Posts from December 2010

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How best to sell a Windows 7 laptop this holiday? show it with an Ubuntu wallpaper of course! [sales fail]

‘The Source’ (formerly known as Radio Shack) appear to  have hit upon a rather unique way of selling their Windows 7 running Toshiba laptops to the public judging by a recent flyer…

23 December 2010
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Tron Legacy Docky theme would surely be Flynn’s choice

Flynn would totally use this 'Tron: Legacy: inspired Docky theme by our favourite deviant Docky theme maker half-left.

23 December 2010
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Firefox 4 Beta 8 released with over 1000 bug fixes

Mozilla has pushed out another beta of Firefox 4 – this time one with over 1,000 bug fixes.

23 December 2010
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LibreOffice 3.3 RC2 released, available for download

The Document Foundation's "LibreOffice" Team has announced another release candidate that's now available for download.

23 December 2010
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SuperTuxKart 0.7 released with new engine, tracks, karts + more

It’s here, racing fans – a brand new version of iconic Linux game ‘SuperTuxKart’ is now available for download.

22 December 2010
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Elementary’s new Wingpanel in action

I took some time today to fight with libindicators and fix some issues the current wingpanel. It is as a very experimental piece of software. And by no means is it the new panel for elementary.

22 December 2010
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Intelligent boot splash greeter

Elephants and readers with a good memory may remember an 'ambient boot splash' proposal we featured at the end of October.

21 December 2010
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Easily Upload photos to Facebook using Nautilus

So you have one photo you want to upload to Facebook but Shotwell seems over-kill and opening a browser seems too much effort. Well, take the hassle out of posting images to your Facebook profile with this nifty Nautilus Facebook uploader script.

21 December 2010
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Banshee 1.9.1 upgrades Ubuntu extensions, adds subtitle support

A new development release of soon-to-be Ubuntu's default music player Banshee was released a few days back, bringing with it subtitle support and improvements to the podcast view as well as a tonne of bugfixes. Read on for more information.

21 December 2010
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Ubuntu Font added to Google Font Directory

The Ubuntu font family has been added to the Google Font Directory, allowing web developers the world over to use the font on their site.

21 December 2010
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Lost laptop locater app ‘Prey’ hits version 0.5

No-one goes out of their way to lose their laptop let alone have it stolen. Usually in these situations there is a slim chance of getting you laptop back - providing it has your address scrawled on the back like a label in the back of a 5th graders’ coat. Common sense dictates to be prepared and you can be by installing free and open-source security application ‘Prey - which has just been updated to version 0.5.

21 December 2010
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Banshee close to being made default music player in Natty

The Banshee Train is well on its way along the tracks, headed towards Ubuntu's default train station as a final destination and resting place - where it will hopefully stay as the default music player for some time. While it's not default yet, it's certainly going to happen soon - all you need to know to be prepared is in this article.

21 December 2010