Earlier this week we filled you in on Michael Tunnell's work at bringing Wunderlist back to the Ubuntu desktop - and making it even better in the process. In that post we mentioned that you would need to add the 'Fogger Apps' PPA to Ubuntu in order to install it. Skip forward a few days: now you don't!
Wunderlist is back on Ubuntu thanks to Fogger.
Question: When is a web-app not a web-app? Answer: When it's created by Fogger. It allows native desktop features, like notification bubbles, Unity launcher badges and progress bars, to be utilised by websites to deliver updates, alerts and information right on the desktop. And the first website to get Fogger support is Facebook.
Popular Mac web app maker 'Fluid' is getting a Linux sibling - albeit unofficially - thanks to an app submitted as part of the Ubuntu App Showdown contest.
Last month developers across the world spent three short weeks crafting over 130 applications as part of the Ubuntu App Showdown contest. From these, three winners were picked by a jury of judges: RSS reader 'Lightread', puzzle game 'Picsaw' and web-app creator 'Fogger'. But that's not where the contest ends. It's now up to you to decide which apps win the last 3 prizes up for grabs. To help you get started we've listed our top 20 submissions - jury winners omitted - that are worth installing regardless of whether you intend to vote or not
The winners of Ubuntu's App Showdown contest have been announced. RSS app 'Lightread', web-app creator 'Fogger', and boredom-buster game 'Picsaw' all topped the judges vote.
See the bar of innovation? Ubuntu has just raised it again with the unveiling of new 'web apps' feature to debut in Ubuntu 12.10. The feature allows webapps, sites and services to integrate directly into the Ubuntu desktop to take advantage of Ubuntu technology such as the app menu, the HUD, the Messaging Menu, Sound Menu, Quicklists, etc