Tag Archives: extensions

GNOME Shell Extensions Site Enters Alpha; One Ups Unity?

gnome shell places status indicator in action

Adding additional functionality to the GNOME Shell experience has just gotten much easier with the launch of an official ‘Extensions’ site.

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UnityFox plugin for Firefox puts download Progress on the Unity Launcher

Yesterday we shared news that the daily builds of Chromium web browser have added download progress bar and badge support for Ubuntu 11.04′s Unity Launcher.

But what about Firefox users?

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Touch-friendly browsers in Ubuntu: Opera Mobile 11; add-ons for Firefox, Chrome

Opera Mobile 11 in Ubuntu 11.04

Using Ubuntu on a tablet or netvertible isn’t the nicest of fits and that’s understandable: Ubuntu is not a tablet OS after all.

There are, however, plenty of things one can do to make the experience of using Ubuntu on a tablet/touchscreen that little bit more more enjoyable.

Over the coming weeks I’ll be sharing a selection of tips, apps and ideas for doing just this. But first you’ll need something to read the posts in…

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15 Useful Extensions For Google Chrome: Adblockers, flashblockers, session savers, mail notifiers, delicious, etc

Further to my previous post on “Why Google Chrome Should Be Your Default Browser“, i thought i’d post a boring-yet-useful list of 15 Chrome extensions that make an already awesome browser even more awesome… er. Adblockers Two ad-blockers are available as extensions for Google Chrome/ium. Adsweep blocks and hides adverts with a minimum of fuss. [...]

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