Posts from December 2010

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Cheese webcam gets some crazy new effects

Take a peek at some crazy new video effects coming to the Cheese webcam tool in this video by Daniel Siegel & Andreas Nilsson.

8 December 2010
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DockBarX updates with new look

GNOME panel applet 'DockbarX' has been updated with a brand new look

8 December 2010
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W3schools: Linux hits 5% OS market share in November

The respected web development portal W3Schools have published their OS statistics for November - and it's good news for Linux.

8 December 2010
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Deb files set to look prettier, informative in Ubuntu 11.04

Picture a .deb file in your mind and chances are it'll be a beige box with a dreary uniform look. Uniformly uninformative, at that. Ubuntu 11.04 may just see this change thanks to 'Deb-thumbnailer'.

7 December 2010
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Choqok Twitter app hits 1.0 RC1, adds many new features

Time flies when you're.... tweeting... The first release candidate of Qt Twitter app Choqok has been released ahead of the formal 1.0 release date on December 26th.

7 December 2010
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GNOME 3 T-shirt Contest

Could you translate your love/excitement/anticipation for GNOME 3.0 into a kick-ass T-shirt design? Want to win money in the process? Then get scribbling and enter the latest contest by GNOME which will celebrate the launch […]

7 December 2010
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Intellihide added to Unity Launcher

Only a few days back I mentioned that Intellihide would be an ace option for Unity's Launcher to have.... Now it does.

7 December 2010
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Dedicated Python editor ‘Deditor’ adds plugins system

Deditor – the lightweight Python-specific text-editor for Ubuntu - has added some super new features in its latest release.

7 December 2010
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Orta theme updates with new tab styles, global menu support & more

The popular Orta GTK+ theme has been updated with new tab styles, formal global menu support, improved Metacity buttons and other miscellaneous changes.

6 December 2010
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Relax – Windows controls will show in Unity panel for maximised apps

Further to yesterday's post on the 'immovable Unity launcher' I just thought I'd share this as well to help allay a few fears on an annoyance many of you have expressed issue with...

6 December 2010
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Ubuntu One gets Apple AirPlay friendly; stream from your cloud to your stereo

Stream music stored in your Ubuntu One cloud directly to your stereo, TV or other AirPlay connected device with the official Ubuntu One client for iPhone.

6 December 2010
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Unity to be ‘available in Fedora’

Unity will be Ubuntu 11.04's new desktop environment - but you may just see it popping up in other non-Ubuntu derived distributions too - including Fedora.

6 December 2010