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.
If in the passed week you took a swing by the official Ubuntu website, you will have noticed a new headline post replacing the previous Maverick ad. In an effort to improve future releases of Ubuntu server edition, Canonical is, for the third year in a row, asking users how they are using it and in what environment.
Ubuntu users missing the animal themed wallpapers of releases past should bookmark this page now in anticipation of April.
If you switch to KDE but miss Ubuntu's 'style' you needn't weep - a new a Ambiance styled Plasma Desktop theme brings Ubuntu's style to the Kubuntu desktop. "Scnd101" is the user behind the stunning creation, which theme the panel, widgets and more in Ambiance-coloured coating.
The default desktop of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal will not support traditional GNOME panel applets as many of us have become accustomed. In their place sit 'Application Panel Indicators' - a new breed of notification area entries designed to be consistent and unified in look and function thus leading to a desktop more in tune with itself and with its users.
Ubuntu-dedicated hardware company System 76 has today announced the launch of two new laptops.
More mock-ups for LibreOffice.
Firefox 4 comes with many new features not least of which is a ruddy fat 'menu bar' button when the traditional menu bar is hidden. Reducing it to just an icon is a relatively easy 'hack' and the result is far easier on the eye....
The latest version of lightweight desktop environment XFCE has been released, adding support for remote shares browsing, a rewritten desktop panel, and improved settings/file transfer dialogs.
Some things are standard: milk on cereal; Doctor in Tardis; window buttons in frame. Well, the latter was standard; 0rAX0's 'Outsiders' Emerald theme pack literally pushes the traditional boundaries away in these off-corner creations.
Rovio media have no plans to actually bring Angry Birds to Linux, with their previous statement it being something they were 'looking into' since translated as 'no plans at all.' Still, if you're an Angry Birds fan looking to get your feathery fix on Linux you still can - using everyone's favourite binary beverage 'Wine'.
Last night I featured a neat 'Ubuntuizing' Chrome extension for Wikipedia that replaced Wikipedia's web font with the fancy new Ubuntu one. Reader rainstride saw that and got in touch to share something most customization anoraks will have a hard time resisting: the ability to change every font displayed on every website.
Change the colour of Nautilus-Elementary's side to gain better integration with your favourite theme. Ambiance is a fantastic theme and Nautilus-Elementary easily sets the standard for user-friendly file-managers. When both are used together things don't always look as good as they could. Here's how to remedy that with some copy-and-paste pizazz.