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[How To] Fix Ugly Fonts in Google Earth 6.2 on Ubuntu
Google Earth 6.2 was released last week with improved imagery, Google+ integration and improvements to search. Sadly one thing wasn’t fixed: the infamous ‘font issue’ in Linux.
Inside you’ll learn how to fix it with a few clicks.
A Google-Inspired GNOME Shell Theme
If you use a Google service – whether it’s Docs or Gmail – chances are you’ve noticed that a ‘new theme’ has been rolled out across their various web apps. On the plus side the changes offer a consistent look and style across Google’s many web apps, with minimalistic looking themes using lots of white space. On [...]
Enhanced Google+/Picasa Photo Uploader for Unity
Several weeks back we translated a handy Unity Quicklist for Google+ by László Torma. That Quicklist is now even better, Google+heads.
Credit goes to Chris Druif, who has enhanced the launcher item by adding in ‘drag and drop’ Photo uploading to Picasa Web Albums. Photos, depending on your privacy settings for the folder you choose to upload to, will also show up on your Google+ account.
Google+/Picasa Image Uploader For Ubuntu’s Unity Launcher
As the momentum behind Google+ continues to gather pace its users are longing for desktop integration.
To help tide us over until Google release some proper Google+ tools for developers to play with reader Tom LeJeune has added ‘drag n’ drop’ Picasa image uploading to the Google+ Unity Quicklist we shared a few days back.
If it sounds like something you’d use, here’s how…
[How to] Add a Google+ Quicklist to the Unity Launcher in Ubuntu
Like a lot of people right now I am loving Google+ – the search giants stab at social networking. Until Google get around to releasing a kick-ass API for Google+ so someone can make a Google+ Messaging Menu entry, desktop app or Unity Launcher with notification badge the following Unity Quicklist should make for a welcome [...]
Hangouts, Sparks, Circles, and Huddles – we make sense of Google+
Yesterday, Google unveiled its new social network and competitor to Facebook, ‘Google+.’ The service aims to bring the search, phone, advertising, video chat (seriously, what doesn’t Google compete in nowadays) giant into the realm of social networks, currently dominated by Mr Zuckerberg’s Facebook.
We don’t usually cover social networks on OMG! Ubuntu!, but we figured that the introduction of Google+ means a lot to the future landscape of the Internet, and the fact that invites are scarce (luckily we were sent a couple) compelled me to write a run-down article covering some of the basic features.
Turn The Google Menu Bar Into An Ubuntu-themed Panel
Google began rolling out a darker menu bar across its sites and services yesterday.
This minor similarity has led one developer to create a userstyle that replaces Google’s choice of menu bar with an Ubuntu Ambiance-themed ‘Panel’ style – even through to the highlight colour used in menus
Google Earth renders cheeky Narwhal outside Canonical’s London office
Google are known to be a cheeky company. A cheeky company that also has many employees that use Ubuntu and are looking forward to Natty Narwhal.
That aside, we were still pretty surprised to see that the Google Maps team have added a giant Narwhal swimming in the Thames outside Canonical’s office in the Millbank Tower for a little Ubuntu-related April Fooling.
Read-Me: Google Reader app for the Ubuntu Desktop
Bored of being browser-bound when reading your RSS feeds? Check out Read-Me: a dedicated Google-reader app for the Ubuntu desktop.
Driving across Brazil with Ubuntu: That’ll be The Google Streetview cars
Driving across Brazil with Ubuntu hooked up to a solid 3G connection may sound like my own take on an ace road trip but, according to one former Google Streetview driver it’s exactly how the Google Streetview cars travel around Brazil.
Google’s VP Vint Cerf #lca2011 keynote [Live blog]
Google’s Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf is about to take the stage at Linux.conf.au to deliver the conference’s primary keynote.
Ubuntu Font added to Google Font Directory
The Ubuntu font family has been added to the Google Font Directory, allowing web developers the world over to use the font on their site.
Hands on with the CR-48
Well I’ve been spending the last couple hours getting acquainted with my CR-48, and it’s definitely been a fun experience.
I was extremely excited as I dug into the box with the cutesy illustration of a rocket powered mouse wheel to get at the computer.