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.
Here's quick fix for annoyed users with Realtek RTL8192SU WiFi chipsets wanting some WiFi...
The newest and most exciting release yet of the lightweight XFCE desktop has gained a PPA for brave Ubuntu 10.10 users to install from. XFCE 4.8 was released on Monday 17th of January and added remote shares browsing, a rewritten desktop panel and improved settings/file transfer dialogs.
The latest version of lightweight webkit browser Midori has been released. Alongside bug fixes and stability improvements version 0.3.0 sees duckduckgo.com set as the default search engine.
The Sound Menu of Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha sees the return of play list support - an easy way to access your favourite track line-ups in Banshee without needing to open the app itself.
It’s hard to keep up with the slew of identikit Ubuntu tablets slipping out on to the Chinese market, but at least this one has some new information for us to digest.. The ‘TENQ P07’ […]
CrossOver Impersonator, a Windows emulator, promises high performance for Unix/Linux systems. With Wine 1.3.9 under the hood, it raises the question: what differentiates this Wine based program from any other? We ordered a copy to find out.
A new art installation featuring the Ubuntu font family opens at London's Design Museum.
I spotlight five pretty CoverGloobus themes (including one by me, but ssh) I recently came across, and present them for perusal in this blog post. Let's go.
It's all ago in Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha land this week: from the Ubuntu One Control Panel to Unity's Dash - a lot of apps are receiving a lot of updates. Here we look over some of the more apparent changes changed by the, er, changes...
Not happy with the default size of the Compiz drop shadows under application windows? Here's how to make them larger.
Qt Twitter application 'Choqok' has announced the release of stable version 1.0.
Bye bye inelegant hacks to achieve 'Aero snap' style window management in Ubuntu, and hello Unity + Compiz with it's very own 'edge snap' plugin. Watch it in action inside.
Countdown widget for Ubuntu take #2 as the gorgeous Ubuntu countdown widget for Android we previewed last week is now made available for download on the Android Market.
A new testing PPA for MPlayer is now available for Ubuntu users wishing to test the latest features and fixes present in the robust media player for Linux.
This weeks Ubuntu Developer Day held in Bangalore, India, was home to a few juicy news highlights...
The folks over at Spotify have sent over this sneak peek at some neat work they've been doing to integrate Spotify with Ubuntu's nifty Sound Menu.
KDE 4.6 has been released today, bringing with it five months worth of updates, fixes and changes. Quick overview of what's new and details for those keen to upgrade can be found by reading on...
Ubuntu Tips Applet shows useful tips with fortunes-Ubuntu-server package using notify. You can see a new tip on-call using the application’s Indicator Applet menu or, for a slightly more spontaneous fun, set a refresh rate […]