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- Canonical Drop Funding for Kubuntu 1
- Privacy Controls & Minor UI Tweaks Land in Ubuntu 12.04 2
- 'Der Spiegel' Helping German Readers 'Switch to Linux'3
- SDG Launch 'Military Grade' Tough Tablet Running Ubuntu 10.044
- Sublime Text 2 - A Fast & Fancy Text Editor5
- Ubuntu One Online 'Notes' Feature To Be Removed in Feb6
- "We’re Going to be Building Awesome Things" - Ubuntu TV Interview with Canonical's Will Cooke7
- Clean Up the Unity Launcher with Category Quick-lists8
- Orta Theme Ported to GTK 3; Here's How to Install It9
- Ubuntu Laptop Concept10
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Sublime Text 2 – A Fast & Fancy Text Editor
The tiny bit of developing I do means Gedit, Ubuntu’s default text editor, is more than adequate for my (very basic) needs. But for proficient programmers a good text editor is as important to productivity as a finely tuned car is to a professional race driver. Okay, slightly exaggerated comparison, but the point is still valid; we all work best when [...]
Privacy Controls & Minor UI Tweaks Land in Ubuntu 12.04
With Ubuntu 12.04 edging closer to its developmental deadlines many of the more visual features and changes are beginning to land in updates. Many of the latest changes, highlighted below, were expected, having previously been highlighted in a series of mock-ups by the Canonical design team. What’s New/Changed Category headers and dividers have been added to the System [...]
Canonical Drop Funding for Kubuntu
Canonical will no longer provide financial support to the lead developer of Kubuntu after the April release of Kubuntu 12.04.
‘Der Spiegel’ Helping German Readers ‘Switch to Linux’
Readers of the online edition of German magazine Der Spiegel are being treated to a new series on ‘Switching to Linux’.
“We’re Going to be Building Awesome Things” – Ubuntu TV Interview with Canonical’s Will Cooke
Ubuntu TV captured the attention and imaginations of the technology press after its reveal at CES 2012. And rightly so. The demo of Ubuntu TV shown off at the event proved that not only are Canonical serious about a multi-device future for Ubuntu and its Unity interface, but also have the engineering and design expertise to pull it [...]
Ubuntu One Online ‘Notes’ Feature To Be Removed in Feb
Committed users of the ‘notes’ feature on the Ubuntu One website will want to make a note of ‘February 28th’ – it’s the date that the handy feature will be retired from the U1 web interface.
SDG Launch ‘Military Grade’ Tough Tablet Running Ubuntu 10.04
In need of a ‘rugged, military-grade tablet’ running Ubuntu? Well you’re not the only one apparently…
SDG Systems, a self-described reseller of ‘value-added reseller of rugged computing products, have launched an Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition version of their (somewhat aged) Trimble Yuma tough tablet.
Clean Up the Unity Launcher with Category Quick-lists
The Unity launcher is a shelf for managing and launching our favourite applications.
But on smaller screens, such as those on netbooks, it’s easy for it to become so stacked full of pinned and running apps that things become slightly unmanageable.
If you find that that’s the case for you then give one of these ‘themed’ category quick-lists a go. They group popular applications together in a handy right-click quick-list.
Mind Labyrinth – Ubuntu’s First Mind-Controlled Game
A new retro-styled puzzle game that can be played using the mind is on its way to the Ubuntu Software Center. The 52-level strong puzzle game ‘Mind Labyrinth‘ is the first game on Linux to make use of the wireless Mindwave EEG headset from Neurosky. With the headset connected and the game open, you will need to put your mind [...]
Unity 5.2 Lands in Precise, Brings Numerous Changes
Unity 5.2 has arrived in Ubuntu 12.0, a day after the release of alpha 2.
Unity 5.2 has under gone rigorously testing over the past weeks or so ahead of its deposit in Ubuntu 12.04. Along with much improved multi-monitor support come a handful of other notable changes.
€200 KDE Tablet to Ship May; Pre-Orders Open Next Week
Further details on the recently-announced KDE Plasma Active tablet ‘Spark’ have been made available by the project’s lead Aaron Seigos. Online pre-orders for the €200 device will be open ‘early next week’ with a view to shipping the device in May 2012. The tablet will only be available to order online but will ship worldwide. The onboard [...]
Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 Released
The second alpha of Ubuntu 12.04 has been made available for download.
As Ubuntu 12.04 is a ‘Long Term Support’ release development is focusing on creating a dependable stable experience. As such Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 features only a handful of modest user-visible changes to the desktop.
Check in for screenshots, video and the all important download link.
Ekoore Python S Tablet Triple Boots Ubuntu, Android & Windows 7
A new Ubuntu tablet is on the market – but it comes with company. The Ekoore Python S tablet ships with three operating systems installed. Only one OS can be used at a time on the device. Ubuntu 11.10 Windows 7 Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream Sandwich) On to the hardware. Specification wise the Python sports a notable [...]
Ubuntu Laptop Concept
Imagine for a second that an official Ubuntu-branded laptop existed. What would it look it?
Reader Nick Rutledge thought about this question whilst he was mocking-up his dream Ubuntu device….
The Sands of Time Linux Desktop
Popular ‘tips & tricks’ site Lifehacker regularly feature readers’ custom desktops along with a ‘How To’ on creating the same look on your own desktop.
Annoyingly for Linux users the majority of desktops featured by Lifehacker tend to be OS X or Windows based.
One set-up that always impressed me was ‘Sands of Time’ by Ian Michael Smith – a Mac set-up using GeekTool to partially obscure a clock with sand dunes. It sounds simple – and it is – but the result looks stunning.
And the good news for Linux users is that Deviant Artist ~Flamer-Shaftglutton has recreated it using the lightweight system monitor Conky.