Linux.conf.au 2011 has opened registrations for the largest open source conference in the Southern Hemisphere. Linux.conf.au will be held in Brisbane, Australia at the idyllic waterside Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Gardens Point Campus from 24 - 29 January 2011.
Canonical's Gerry Carr has posted a neat video demonstration of Ubuntu 10.10's new multi-touch features in action with the Ubuntu Unity interface.
There are hundreds of ways to add website shortcuts to your desktop: Prism apps, Chrome WebApps, good ol' fashioned dragged n' dropped shortcuts on your desktop. The issue? Most of these require some effort on your part. Enter Web Launcher and it's crusade against hassle.
Mario Tomljenović sent us a tip on how to add custom entries to the Ubuntu Messaging Menu. Whilst this method doesn't provide notification support for any added application - which is sort of the point of the Messaging Menu - it's nevertheless an easy way to add an accessible launcher.
Screencasting made simple is the ethos behind Linux screen-recording tool 'Kazam' and the latest release sees it hammer home this point with improved features and a veritable genocide of bug fixes.
Watch Blu-Ray discs in Ubuntu - with next-to-no effort required - thanks to a new script by Scott Duensing.
That Faenza icon set. It gets everywhere. Not content with being one of the most popular icon sets of the year Faenza's success has spawned an enviable army of 'spins' and derivatives including a 'green' Faenza-Mint version and the Mac OS X inspired 'Faenza-Cupertino' set which is now available for KDE users.
If you're bored with the look of the default date and time applet in Ubuntu why not jazz it up with one of the following themes?
Quickly and easily run any type of program/executable/script on Ubuntu using the small open source utility 'App Runner'. The tool disbands with the need to mark a file as "executable" before running, allowing you to run an installer, application, script or other OS supported executable automatically.
Upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and want to install the workspaces indicator applet? Good news - the PPA has been updated to support Maverick.
Come take a look at how Tyler customizes and fine tunes his Ubuntu install in the way of software, eye-candy, and usability, and try out his Compiz profile!
Roman Yepishev's Ubuntu One indicator-applet - a neat way to view and monitor your Ubuntu One accounts' sync status on your desktop panel - is now installable via a dedicated PPA.