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 11.04 will use Unity as the default desktop

In his keynote address at the Ubuntu Developer Summit Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Ubuntu 11.04 will use a new desktop version of Unity for the default desktop environment.

25 October 2010

Pastie – handy clipboard manager indicator applet

Pastie is a small clipboard manager that uses an indicator-applet to display and give access to you clipboard history.

24 October 2010
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Addictive retro-style arcade Linux game bundle only $5

Get three insanely addictive retro-styled arcade games for Linux for only a couple of dollars/pounds/euros.

24 October 2010
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These two sumptuous 3D Ubuntu wallpapers are without rival

It's the start of a new week so why not give your drab desktop a dust-down? One of these utterly divine wallpapers created and sent to us by 'insospettato' should certainly do the trick.

24 October 2010
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IBM office suite Lotus Symphony 3 released (updated with .64bit .deb)

The latest version of IBM's OpenOffice.org based office suite 'Lotus Symphony' has been released. Lotus Symphony 3 boasts many new and enhanced features, benefits from the OpenOffice 3 codebase and introduces brand new tool sidebars.

24 October 2010
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Emesene 2 needs testers

Luis Mariano Guerra of the Emesene development team has issued a call for people to begin testing the successor to popular MSN-based messaging application Emesene.

23 October 2010

3D space combat MMORPG ‘Vendetta Online’ coming to the Ubuntu Software Centre

The MMORPG space combat game 'Vendetta Online' is heading to the Ubuntu Software Centre.

23 October 2010
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Hotot twitter app adds an adorable new icon

Hot new twitter app Hotot has swapped out its rectangular blue block icon for the following - very cute - mono-styled tray icon.

23 October 2010
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‘Play after’ feature comes to Banshee

With our regular Banshee news-hound David Nielson enjoying himself in Brazil it’s left to me to share news of Banshee developer Alex Launi’s latest new feature for the aforementioned music player – a ‘play after’ […]

23 October 2010
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Site stability…

I interrupt normal proceedings to offer you an apology.

23 October 2010
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Which of these is not a web browser?

Most readers landing upon this page wouldn't require a seconds hesitation in answering the question posed above. But for a contestant on India's version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' it required an entire audience vote to pick an answer.

22 October 2010
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Dan Rabbit’s Ambiance-themed Marlin file browser mock-up

Dan Rabbit – creator of the phenomenally popular elementary gtk and icon themes and designer of related elementary projects – has shown off an Ambiance styled mock-up of his ‘Marlin’ file browser. Seeing Dan’s ideas […]

22 October 2010