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.
Audio call requests made via Empathy are to receive some long over due 'pimping' in Ubuntu 11.04. Here's a video of them in action.
Emerillon (pronounced 'Ey-may-ree-yon', fact fans) desktop map viewer for GNOME is an incredibly nifty tool to have around. Whether you're planning a journey, need to check cycle routes in your area or just fancy a nose around, Emerillon can do it all.
Fans and followers of Unity 2D - the less hardware intensive Qt-using version of Unity currently in development - may be pleased to see that 'workspaces' have arrived in the latest builds. Take a peek at how it looks in this short video.
Building your next Ubuntu-based PC is going to be a lot easier from now on. Canonical have today launched the largest online list of Linux-compatible PC components, featuring over 1300 certified different components from 161 […]
A double whammy update, mostly since day 2+3 were largly just expanding on the work everyone started on day one.
The first post-release application to be approved by the Application Review Board is now available to install from the Ubuntu 10.10 Software Centre.
Although not specifically about Ubuntu, software patents affect all Ubuntu users. Here a kiwi FOSS software developer talks about Software Patents in New Zealand and implications abroad. Dave Lane is a long time Free Software advocate and experienced developer. He's currently a Director of Egressive, an open source Christchurch-based company that builds web solutions for a variety of clients utilizing Drupal, among other technologies.
The Unity Launcher API, which provides overlay badges, progress bars and quick lists to application launchers, now has a detailed Wiki page for developers to refer to.
PCPro - a website and magazine purposed primarily around Windows - are to switch operations to Ubuntu for one day.
Neat things about Unity #457: Intelligent launchers.
Abode has released Flash Player 10.2, bringing with it the Stage Video API which promises smooth 1080p playback whilst using up to 85% less CPU than before..
The second alpha release of Lubuntu 11.04 has been made available for testing.