Make Icon Sizes Specific to Folders

Recently I've found that I've wanted to change the default icon size in one specific folder purely for aesthetic reasons (I have custom icons that I want to see full size every time).

Unfortunately I've not been able to do it in Nautilus as when you change the default size... it changes it universally, not just for the one folder which is what I want.

The good news is it does work in Nemo, an alternative file browser which is available from the software centre.

Or in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nemo

Even if you're not interested in folder specific icon sizes, I've always found its helpful to have a secondary browser just in case.

Block Website Using Hosts in uBuntu

If you’ve ever wanted to block a website more comprehensively than a Firefox add on then this might be for you.

1. Hit Alt + F2 to bring up Run.

2. Type the command:

gksu gedit /etc/hosts

3. To block the website add 127.0.0.1 then the website. Tab to create the space, if you were wondering.

127.0.0.1 facebook.com

127.0.0.1 http://www.facebook.com

4. Save and you’re done. Obviously, you can always go back and remove those lines if you want to use those sites again.