Posts from March 2009

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Cheese! Webcam Flickr Group

I know it’s hardly original, but I’ve created a Flickr group for people who use Cheese! to upload their mugshots to! If you don’t already have Cheese! grab the .deb from here or from Add/remove. […]

14 March 2009
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Apps: Alternative to VLC, Totem

If you don’t like VLC’s primitive appearance or find Totem a bit too buggy, you could always try MPlayer for Gnome. MPlayer is a movie player that is often overlooked, despite the fact is supports […]

14 March 2009
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Emerald: Unique Window Theme

How often do you click on the titlebar of your open windows? Is it just to close it? This very interesting emerald theme, called ‘bump’ and you’ll see why, cuts out all of the normal […]

13 March 2009
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Add A Trash Can To The Ubuntu Desktop

Users coming from Windows may be used to a “recycle can” on their desktop. Ubuntu doesn’t have one by default, but you can easily add one. Add a trash can to your desktop in 3 […]

10 March 2009
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Dust Firefox Theme works with SwiftWeasel!

If you prefer your Firefox a bit speedier, you might already be using the custom Linux build called ‘Swiftweasel‘. (You can find it in Add/Remove) It is no suprise then that the DUST firefox theme […]

9 March 2009
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Wallpapers: Ubuntu Colours

Here’s a selection of orange and brown wallpapers that work well with the Ubuntu coloured themes such as Dust, Human etc. Coffee Cup (My Current Wallpaper!) Normal resolutions: 1024×768 1152×864 1280×1024 1600×1200 Wide resolutions:    1280×800 […]

9 March 2009
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Tip: Make The Main Menu Button Pop Up Quicker

If you have replaced the standard Gnome menu bar (Applications|Places|System) with the ‘Main menu button’, you may be griping at how slow it is on displaying after a reboot. This is because the data it […]

4 March 2009
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Two New Themes For Jaunty!

As of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope there will be two new themes available to choose from the ‘Appearance’ option! No downloading, no installing, no fuss! The first is one that i recently blogged about: the […]

4 March 2009
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Media-Applet Lets You Eject, Manage Media Easily

This small media applet sits in the system tray of the gnome panel and provides an easy way to handle devices mounted on your system, With one quick click and you can easily eject, monitor or […]

3 March 2009
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This Weeks Best New Screenlets

Here’s this weeks round up of the best new/updated screenlets. DIGGER (Digg Screenlet) If you’re a DIGG fan this screenlet packs in a lot of features! Choose the topics it displays, how many it displays […]

2 March 2009
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Speed Up Auto-hide Panels

If you auto-hide any of your panels you may get annoyed at how slow they are to pop back up when your ‘mouse over’ them. This is because the default timing for the panel is […]

2 March 2009
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Get The New Jaunty Notifications In Intrepid!

The new Ubuntu notification system will be in place from Jaunty onwards and it’s a very sexy affair! Look above!!!1 If you’re currently using Intrepid but want to use the notification system you can do! […]

2 March 2009