Posts from June 2010

The Linux iLife? Lombard and Fillmore certainly feel like it…

A few days ago we reported on the release of two new multimedia applications created by the awesome company that brought us the Shotwell photo manager. Yorba’s projects certainly seem to evoke the feeling that […]

30 June 2010
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MiniTunes music app close to first release, test it now.

The stylish forthcoming music app ‘Minitunes’ is ‘pretty close to release’ according to its developer Falvio Tordini. Falvio is now calling for some last minute testing of the media player before a formal first release is made. […]

30 June 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five Wallpaper picks vying to make it into Ubuntu 10.10

One of the great ‘new’ traditions during an Ubuntu development cycle is the open submission of photos competing to win a place in the next default install of Ubuntu. The competition has a few more months left to go but Weather-Indicator projects’ Cullen has picked out his five favourite photos so far - and you don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes in order to spot a few recurring themes…

30 June 2010
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Cardapio Changes PPA, Switch To Continue Getting Updates

Users of menu-applet replacement Cardapio will need to need to update their sources with a new PPA address in-order to continue receiving updates. The change over announcement, made on the projects’ launchpad page, states that […]

30 June 2010
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Clementine 0.4 released, adds magnatune, tabbed playlists, UI improvements & much much more

A new version of cross-platform Amarok 1.4 inspired music player ‘Clementine‘ was released earlier today, adding a veritable crate-load of new features to already popular player. Additions amongst them include Magnatune integration, tabbed playlists, audio […]

29 June 2010
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Meerkat Software Centre UI continues to evolve adding new look, retweeting apps

The Ubuntu Software Centre developments for Ubuntu 10.10 are continuing and those users currently testing out Maverick will likely have spotted a more dramatic visual over-haul of the Software Centre of late: – To break […]

29 June 2010
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Kazam – making screencasting tools modern

One thing I love particularly about the Open Source community is the desire to continually improve ever aspect of the desktop – from icons to apps. This isn’t driven by the desire to increase profits (an incentive […]

29 June 2010
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LightZone for Linux: Professional Photo Editing

Photo connoisseurs seeking a simple yet featured photo editor for Linux will find plenty to get excited about in professional image editing software ‘LightZone’. LightZone, a commercial proprietary cross platform application, delivers a vast array […]

29 June 2010
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Lucid Banshee Tray Icon Finally gets fixed

Just a short sharp shot: The daily builds of Banshee (in the Banshee Daily PPA, no less) finally rock out with a ‘fixed’ tray icon – news which will be like fresh morning dew to […]

29 June 2010
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OpenShot adds 3D animated Titling

OpenShot development has been a wee quiet of late – bar the OpenShot survey conducted a few months back. That silence is over with today’s announcement by lead OpenShot developer Jonathan Thomas that OpenShot will […]

29 June 2010
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Nautilus-Elementary opens testing for Maverick & intros new Zeitgeist search

One for the Maverick users amongst you – Ammonkey, Nautilus-Elementary’s hard-working and talented developer, has made available for testing the latest work on the refined browser for the early adopters. The new testing branch, based on nautilus 2.31.3+,  not […]

28 June 2010
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OS X Burning tool ‘BURN’ coming to Linux

Popular OS X disc burning utility ‘Burn‘ could find its way on to Linux – with a bit of help. The developer of Burn is eager to port the application over to Linux, having already […]

28 June 2010