All articles by Joey Sneddon

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.

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Ubuntu 11.10 Adds Options to Change Launcher Opacity, Hide Mounted Drives, More

Further to Jorge and Ahmed's excellent Unity and in-depth update on recent Unity developments (the post below this one!) here are a handful of screenshots showing off many of the visible changes and options that have appeared in Ubuntu 11.10 over the last few days.

4 August 2011
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Web-browser Midori Adds Unity Support and Neat ‘Next Page’ Feature,

Unity support is one of several changes making up the latest release of lightweight web browser Midori. Screenshots and installation information are tucked inside.

4 August 2011
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Fusion Blue GTK Theme

When I think 'blue-coloured desktop themes' my mind instantly recalls the harsh Crayola hues of Windows XP. Can Fusion Blue GTK heal those wounds?

3 August 2011

Unity Facebook App Adds Muti-photo Uploads and Easier Installation

Multiple photo uploading and easier installation feature in the latest release of Facebook Unity applet 'Faccialibro'. Also fixed is a bug that prevented some users from running the applet properly.

3 August 2011
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Schizobird Twitter App Renamed ‘Polly’

Last week the developer of Schizobird' sought the help of OMG! Ubuntu! readers in choosing a new name for his Twitter app. The post in question received over 247 comments pretty much overnight. Nestled amongst all of the sane, and not so sane, suggestions was one clear winner...

3 August 2011
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Condensed Variant of Ubuntu Font Debuts

A condensed varient of theUbuntu Font Family was uploaded to the Private testing PPA yesterday. The condensed font is provided in one weight, 'regular', and is provided without an accompanying italic.

2 August 2011
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Action Shooter ‘Steel Storm: Burning Retribution’ added to Humble Indie Bundle 3

As if paying whatever you want for 5 Linux friendly games wasn't tempting enough the Humble Indie Bundle 3 has added a sixth game to tempt: top-down action shooter 'Steel Storm: Burning Retribution'.

2 August 2011
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Ubuntu Software Centre’s New Look

Earlier today I pulled the latest development branch of the Ubuntu Software Centre to check in on development. Upon running the 'software-centre-gtk3' file inside this stunning Software Centre revamp appeared my desktop - and I just had to share...

1 August 2011
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Chrome Now Second Most Popular Browser in UK, Same for UK Linux Users?

With todays news that Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Firefox as the second most used web-browser in the UK I turned to OMG! Ubuntu!'s visitor stats for UK Linux users to see if, here at least, that trend is also reflected.

1 August 2011
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DotA Clone ‘Heroes of Newerth’ Now Free To Play

Linux-supported DotA clone 'Heroes of Newerth' is now free for all to play.

31 July 2011

‘Takeoff’ Adds OS X Lion-Style App Launcher to KDE

OS X Lion Launchpad inspired Plasmoid 'Takeoff' brings a full screen menu launcher to Kubuntu users.

31 July 2011
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Deluge 1.3.3 Released, Ready to Install

The latest version of bit-torrent application Deluge is now available to install from the official Deluge PPA.

29 July 2011