112 CHAPTER (Graphic web design) 8 GETTING EVERYTHING UP AND
112 CHAPTER 8 GETTING EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING No extra software is necessary, and you can simply use Nautilus, the standard hard disk file browser under Ubuntu, to access the folder s contents. Note If there s no card in the reader, it probably won t be identified by Ubuntu when you plug it in. The reader will not be recognized until a card is present. With a card reader, the setup procedure is simple: attach it to your PC, and then insert the memory card. Within seconds of doing so, you should see an icon for your card appear on the desktop. You ll also find that all the card reader slots are accessible via the Places . Computer menu, even if they don t have any cards in them, as shown in Figure 8-13. This can prove handy if, for whatever reason, the desktop icon doesn t appear. Figure 8-13. Whenever you insert a memory card, it will be made available in the Computer file browser window, as well as an icon on the desktop. Double-click the desktop icon to open the virtual folder containing the card contents, and you can then copy them to folders on your hard disk or otherwise manipulate the files. A very important rule must be followed when accessing memory cards with Ubuntu: the card must be unmounted before you remove it from the card reader. This is quite simple to do.