If you run Compiz you can easily turn your gnome menu’s transparent. This is pretty neat if you already have some kind of transparent emerald theme running and want your whole desktop to match. Firstly, […]
The current situation for blogging from Ubuntu is dire. I say this with a short sigh and a tiny bit of frustration. I’m not against blogtk! or drivel – the latter worked fine when i […]
Gnome 3 will present a different UI to that we know as Gnome now. Partly this is a response to KDE 4 and the UI changes there, but mainly it’s about bringing the concept of […]
I use this collection of icons myself on my both my Netbook and my desktop and totally love them! Pretty much every icon is covered. Mash Up mixes up icons from many different sources – such as […]
Ubuntu 9.10 may seem like a while away yet, but it promises to be the greatest update to Ubuntu so far. This is just a quick list of some of the expected features and functions […]
WINE – love it or loathe it you probably have it installed for one reason or another (‘must have’ Windows application or because of Google Picasa etc). It also tends to look butt ugly, so […]
Have you ever noticed that when using Synaptic package manager or Sudo-ing to root to browse for a file that your root windows don’t match the rest of your theme? Here’s how to make sudo […]
The beta of the next iteration of Ubuntu is available to get your linux loving paws on right now from ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta. Januty comes with Gnome 2.26, 2 new themes, a sexy new notification system, a […]
Make your IM convo’s in Pidgin a bit brighter by installing some new emoticons. Here’s the OMG! pick of our top 3 favourite emoticon packs for pidgin. (Instructions on how to use them follows at […]
Progress on Chrome for Linux is pushing onwards nicely.
Would you dig a touchscreen mobile internet device running a full Ubuntu desktop that was light, small and totally portable? What if i said you could get one for just £90 / $130 / €97? […]
Here’s a quick solution to enable your gnome panels to FULLY auto-hide (with no silly and annoying little bit sticking out!) and pop up quicker when you hover over them. First of all make sure […]