Posts from September 2009

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Openshot Video Editor Gets HUGE Update – 30 New Effects, Preview Window, Green Screen, PPA…

OpenShot – one of the best video editor available for Linux – finally has a PPA! That’s news enough in-itself as it means pain free installation but the even better news is it now comes […]

30 September 2009
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Run Google Tasks On Your Desktop With Google Chrome Or Mozilla Prism

Run Google Tasks on your desktop – complete with all the features from the online version thanks to Mozilla Prism. Installation You can install this via the standalone Mozilla Prism package from the repo’s however […]

30 September 2009
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Poll: Ubuntu Login/Shutdown Sounds – Love or Hate?

The login and shutdown sounds for Ubuntu haven’t changed in what seems like eternity! Given the current emphasis on creating a more modern looking Ubuntu desktop one has to ask who forgot about the system […]

29 September 2009
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Customize The Gnome Panel Clock To Match Karmic’s New Icons

Karmic may not be released, but this little tweak is too sexy not to mention! It changes the system clock applet to match the rest of the "new" style panel theme. For comparison, here’s the […]

29 September 2009
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Quirky Wallpaper Series: Real Time Earth View Wallpaper

removed. Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

29 September 2009
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GDM Updated In Karmic Alpha 6 (Screenshot Now Included!)

The Login screen for Karmic Koala has finally been pushed on the servers and made available through update manager. As i mentioned earlier this week the GDM sticks closely to the mock-up design proposed for […]

29 September 2009
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Quirky Wallpaper Series: Random NASA Wallpaper Script

‘Quirky Wallpaper’ is a short series of posts about different types of wallpapers for Gnome/Ubuntu. These range from having a real-time earth displayed as your wallpaper to an entirely animated desktop! Random NASA Wallpaper This […]

28 September 2009
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PDfmod – Simple, Easy PDF Editor

PDF Mod is an easy-to-use straight-forward application for modifying and basic editing of PDF documents. Simplicity is the name of the game with PDFmod so don’t expect excessive amounts of configuration options or tools not […]

28 September 2009
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Get Rid of Panel Shadow

If you’ve installed a theme in Ubuntu that gives you a big ruddy shadow under your panel, removing it is just a copy ‘n’ paste away!  With shadow: – Without Shadow: – Remove Panel Shadow […]

27 September 2009
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EarCandy – Smart Volume Management App

EarCandy is a smart volume manager for PulseAudio that fades applications in and out based on your current activity. It will automatically mute your music when a Movie or a YouTube video starts. And will […]

27 September 2009
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Lucid Lynx: What We Know So Far

It was named last week and will make the first tentative footsteps into the world in early December – but what do we know about the Lucid Lynx so far? The Lynx’s Lair What kind […]

26 September 2009
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‘Ubuntu Software Store’ Gets Renamed

The new “Ubuntu Software Store” has been renamed to “Ubuntu Software Center” – seemingly caving in to users dissatisfaction over the choice of name. Mattheweast posted on the Ubuntu Froums: – I had an email […]

26 September 2009