Posts from December 2009

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VLC looks so pretty at Xmas…

VLC’s cute easter-egg is once again cracking itself open… Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

22 December 2009
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12 Days of Xmas: Day Six – Shotwell (Plus a peek at Shotwell 0.4!)

I am aware i’m a day or so behind on these, so if you see day seven pop up a bit later you haven’t accidentally lost track of time i’m just trying to keep up! […]

22 December 2009
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In Awe Of Dockys’ "Panel Painting"

Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

21 December 2009
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CoverGloobus Gets Docky Sync, New Features

Talk about timing! Only a day or so back we crowned CoverGloobus one of our favourite applications of 2009 and today some exciting updates were announced! Aside from GloobusPreview’s sexy new look CoverGloobus got some […]

21 December 2009
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Enable Cover Art And Badge In Docky

Docky developer supremo Jason Smith shared a small tweak to enable Cover Art on your Docky dock – complete with countdown badge – in the comments of previous Docky post.   The “hack” is simple […]

21 December 2009
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Gloobus Getting New Interface, Features [Updated With Screenshots]

GloobusPreview sits merrily as one our favourite apps of the year and with todays’ announcement that it will be getting a shiny new interface – as mocked up by Dan Rabbit – it looks like it won’t be letting […]

21 December 2009
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Rhythmbox Context Pane Coming In 0.12.6

Rhythmbox is sometimes over-looked when the virtues of Ubuntu music players are discussed. Perhaps people assume that because it is the default that it only provides “the basics”. As we’ve shown you here on Omg!Ubuntu! […]

21 December 2009
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12 Days of Xmas: Day Five – ViewNior

4 days down, 8 to go. What application is on our fifth day? (And it’s not five gold rings!) ViewNior!  I adore this fast, speedy and oddly feature-filled little image viewer. more than a capable […]

21 December 2009
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12 Days of Xmas: Day Four – Shutter

Screenshot tool ‘Shutter’ shuffles into view as we continue our 12 favourite applications of 2009 countdown. First things first – Shutter is quite possibly the best Screenshot tool ever created. Period. A super-quick summary of […]

20 December 2009
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Banshee Control, Zeitgeist & Pidgin Support Come to Docky

Over the last few days Docky has gained some new features and additions. Notably a 3-D mode and Extensions support. You can find out how to enable 3-D mode here. In this post we’ll be […]

20 December 2009
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Enable 3-D Mode In Docky [Updated]

Whise, of screenlets fame, posted a tip for enabling 3-D mode in Docky. You must have Docky (not Gnome-Do Docky) installed. Once set head over to the Configuration Editor. ALT+F2 type gconf-editor Navigate to /apps/docky-2/Docky/Interface/DockPreferences/Dock […]

20 December 2009
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Mark Shuttleworth To Step Down As CEO Of Canonical

Mark Shuttleworth has announced that he is to step down as CEO of Canonical, the financial backers of Ubuntu. The CEO duties of Canonical will be handed over to Jane Silber (pictured right), the current […]

17 December 2009