Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source and Linux ecosystem, covering every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With 16 years of hands-on experience reporting on Ubuntu and Linux, his coverage has been cited by leading technology news sites including Ars Technica, Engadget and Forbes.
An unofficial 64bit build of Lubuntu has made available for download.
Ubuntu's cloud storage service 'Ubuntu One' has matured nicely over the last few cycles, but it won't be resting on its' laurels; there are plenty more improvements and features set to come. Courtesy of Shane Fagan, an 'Ubuntu One' developer who held a wonderful Ubuntu Open week session on the service, we learnt of some exciting new features planned for release over the next cycle or two...
After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the light-weight LXDE based Ubuntu spin 'Lubuntu' has been granted 'official' Ubuntu family status.
Microsoft have pledged to 'invest in and support' Skype builds on non-Microsoft platforms, the company has confimed.
'Gunity' provides options for tweaking aspects of the Unity interfacec without the need to install Compiz-Config Settings manager, wade through dconf settings apply scripts - all via one app.
'My-weather-indicator' - an indicator-applet providing weather updates and alerts in Ubuntu - has been updated with an improved location set-up dialog and general bug fixes.
Hands up if you remember those gorgeous 3D rendered wallpapers by insospettato we featured late last year? Well he's back with a new, nattier version...
If suspend and/or hibernate doesn't work for you in Ubuntu the following 'how to' guide may be of use.
OS X uses them, GNOME 3 uses them, and for the Oneiric Ocelot so will Ubuntu. What am I talking about? These....
Not being an American I'm not quite aware of how big Netflix - the on-demand video streaming service - is. What I am aware of, however, is that many users have longed for a way to use the service in Linux. Google and Netflix, however, plan to fix that.
Microsoft are close to sealing a $8.5 billion deal to acquire internet-telephony service Skype, according to allthingsd. But what would this mean for the Linux client? We guess nothing - which isn't exactly anything new...
Ubuntu 11.04 users who have opted for GNOME Shell over Unity as their desktop environment can benefit from a truly integrated Ambiance theme, thanks to DeviantArtist thedeviantmars.
The third alpha release of racing simulator 'Speed Dreams' version 2.0 has been made available for testing. This latest update to the fork of famous racing game Torcs sees new cars and tracks available, as well as improvements to the physics and 'visual realism' of the game.
The Ubuntu Developer Summit once again played home to discussion of whether Ubuntu should move from a 700MB sized CD ISO to something larger and more accommodating of growing package requirements.
Whilst modern smartphones are often dubbed 'PC's in your pocket' it's the recently unveiled 'Rasberry Pi' that can truly make a stake to that claim.
Whilst the name of this app isn't the most memorable, what it does is. By default Ubuntu provides no feedback whether the connection of a peripheral device - such as a webcam or usb thumbdrive - has succeed or failed. Windows, for example, uses a set of audio notifications to relay such status. udev-notify brings a similar functionality, albeit a visual one using Ubuntu's Notification system, to your desktop.
Firefox will remain the default web browser for Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu developers have agreed at the Ubuntu Developer Summit.
Desktop backup tool Deja Dup has been proposed for inclusion in Ubuntu for the third time.