We want to add NetBeans to Ubuntu.  So first we need to install Java:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

Once the installer is finished, confirm your java version:

java -version

Now go to Netbeans, and download your version.  I am using the PHP/HTML version:

https://netbeans.org/downloads/

Download the archive and make it executible. 

chmod +x /netbeans-8.0-php-linux.sh

Now start the installer:

./netbeans-8.0-php-linux.sh

Now you can access your Evernote account directly from Ubuntu with Everpad.  

Just install the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa

Update and install

sudo apt-get update

Then install Everpad

sudo apt-get install everpad

Shotwell is a handy photo manager for Ubuntu.  It gives you the ability to manage your photos and upload images to popular photo sharing websites.  

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell

Add the latest version via the dev team's PPA:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:yorba/ppa

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install shotwell

Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data. You can import, plot and create tracks, routes and waypoints, show OSM, Terraserver, Bing Aerial and other maps, geotag images, see real-time GPS position, get wikipedia points, OSM traces, control items, etc.

https://launchpad.net/~rw-norris/+archive/viking

Here's how to get it installed on Ubuntu 14.04

Add the Repo:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:rw-norris/viking

Update:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

For some time, Garmin USB devices are only available to root users of Ubuntu.  Here's a simple recipe for making your Garmin device available to all users.

You need to create a UDEV rule that specifies your device:

Create a new file for the rule,  you will need to use SUDO to save the file.  I use Sublime editor, so I use SUBL as the editor name:

• sudo subl /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules

Just add this line to the file you created:

Bitcasa is an offline storage service.  Unlike Dropbox and other such services, Bitcasa is REALLY offline storage.  Instead of syncing your content to your local drive, you access your files via WebDav.  

This is good news for anyone with a device with a small SSD drive, you can have gigs of data on Bitcasa that take up no space on your host device.  

The bad news is that when you don't have an internet connection, you don't have ANY data.  

Here's how to add a Bitcasa drive to your Ubuntu machine so it's available at bootup:

First Open terminal and install Ruby :

• sudo apt-get install ruby

Then we have to install NodeJS :

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install python-software-properties python g++ make nodejs

Now Bower :

• sudo npm install -g bower grunt-cli

Install foundation and compass

• sudo gem install foundation
  sudo gem install compass
  sudo gem install sass

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