Not everyone likes the sound at the time Ubuntu starts for some reason. In this post we will see how to disable start up sound in Ubuntu 11.10.
Go to the right top of corner of your screen and there choose Startup Applications…
Here clear the option of Gnome Login Sound:
Voila! You don’t need to listen to the start-up sound anymore. Enjoy 
Problem:After a successful upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 from Ubuntu 11.04 I found myself struggling with login problem. Each time I tried to login with my root user it brought me back to login screen and the only way I could access it through guest user (pity!). [Read more…]
There is strange things going on with Skype since Microsoft took over it. Weirdly, while using, it crashes and will not launch again. And it happens to a lot of people. Probably a problem with Ubuntu. Any ways, since there is no standard solution available, one cannot wait for the new updates from Skype (if any). So folks, here is a quick and dirty trick to solve this problem.
In your home/your_user_name (or simply call it ~ directory), there is a hidden Skype directory. It contains few files and shared.xml is one of them. Either delete this file or rename it. Use either of these commands:
mv ~/.Skype/shared.xml ~/.Skype/shared2.xml
or
rm ~/.Skype/shared.xml After this, start Skype again, enter your login details.
If the problem still persists, try removing this file as well by using this command:
rm ~/.Skype/shared.lckAs suggested by a reader Arri, the same problem can be solved by removing the same shared.xml file from the following location:
C:Users{YOUR_USERNAME}AppDataRoamingSkype
Hopefully this works for you all! Questions, suggestions and feedbacks are welcomed.