Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source ecosystem, documenting every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With over 16 years of hands-on experience in Linux desktops, distros and apps, Joey's insights and reporting have been cited by leading technology outlets including Ars Technica, The Verge, Engadget and Forbes.
After spending several months in limbo e-mail application Thunderbird has been confirmed as the official e-mail application Ubuntu 11.10.
An Ubuntu-branded neoprene laptop sleeve is the latest item to be added to the Canonical store.
Several weeks back we translated a handy Unity Quicklist for Google+ by László Torma. That Quicklist is now even better, Google+heads. Credit goes to Chris Druif, who has enhanced the launcher item by adding in 'drag and drop' Photo uploading to Picasa Web Albums. Photos, depending on your privacy settings for the folder you choose to upload to, will also show up on your Google+ account.
User-friendly Conky setup Conky Colors has added a new 'stylish lightening stats' mode as part of its 7.0 release.
Linux users continue to pay more for the Humble Indie Bundle 3 than their Windows or OS X counterparts.
Seeing the Ubuntu logo sailing alongside hundreds of Android App icons in a TV spot for Samsung's Galaxy S II was a strange, but not unwarranted, sight to begin with. But Uncle Sammy appear to have had a change of heart; a 'new' version of the same advert is running in India with one small difference: no more Ubuntu logo.
The new look 'GTK3' version of the Ubuntu Software Centre is available for testing in Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha.
Novacut's recent success on Kickstarter has kickstarted an influx of Linux-based projects contacting us for coverage of their money-drives on the service. One that caught our eye was 'In The Dark' by Escapement Studios.
YouTube app 'MiniTube' has been updated witha fix for a recent change by YouTube that 'broke' playback on the Flash-free desktop app.
There's no denying that a clean, minimal looking desktop is attractive. But how does one make Unity, with its launcher bar stuffed full of icons, 'clean looking'? Reader Juan Carlos Arroyo Callejas sent us his guide on getting a "clean looking Natty desktop"
Deadline.com are reporting that Disney have hired Night At The Museum writer Robert Ben Garant to pen an animated feature about a talking Penguin called, you guessed it, 'Tux'.
Lubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 has been released. As a development release Lubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 is not recommended for everyday use or installation on systems with important data (like your list to Santa, your best […]