button window text box and it's layers

Scribus-Blender-Mesh-Modelling

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:41:00 +0000

This video deals with the Mesh Modeling text box and it layering.

Scribus-Managing-3D-Objects

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:40:00 +0000

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This video dels with the layers of the 3D Objects text box

Scribus-Blender-Interface

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:39:00 +0000

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This I deal with the text box Blenders Interface. I show you how the layering works for this text box.

Scribus-Blender-Intro

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:38:00 +0000

In this the first video we give you an overview of the layering used to create this document by Blender in Scribus

Scribus-Blender-Overview

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:36:00 +0000

Over the next five videos I will deconstruct a Scribus document created by Blender showing you how you can create a complicated document in layers making less complicated to make this way.

Scribus Templates

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:37:00 +0000

This Tutorial shows you how to save your Scribus documents as a template for future use.

Outlines and Scrapbook a Practical Example

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:18:00 +0000

Here is a practical example of applying outlines and using teh scrapbook to make a simple poster for a notice board.

Scribus-ScrapBook

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:56:00 +0000

In this video I'll show you how to use the scrap book to re-use common elements and objects instead of re-creating them over and over again.

Text To Outlines

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:53:00 +0000

How to turn normal text into an object to use as banners etc

Import from Google Docs To OpenOffice

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:12:00 +0000

Using the OpenOffice Gdocs extension I'll show how to import a Google docs document into OpenOffice Writer. For this one I'm using a new mic so I'd appreciate some feedback o sound quality even though I'm still playing with the sound settings.

OpenOffice to Google Docs

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Using an extension in OpenOffice it is possible to upload your OpenOffice documents to Google Docs. with the only draw back being that your documents get converted to Google Docs format.

Flow Text Around Picture

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:18:00 +0000

Just a quick video to show how to get text to flow around pictures

Install Apps From PPA's

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:26:00 +0000

Here's a really nice Lucid feature. In this video you can see that users can now add software from your PPA without using the CLI. They just need to get you deb line, and using the software center, they are good to go.

Scribus Gradient Text

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:59:00 +0000

How to use Scribus to produce gradient text effect

OOo-Synonym-Extension

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:56:00 +0000

This is an extension that allows you to use Synonyms in Writer. It's a bit of a Primadona when setting up but, once set up it works fine. This video takes you through the process I used to set it up.

7zip Split

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:37:00 +0000

This video will show you how to spit a large folder or application in a number of smaller zip files.

RecordMyDesktop Settings

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:04:00 +0000

These are revised settings that I'm now using for RecordMyDesktop

Openshot Movie Editor

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:23:00 +0000

I got this tutorial from the Lubuntu site as it's one of the best videos on showing how to use OpenShot I've seen.

Drop Caps Re-Visited

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:38:00 +0000

This Tutorial we show you how to apply a character style to a a drop cap style to add extra formatting such colour to the drop caps

Stop Default Keyring pt2

noreply@blogger.com (Dai) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:11:00 +0000

And this is part two, to stoping the default keyring popping up
when you go to use Evolution or Empathy.