I am using Gentoo with XFce desktop environment. I would like to get notified each time a new USB storage is attached/removed. I am sure that there exists applets/plugins that do that but I would like it to keep it…
X11 monitor wifi connection
If you are working on laptop then maybe you are using the wireless device for network communication. If you are using wireless device for network communication then maybe you are using the net-wireless/wpa_supplicant to set up your preferred network connection.…
X11 check email
I don't like to have Thunderbird open all the time just to be able to check email every 5 minutes. Also, to open/close my email client every 5 minutes is not a solution too. I found another simple solution: install…
X11 battery status
If you are using a laptop (like me) then you know that is important to be notified (eg. a message) whenever your AC is plugged/unplugged or when your battery has less than 30% power (or whatever % triggers you). I…
Start CUPS only when you need it
Another thing that is a "must-to-have" on any desktop computer is the printing system. In Linux we have CUPS. But what if you print just one time per week (I mean not so often), why should you keep running CUPS…
X11 switch multi monitors
I have a laptop (LVDS display) and an external monitor (VGA-0 display). When I am working with many windows and I really need to see them in parallel (and the laptop's screen width is too small for that) I am…
X11 print daemon
I am not using my printer everyday, so why should I keep the CUPS print daemon started all the time? I think a better way is to start it only when you need it (preferable before you have to print,…
X11 volume control
In Ubuntu I had a volume control applet that allows me to change the volume or to toggle the volume (mute/unmute). There are many plugins/applets capable of doing this (on almost any Linux DM) but if you are like me…
X11 weather Linux
I don't know why but everyday I check the weather report. Maybe it became a habit, I don't know. But I know that I need something capable to give me a short weather forecast report. Well, if you are using…
X11 free memory info
On any Linux desktop someone has been created a widget/plug-in kind of application which will display in real time all the system resources, such as CPU, disk and free memory info (memory usage), etc. They are not only very useful…