how to customize panel in ubuntu (tips for what to do after installing ubuntu)

Ubuntu includes a top panel and a bottom panel by default. If you prefer to keep only one panel at the bottom just like the Windows Taskbar, then these are the steps to follow:

1. Delete the bottom panel: right-click over it and click "Delete This Panel".
2. Move the top panel to bottom: right-click over it, select "Properties" and change Orientation from "Top" to "Bottom".
3. Add running program buttons: right-click the panel, select "Add to Panel", scroll down and select "Window List", click "Add".

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET BEEP SOUND FROM CPU OR NO DISPLAY

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Hello guys
This problem is seen in mostly every pc when you start your pc there is no display at moniter but from the cpu a beep sound is seen on such time what to do ???

solution:
This happen mostly in the rainy dayz due to moisture
and the beep sound is of memory i.e. RAM
for this you have to do is
1st OPEN UP YOU CPU
2nd FIND THE RAM SLOTS IN YOUR MOTHERBOARD (MOBO)
3rd REMOVE THE RAM'S PRESENT IN YOUR MOBO
4th GET A RUBBER AND CLICK THE BELOW PART OF YOUR RAM (i.e. a part where ram gets attached)
5th PUT THE RAM PERFECTLY IN YOUR MOBO
6th CLOSE THE CPU
7th TRY BOOTING

ENABLE WHINDOWS 7 STYLE SUPER BAR IN UBUNTU 10.04

Windows 7 provides the ability to pin frequently-used applications to the Taskbar, or Superbar, as it has become known. You can achieve a similar effect in Ubuntu using a Gnome panel plugin, called DockBarX, which allows you to pin, unpin, and launch applications from the panel.

Before you install DockBarX, you must first add the source for the DockBarX package. Select Administration | Software Sources from the System menu.

On the Software Sources dialog box, click the Other Software tab and click the Addbutton.

In the APT line of the dialog box that displays, enter the following line:

ppa:dockbar-main/ppa

Click Add Source.

Click the Close button.

NOTE: When you close the Software Sources dialog box, a dialog box may display asking you to reload to get the updated packages in the repository you added. If you see that notice, click the Reload button on the dialog box.

TORCH IS MOVING WHEN MY COMPUTER IS OPENED (IT TAKES TIME TO OPEN MY COMPUTER)

This is a problem -when you double click on My Computer,Windows takes a long time to open it searches for files for a long time.And during that period you will find a flashlight or a torch is moving from right to left and vice-versa. 

How To Fix:- 

1ST METHODStart>Run>type in cmd>ok [note: run in vista/7 is located in start=>all programs=>accessories or you can type run in search box it will appear]

Run these commands:- 
NET STOP STISVC (This stops the service)>press ENTER
SC CONFIG STISVC START= DISABLED (This sets the Service startup type to disabled)>Press ENTER 

2ND METHODStart>Run>type Services.msc>ok [note: run in vista/7 is located in start=>all programs=>accessories or you can type run in search box it will appear]
From the list of Services(local) scroll down to Windows Image Acquisition>Right click on it>Click on Stop.