How to convert a stereo song to mono or extract audio songs from video files.

This is useful if say you have a single large speaker like a stage monitor and you want both channels going through the speaker.

• Install VLC media player if it's not installed already. Then select
• Media from the menu at the top of VLC screen. Now select 
• Convert/Save and click on
• Add and choose the file you want. This can be a video file in which VLC will extract the song and convert it to say mp3/mp3 mono, or convert an audio track. now click 
• Convert/Save. In the profile box, select
• Audio mp3 or whatever file type you want. To the right of the profile box there is a tool button to edit the selected profile so click this 
• Tool Button. Select 
• mp4/mov if it not selected already and go to the 
• Audio codec tab. The codec should say mp3 and the bitrate should be set around
• 128kb/s but you can play with this to 320kb/s or 60kb/s depending on the size of file and quality you want. A good tip is to view the properties of a song by right clicking it and checking to see what bit rate the audio part is.. Now go to the 
• Channels window and select 
• 1. This will make the track mono. Now click 
• Save. This should bring you back to the convert screen. At the destination window, 
• Browse to the location you wish to save the new mono track but it's important that you name the file and place
• .mp3 at the end of it, for example happybirthdaymono.mp3. VLC will not put the extension file type for you. Now click
• Save and then click 
• Start.  You should see the progress bar at the bottom of VLC moving as it's converting.

Enjoy!



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Download Ubuntu

Here is a link to the latest version of Ubuntu:

Download Ubuntu

Who wants Windoze 10, which amazingly rapes you of your privacy and with it's endless security flaws when we have Ubuntu! Please buy them a cup of coffee =]

How to reinstall software you have paid for/bought

To reinstall purchases that you made in a previous Ubuntu installation: 

• Open the software Centre
• From the “File” menu, choose “Reinstall Previous Purchases”.

• If prompted, sign in to your Ubuntu Single Sign-On account.

• Select a title, click it, and click “More Info”.

• Click “Install”.

If this does not work, there is also a fallback method:

• Go to https://software-center.ubuntu.com/subscriptions/ in your favorite web browser.  
   
• Click a title.

• Copy the “deb https...” line and add it to your system's software sources. There are a couple ways to do this:
  • - Command line:
    1. Start a terminal. b. Obtain root privileges by running 'sudo bash'. c. Using your favorite text editor, paste the deb line (as one line) at the end of a file called /etc/apt/sources.list d. Run "apt-get update".
    - Update Manager:
    1. Run update-manager, or invoke it from the software update icon at the top of the screen. b. Click "Settings...", and enter your password. c. Click "Other Software". d. Click "Add..." e. Paste the deb line into the dialog box. f. Click "Add Source". g. Click "Close". h. If prompted, click "Reload".
    2. Close Update Manager.
• Install the software, using synaptic (GUI) or apt-get (command line).

What hardware is compatible with Ubuntu?

No likes finding the new system they bought or the latest graphics card is not compatible with Ubuntu, so here is a full list of compatible hardware.

Click below..

Component catalogue

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Install a spellchecker in LyX document processor.

Assuming you have the most excellent program LyX installed here is how to install a spellchecker:

Check in the Software Centre (not system settings) to see if ENCHANT is installed. If not, install it. 

Start Lyx and select:

• Tools then go to
• Preferences
• Language settings, then
• Spellchecker. Then at 
• Spellchecker engine, select 
• Enchant and press 
• Enter, and click on 
• Save.

Now we don;t have to paste and copy text into another program to check the spelling.. 



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Create a Shortcut to insert the Date in Libre Office

The date can be inserted in Libre Office by using the Insert drop down menu at the top of the screen but this is time consuming.

There is no shortcut for inserting the date but we can create one!

Go to:

• Tools >
• Customize > 
• keyboard then to the
• Shortcut keys window.

In the shortcut window, select an unused shortcut combination for example

• Alt+D In the
• Category wndow, select
• Insert. then in the 
• Function window, select 
• Date then click 
• Modify and click 
• Okay

Now when you press the –Alt D– combination, the date is inserted =]


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