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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Add some Meerkat Ninja to your phone…

With the first Beta – and only, but who’s counting – of Ubuntu 10.10 due for imminent release our super-talented friend Joern has whipped up something extra special for your enjoyment – a Ninja-styled 10.10 […]

2 September 2010
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G.E.E.K – a short story mashing geek-speak with Sci-Fi

Bored? Want something to read? You could do a lot worse than to spend your time reading this superb nerdtastic story by one self-confessed geek and his brother...

2 September 2010
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SAMSUNG & UBUNTU PLAY VERY NICELY THANKS TO USER EFFORT

Seeking out a new laptop or notebook but dreading the all-too-frequent compatibility issue with function keys, blue tooth, wifi, webcam etc? Don't.

2 September 2010
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Maverick Beta hits tomorrow

Well, for some of you readers, it's already the 2nd of September, and the Beta release of 10.10 is out today. Originally, this was scheduled to be Alpha 4, but the Maverick Release schedule was slightly altered a few weeks ago to give a bit more time to "Release Quality" (read:bug hunting and rough edges). Click through to read more and learn how to upgrade from Lucid if you're keen.

2 September 2010
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Banshee 1.7.5 released with improved hardware support

Grab your portable gadgets, even your iPhone. Banshee 1.7.5 is here with new hardware support and we need YOU to break it (and file bugs if you succeed naturally). With 1.7.5 you will not just get all new and improved hardware support but also 47 bug fixes. Most notable of these writing metadata to video files is now supported.

2 September 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five ways to make Wine apps feel native in Ubuntu

Applications running in Wine more often than not look like second-class citizens. That's no way to experience your OS - we're put together five tips for getting Wine applications looking, feeling & behaving like everything else on your desktop. In this OMG! 5! we take a look at five ways to improve the look and feel of Wine in Ubuntu.

1 September 2010
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Inkscape 0.48 released – new airbrush tool, greatly improved text tool & multipath editing

Scalable Vector Graphic fans of the world rejoice - Open Source’s premier vector drawing application Inkscape has been bumped up to 0.48, adding lots of fixes and features for artists to get excited about in the process.

1 September 2010
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Gorgeous Elementary Firefox skin is coming soon

Elementary fans longing for a Firefox theme to match do not have much long to wait. The skin is the work of a Thomas 'Seahorse Pip' and looks every bit as sumptuous as you'd expect.

1 September 2010
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Choqok 1.0 Beta 3 released – adds OAuth support

KDE twitter client Choqok has rolled out a new beta release with timely OAuth support to ensure Choqok users are able to continue using Twitter - which switches off API requests for non-OAuth applications today. Feature list after the jump.

1 September 2010
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C’mon Mozilla, show me my Firefox icon!

Firefox - why won't you adhere to my icon theme!? Small issues sometime grate the most and the following bug falls squarely into that category... Click through for the rest of the rant.

1 September 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 Opera 10.70 skins – Opera has never felt this native!

We've mentioned Kyle Baker's superb Opera themes before so, and in light of sad news yesterday that PPC support for Opera will be discontinued, it's nice to see said skins have been updated for the new & improved default themes in Ubuntu 10.10.

1 September 2010
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Unity adds improved launcher, dash icons

Ubuntu 10.10's Unity interface has gained some new icons in an update tonight. Three new launcher icons - for applications, places and trash respectively - are joined by category icons in the dash over-view. Hit up the break to see screenshots in all their glory.

1 September 2010