Instant messaging with pidgin, Using totem tv, Dell media experience – Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1010, Early 2009) User Manual

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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.

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