Posts from March 2010

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Help Stop the BBC Introducing DRM

UK users of OpenSource software could be restricted from watching and accessing free-to-air television signals if the BBC are granted permission to introduce DRM into their broadcasts. The result will make the use of non-sanctioned […]

24 March 2010
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The Awesome Wallpapers of pr09studio

If you read OMG! regularly you’ll likely be aware that there a few community artists/designers/themers that we really dig (DanRabbit, Mastropino and ZacBarton to name but a few.) Well the pantheon of win is about […]

24 March 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 Installation Slideshow Gets Updated

We’ve blogged previously about the new-look installation slideshow (designed by Dylan McCall, Michael Forrest and Otto Greenslade) that will greet all users installing of Ubuntu 10.04 – but today finally saw it get pushed into actual […]

24 March 2010
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Why Docky’s GMail Docklet Doesn’t currently work in Ubuntu 10.04

Although popular Dock application Docky is available in the repositories of Ubuntu 10.04 one of the most popular Docklets, for it, the GMail notifer docklet, doesn’t currently function in Lucid. Whilst entering your user credentials […]

24 March 2010
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OMG! Interviews: Laura Czajkowski

At OMG! Ubuntu! we’ve decided some consistency might be in order, so we thought we’d try our hand at profiling and interviewing one upstanding Ubuntu member each week to give you lucky readers a personal […]

24 March 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 now being trailed on Ubuntu.com

The front of the Ubuntu homepage is now displaying a lead for the forthcoming Ubuntu 10.04 release, under the slogan ‘change is coming’. Just look at how the new branding elements contrast again the drab […]

23 March 2010
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24 hours to save the internet in the UK

Today is likely the last chance for UK citizens to demand full Parliamentary debate on the Governments’ proposed Digital Economy Bill before it slips into a political ‘loop hole’ known as Wash Up where it […]

23 March 2010

Too Cute Not to Post: Elementary Icons For Caffeine

I know, I know: you hate minor posts. I get it, but I just noticed that one of fave Linux artists, 0rAX0, has uploaded an Elementary icon for Caffeine, the cool power-inhibiter application. You can download the icons from gnome-look.org. […]

23 March 2010

Ubuntu 10.04 Starts Getting Some Updated icons

I held off mentioning last nights arrival of new (albeit WIP) icons in Ubuntu 10.04 because I know how much ‘minor‘ posts about visual changes irritate (some of) you. Typical that I wake up to […]

23 March 2010
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Docky Session Applet Video shows it’s made of win

Remember that ‘Session Applet’ docklet potentially heading to Docky that we posted lovingly about a few days ago? Well here’s a short 10second video of it in action.   Sadly, i don’t know who made […]

23 March 2010
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How to recreate the Ubuntu 10.04 wallpaper in Inkscape (Step-by-step)

With a few weeks to kill until the next Beta of Ubuntu 10.04 why not stoke your creatively-sapped juices by re-creating the new Ubuntu 10.04 default wallpaper in Inkscape? Popular Spanish design site cursorlibre.com have […]

22 March 2010

The UbuntuOne Music Store is Now Open

The long-awaited, highly-antipciated, and over-hyped (apologies – that was me) UbuntuOne Music store has finally opened its doors for those testing the Ubuntu 10.04 Beta. The store is built-in to the Rhythmbox music player in […]

22 March 2010