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Tag Archives: osx
Ubuntu One Team Seeking Mac Dev
A new job listing from Canonical is seeking a Mac Software Developer to join the Ubuntu One engineering team.
The opening, titled ‘Software Engineer (client applications Mac/Windows)’, will require applicants to have at least 5 years experience of developing on OS X, ‘including knowledge of low level APIs (Filesystem, shell integration)’, as well as experience in ‘Python, C and Objective C’.
How to Dual Boot OS X and Ubuntu
Dual-booting on a PC is easy: you stick in your disk and the installer takes care of everything else.
But just how does one dual-boot Ubuntu on a Mac? There are various guides and how-to’s on the internet, but I thought I would share the method I use here on OMG!
[How to] Enable OS X Lion-style ‘Natural Scrolling’ in Ubuntu
OS X Lion introduced natural/reverse scrolling where by “content tracks finger movement”. If you’ve ever used a touchscreen smartphone you’ll already be familiar with how this works: you drag down to scroll up; you drag up to scroll down.
‘Natural Scrolling’ by Charalampos brings reverse scrolling to Ubuntu.
OMG! 5! – Five tips, hacks and tweaks to get a Mac-like experience in Ubuntu
For all the ‘ITSAMAC!!!OMG!!!1″ sentiment flung in the direction of Ubuntu many don’t think that it is ‘Mac’ enough.
We’ve already covered turning your ‘buntu box into a Windows 7 clone but attention turns to Microsoft’s Cupertino-based rival and their popular OS X operating system. Here are five ways to make Ubuntu truly looking, behaving and feeling like a Mac.
Create the Mac OS X ‘Genie Effect’ in Compiz
Compiz and Docky users wanting to add the slick OS X style ‘genie’ minimizing effect to their arsenal of bling should sit up straight and pay attention. Whilst the default ‘magic lamp’ effect in Compiz is okay, it doesn’t feel anywhere near as slick as its Macintosh counterpart. Previously users could achieve a similar the [...]
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 successfully got Burn up and running on both GNU Step & the GNU Step derived ‘Etoile’. (The Etoile LiveCD uses [...]
Help Bring Ubuntu .ISO to USB Burning to OS X
I saw Ivanka Majic, Ubuntu’s design team leader, retweet the following plight by fellow design team member Michael Forrest earlier and decided to also post it here. Judging by the sheer amount of OS X shareware crap and iPhone app press releases that crowd up my inbox on a daily basis I’m figuring someone somewhere [...]
OS X: Camino 1.6.6
A new version of the OS X only browser ‘Camino’ was released a little while ago. This version includes, amongst other things: – Better tab support for when you have lots of tabs open. Toolbar search editor A new sleek ‘Find’ toolbar Improved Apple Script support It still packs in all the crowd pleasing favourites [...]
What Is The Best Netbook Operating System
Netbook’s are funny little machines. Powerful enough to be awesome mobile devices but underpowered and not suited to support most ‘Operating Systems’ fully. Windows Vista is an excellent example of an OS coupled with Netbook’s but whose Hardware really isn’t up to the burden of trying to run it. Linux ‘Lite’ OS’s were the first [...]