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10 of the Best Unity Lenses & Scopes for Ubuntu
It’s somewhat apt that Ubuntu’s ‘Lenses’ feature has brought Unity into clearer focus for many of its initial critics.
The search-orientated display windows – called ‘Lenses’ – make finding specific files, apps or information easy to do thanks to their tuned ‘search backends’ – called Scopes’.
Inside we lost 10 of the best Lenses and Scopes available for Ubuntu 11.10.
Trauma was Most Bought Ubuntu App in December
Adventure game ‘Trauma’ topped the list of Ubuntu’s top selling paid apps in December.
Last month’s top selling Software Centre item – the critically acclaimed puzzle game Braid – drops two places to 3.
Read on for the full top 10 paid apps, and top 10 free apps…
Ubuntu-related Xmas Gift Ideas
There are only 11 days left until Christmas is once again upon us. Whether you’re stuck on gift ideas for the Linux loving folks in your life, playing secret Santa in the Office, or keen to add something to your own xmas list, the handful of ideas below might help. Toshiba AC100 The ARM-powered Toshiba [...]
Spotify on Linux Works for Free Accounts, Offers 15 Million Tracks
Chances are you’ve heard of music streaming service Spotify.
With 15 million tracks available to listen to whenever you want, support for the playback of ‘local’ files, and, depending on your Spotify subscription, caching of your favourite tracks and albums for offline play Spotify is a music lovers dream.
7 More Useful GNOME-Shell Extensions
It’s been almost a week since GNOME launched a public alpha of their handy ‘extensions’ site – which makes adding extra functionality to the GNOME-Shell desktop a wheeze.
We highlighted five handy extensions before the weekend, but those were taken from the handful of extensions that were uploaded at the time.
Since then even more have been added. Below are some screenshots, witterings and all important download links…
Five Useful GNOME Shell Extensions
With the GNOME Extension catalogue now online it’s never been easier to add extra features to your GNOME Shell desktop.
Inside we list five extensions that you might find handy…
5 System Monitoring Tools for Ubuntu
Whether you’re resource-conscious, investigating a system slowdown, or, like me, plain nosey, Ubuntu makes it easy to keep an eye on CPU, RAM and other hardware information.
Below are five different ways to monitor system resource usage in Ubuntu – from indicator-applets to included applications…
Five Handy Lubuntu Tips
Lubuntu is Ubuntu’s latest sibling and is fast becoming the leading lightweight Linux distribution for users.
Whether you’re a Lubuntu user yourself, or you know someone who is, you’ll find a handful of user-friendly tips to make using Lubuntu even better tucked up inside.
Five Pretty Awesome GNOME Shell Themes
One of the great things about GNOME Shell is that it’s comprehensibly themeable – from the top panel and applet menus to the awesome on-screen keyboard. Below are five are five of my top GNOME Shell theme picks from those we’ve featured or been ‘tipped’ about recently. Don’t know how to install GNOME Shell themes? We’ve [...]
Five Alternative Terminal Emulator Apps for Ubuntu
Though for many users it is likely comforting to know that use of the terminal can be largely, if not entirely avoided with today’s crop of shiny Linux distributions, there are those among the community who love the raw utility of the command-line. Others still find they need the Linux terminal to effectively accomplish certain [...]
10 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 11.10
So you’ve downloaded or upgraded to the latest release of Ubuntu – the ‘orsome Oneiric Ocelot – but what now?
Here is a list of 10 post-install tips/ideas to make your first encounter with the Oneiric Ocelot more of a stroll in the park than a walk on the wild side…
Browser Round-up: Firefox 7 Beta 5, Google Chrome 14, and Opera 12 Pre-Alpha
What’s been happening in web browser land over the past seven days? Let’s take a quick look… Google Chrome 14 – New Stable Release The latest stable release of Google Chrome – now sitting at version 14 – was pushed out at the weekend, adding: – Web Audio API allowing for various ‘fancy’ audio effects to [...]
Windows 8: Competition For Linux?
Microsoft have been busy showing off Windows 8 today – and, to their credit, it’s looking and behaving pretty different to any release of Windows in the past.
Whatever your take on the release, there are a number of features and changes present in Windows 8 that may provide some competitive flair for Linux developers to work against.
Germany Lifts ‘Doom’ Ban After 17 Years – Toast Demons To Celebrate
Germany has lifted a 17 year ban restricting the sale of classic video game ‘Doom’ to adults only.
To celebrate, why not toast some demons in ‘historically accurate’ Linux port ‘Chocolate Doom?
[How to] Switch To Dev Versions of Popular Browsers In Ubuntu
We all want the latest features in our favourite apps as soon as possible, and some of us are willing to accept bugs, breakage and general beta-quality experience in order to get them sooner.
So, how to switch to a development version of your favourite web browser in Ubuntu? Read on…