Posts from March 2016

Firefox 45 Now Available To Download, This Is What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 45 has been released and is now available to download. We look at the new features in Firefox 45, and show you how to upgrade.

8 March 2016

GNOME Photos Adds Instagram-style Filters, New Edit Tools

GNOME Photos adds Instagram-Style image filters in its upcoming v3.20 release.

8 March 2016
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A Fix For Black Corners Around CSD Windows in Ubuntu?

Window borders for apps using Client Side Decorations will soon look much better on Ubuntu. Code implementing window corner radius support is finally headed to Unity. If merged, the fix will solve the black corner issue affecting the appearance of every […]

8 March 2016

Microsoft Wants To Patent Convergence Style Technology

Canonical is not the only software company who is interested in the idea of using a single mobile device to power additional computing experiences.  Microsoft — boo, hiss, etc — has long pursued the idea, starting with Windows XP […]

7 March 2016

Try This Mac-Inspired ‘Notes’ Clone For Linux

Notes is a free and open-source note taking app for Windows, Mac and Linux with a clean appearance inspired by the default Mac OS X Notes app.

7 March 2016

How To Fix The (Annoying) ‘Failed to Fetch’ Chrome apt Error

We show you how to fix the 'failed to fetch' apt error on Ubuntu, an issue caused by Google dropping 32-bit Chrome for Linux earlier this month.

4 March 2016

How To Add a Unity Quicklist to Spotify for Linux

The latest stable release of Spotify for Linux has a missing system tray icon. We show you how to add a Unity quicklist to control playback.

3 March 2016
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Spotify for Linux Is No Longer In Active Development

A new release of streaming music service Spotify's Linux desktop app is now available — but it comes loaded with bug fixes.

3 March 2016
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Duet Makes Its Linux Debut in Humble Indie Bundle 16

Acclaimed puzzle game Duet makes its Linux debut as part of the Humble Indie Bundle 16. The minimalist game is a late addition to the latest games selection offered through a pay-what-you-want model. But don’t let the simple […]

2 March 2016

How to Install Transmission 2.90 on Ubuntu from a PPA

Want to install the latest release of open-source torrent client Transmission on Ubuntu? Just follow these steps to add the official PPA.

2 March 2016

PockIt — A Free Pocket App for Ubuntu Phone

I am a big user of Pocket, the (awesome) read it later service. Like, seriously big. So I was stoked to learn that it’s now possible to read my latest must-reads offline on Ubuntu Phone. How? Using PockIt, […]

1 March 2016