Posts from June 2017

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Ring is a Privacy-Focused, Open-Source Skype Alternative

If you’re sick of Skype for Linux’s lack of progress, or rankled by the imminent retirement of the older (but superior) Qt Skype client, there’s a GNU alternative in town called Ring. GNU Ring is a […]

22 June 2017
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LibreOffice Automatic Updater Available to Test on Linux

Open-source office suite LibreOffice is inching closer to providing automatic updates in-app. Daily builds of LibreOffice for Linux with a new automatic updater built-in are available for testing, LibreOffice developer Markus Mohrhard announced today. Better still, […]

22 June 2017

Nylas Mail Is Dead, Jim

Nylas N1 …Or is it Nylas Mail now? I can't remember, and it doesn't really matter because, we learn today, this cross-platform desktop email app is dead.

21 June 2017

Make Rhythmbox Look Better with this Alternative Toolbar Plugin

Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar is a Rhythmbox plugin that improves the look and layout of the music player by rearranging elements and using CSD.

21 June 2017

Thinking of Buying the Chuwi Lapbook 12.3? Watch This Video First

Are you looking for a Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 review to help you decide whether this cheap n’ cheerful Chinese laptop is for you? Well, look no further. A reader recently shared the following Chuwi 12.3 video review […]

21 June 2017

Shotwell Photo Manager Updated, Here’s How To Upgrade on Ubuntu

A new unstable release of photo manager Shotwell is now available.  Shotwell 0.27 introduces a small set of new features and improvements, as well fixes for a number of bugs. Notably, Shotwell 0.27 no longer […]

20 June 2017
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GNOME Tweak Tool Now Lets You Move the GNOME Application Menu out of the Top Bar

A new development snapshot of GNOME Tweak Tool is available to download, and it surfaces yet another really useful GNOME feature.

20 June 2017
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Have You Taken the LibreOffice Features Survey?

A new survey aims to help LibreOffice learn which features of the popular open-source office suite users use the most.

19 June 2017
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More Unity Desktop Features Are Coming to Dash to Dock

More features familiar to users of the Ubuntu Unity desktop could be making their way to Dash to Dock, a popular desktop dock GNOME extension.

19 June 2017
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Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 Surfaces at GearBest

The super-friendly folks at Chinese computer company Chuwi just poked me with news that the Chuwi LapBook 12.3 is now available on GearBest at a reduced price for a limited time only. The Chuwi Lapbook […]

19 June 2017
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Two Popular Open-Source Apps Are Now Available in the Windows Store

Two of the most celebrated open-source applications are now available on the Windows Store, though one comes with a £7.49/$9.79 price tag attached.

18 June 2017
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Steam is Now Available as a Flatpak, Here’s How To Install it on Ubuntu

Well, this is interesting: it looks like Steam for Linux is now available to install as a Flatpak app. The Steam Flatpak is even being distributed through Flathub, a centralised repository for app developers to host […]

18 June 2017