Ubuntu: How to Auto Hide top and bottom panels?

Auto hiding top and bottom panels has become essential to have more usable space while working at my 14" laptop.

This is how it is done.

1. Right click on the panel which you want to auto hide once you move away from it
2. Goto properties
3. Pick up 'Auto Hide' option from there

 You can do the same for the top panel.

The wonderful thing about Ubuntu is that it never comes in your way. Auto Hiding would make you even more distraction free.

Design Patterns Study Group - Strategy

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This is the mind-map for the material I have created to be discussed in Design Patterns Study Group on Strategy pattern at my office.

The intention is to trigger the thought process. If you are interested know more about study groups check out this and this.

Coolest Way To Google

Search box is among the cute features (apart from tabs, ad blocking, extensions, etc of course) which made me switch to Firefox. But do you know that is not required anymore?

You can put in your search text directly in your address bar. If the address bar does not contain a valid url, Firefox would consider it for searching. Here is an illustration:



Based on the result it will either take directly to the best match or show you the search results page.

All of the popular browsers (Opera, Chrome, IE) have this feature now.