An update to Karmic Alpha 6 has finally replaced ‘Add/Remove’ with the ‘Ubuntu Software Store’. As you can see in the screenshot above, Ubuntu Software Store finally get’s it’s official icon. Bigger view: – The […]
Update An updated icon will be shipping in the next update to the human theme! Hurrah! ~thanks Yann Dìnenda for the tip-off! Karmic Koala’s icon for displaying a wired connection is, in all fairness, quite […]
Below are two quick methods of installation Gnome-Shell in Ubuntu. Please be aware that Gnome-Shell is still very much in development and should be treated as such. Karmic Koala If you want to try out […]
A new version of Linux Desktop mail application ‘Evolution’ has been released. Notable features and improvements bring: – • Google calendar will be available through Caldav interface by default • Configurable date formats • Selecting […]
Kuldgets is a small application that lets you run OS X Dashboard Widgets in Linux. Install Kludgets Grab the source: http://kludgets.googlecode.com/files/kludgets-0.9.1.linux.tar.gz Save it to your desktop and extract. (Right Click > Extract) Enter the extracted […]
Gnome 3, which will be available to install in Ubuntu 10.04, will mark the first radical change to the Gnome Desktop since it’s inception, thanks to it’s “new” interface ‘Gnome-Shell’. Doing Things Better On first […]
Rhythmbox has been updated to 0.12.5, bringing with it new bug fixes and a new music-cover fetching feature. Codenamed “Stop Beathin’”, this new version brings 3 notable improvements: – Cover Art Search now uses discogs.com […]
The name of Ubuntu 10.04, the release due in April 2010, has been revealed as ‘Lucid Lynx’! Lynx’s Meat Lucid Lynx will be a LTS release (supported for 5 years) and will ship with Gnome […]
Below is a short tutorial on how to make Firefox space friendly. I have a netbook which my sister borrows from time to time and although my main browser is Opera 10 on it, my […]
One unique feature of Empathy is the ability to use Adium chat themes, which is great for those looking to have a different chat layout during IM’s. Since Empathy is the new default Messenger in […]
Alpha 6 of Ubuntu 9.10 has been released, and brings with it a few nice surprises. Alpha 6 (once you’ve run update manager) finally has the gorgeous new XSplash Screen. This is the xsplash design […]
Alpha 6 of Karmic Koala was due for release today, but has been postponed for a little longer to iron out some last minute bugs which have affected many alpha testers. (“affected” being an understatement!) […]