Dell Inspiron Mini 10 1010 Ubuntu Users Guide - Page 20

Instant Messaging With Pidgin, Using Totem TV, Dell Media Experience, Instant Messenger, Accounts

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Getting Started With Ubuntu Instant Messaging With Pidgin The Pidgin messaging client allows you to use multiple types of instant messaging accounts and protocols all at once. 1. From the Dell Launcher, select Web→ Instant Messenger. 2. If you are opening Pidgin for the first time, in addition to your Buddy List, an Accounts dialog box prompts you to add accounts. Click Add. 3. Select the Protocol of the account that you want to add, enter the required information, and click Save. 4. Close the Accounts dialog box and, optionally, the Buddy List. To access the Pidgin menu options, right-click the Pidgin icon on the top Panel. 18 Using Totem TV If your computer includes the optional TV tuner/ antenna, you can use the Totem TV player to watch digital TV: 1. From the Dell Launcher, select Entertainment→ TV Player. 2. Totem TV automatically presents a scan dialog. Choose DVB-T. 3. After scanning completes, double-click the desired channel name from the list to begin viewing. Dell Media Experience For the best multimedia experience, Dell provides PowerCinema - a media player for Music, Video, Photos, and Movies. To view DVD movies, the portable Dell CD/DVD Player and PowerDVD software are required. To use Dell Media Experience, select Entertainment→ Dell Media Experience from the Dell Launcher.

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Getting Started With Ubuntu
Instant Messaging With Pidgin
The Pidgin messaging client allows you to use
multiple types of instant messaging accounts
and protocols all at once.
From the Dell Launcher, select
1.
Web
→
Instant Messenger
.
If you are opening Pidgin for the first time,
2.
in addition to your Buddy List, an
Accounts
dialog box prompts you to add accounts.
Click
Add
.
Select the
3.
Protocol
of the account that you
want to add, enter the required information,
and click
Save
.
Close the
4.
Accounts
dialog box and,
optionally, the
Buddy List
.
To access the Pidgin menu options, right-click
the Pidgin icon on the top Panel.
Using Totem TV
If your computer includes the optional TV tuner/
antenna, you can use the Totem TV player to
watch digital TV:
From the Dell Launcher, select
1.
Entertainment
→
TV Player
.
Totem TV automatically presents a scan
2.
dialog. Choose
DVB-T
.
After scanning completes, double-click the
3.
desired channel name from the list to begin
viewing.
Dell Media Experience
For the best multimedia experience, Dell
provides PowerCinema — a media player for
Music, Video, Photos, and Movies.
To view DVD
movies, the portable Dell CD/DVD Player and
PowerDVD software are required.
To use Dell Media Experience, select
Entertainment
→
Dell Media Experience
from
the Dell Launcher.