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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This Chrome extension can force all websites to use the Ubuntu font

Love the new Ubuntu font so much that you want every website to use it? Say hello to the following plucky Chrome extension which offers to do just that

17 October 2010
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Show Deluge torrent transfer rates on Docky [fix]

Docky and the Deluge torrent client were great bedfellows for a while with the former able to display transfer rates for the latter. And then it broke when Deluge 1.2 was released. Boo. Thanks to Gary over at cranked.me we can get it working again in no-time.

17 October 2010
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Hotot Twitter app adds multi-profile, identi.ca support in latest update

Users of the Hotot twitter application's Daily Builds PPA are in for a treat with the latest pre-alpha update with indenti.ca & multi-account support now added.

15 October 2010
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Menu replacement Cardapio now uses less than 5MB of RAM

Main menu replacement Cardapio can truly boast to be a lightweight app, with it now using just 5MB of RAM when in active use.

15 October 2010
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Opera 11 to have extensions – too little, too late?

Opera 11 will ship with support for extensions. Finally.

15 October 2010
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Short video shows off uTouch on Ubuntu Unity

Canonical's Gerry Carr has posted a neat video demonstration of Ubuntu 10.10's new multi-touch features in action with the Ubuntu Unity interface.

14 October 2010
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‘Web Launcher’ adds website shortcuts to the Ubuntu apps menu

There are hundreds of ways to add website shortcuts to your desktop: Prism apps, Chrome WebApps, good ol' fashioned dragged n' dropped shortcuts on your desktop. The issue? Most of these require some effort on your part. Enter Web Launcher and it's crusade against hassle.

14 October 2010
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How to add more apps to the Ubuntu Messaging Menu

Mario Tomljenović sent us a tip on how to add custom entries to the Ubuntu Messaging Menu. Whilst this method doesn't provide notification support for any added application - which is sort of the point of the Messaging Menu - it's nevertheless an easy way to add an accessible launcher.

14 October 2010
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Linux screencasting tool ‘Kazam’ updates, gains bug fixes galore

Screencasting made simple is the ethos behind Linux screen-recording tool 'Kazam' and the latest release sees it hammer home this point with improved features and a veritable genocide of bug fixes.

14 October 2010
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Easy Blu-ray Movie Playback in Linux

Watch Blu-Ray discs in Ubuntu - with next-to-no effort required - thanks to a new script by Scott Duensing.

13 October 2010
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Faenza-Cupertino icons available for KDE

That Faenza icon set. It gets everywhere. Not content with being one of the most popular icon sets of the year Faenza's success has spawned an enviable army of 'spins' and derivatives including a 'green' Faenza-Mint version and the Mac OS X inspired 'Faenza-Cupertino' set which is now available for KDE users.

13 October 2010
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How to customize the clock applet in Ubuntu

If you're bored with the look of the default date and time applet in Ubuntu why not jazz it up with one of the following themes?

13 October 2010