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.
During the Lucid cycle default Ubuntu file-manager Nautilus added a thick white border around the display of file thumbnails. At the time this was considered an improvement by most. Several months on and, well, many […]
A few notable updates landed in the latest update of Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha today. Meerkat’s new Sound Menu – seemingly more divisive than Jedward – received some attention. The seeker/scrubber now works (pretty much) as it should and […]
Another week and another media player. Say hello to Xnoise – a self-described ‘lightweight’ music and video player that has been making a lot of noise of late. Written in vala – and therefore more […]
The official website of Kubuntu has gone live with a new design, making use of the retooled design introduced by Ubuntu prior to April’s launch of Ubuntu 10.04. The new look is a massive improvement […]
Notebook and netbook users the world over can now flash their OS cred to the world with some ace new Ubuntu stickers added to the Ubuntu Store. Two different packs are available – 3 sheets […]
Whether you’re hosting a party with Rhythmbox providing the boom box duties or sat on your bed reading the latest Farscape comic and wanting to chill out with some ambiance the following fullscreen addon for […]
In Benjamin’s earlier post previewing the new GNOME Shell mock-up displayed at GUADEC, Canonicals very ace David Siegel posted this beautiful ‘as-of-now’ screenshot of Ubuntu Unity in a comment. Now, because the screenshot is so […]
The first release candidate of Opera 10.61 – the first ‘service pack’ to Opera 10.60 released 28 short days ago – has been made available for wily users to download and test today. Opera-fiends and […]
It may be the default theme for stock GNOME but the ‘Clearlooks’ GTK theme no-doubt remains on the fringes of taste for eye candy aficionados. Nevertheless the theme provides a clean and distraction free look […]
The release of GNOME 3 has been delayed once again, this time proposed for release in March of 2011. The news, announced at GUADEC, is to allow the GNOME team ‘another release cycle to mature’ the […]
The Ubuntu Software Centre store front in Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha has really started to flesh out, with an update today adding in a roster of application to the ‘New apps’ section. The apps listed within […]
How does the thought of 211 completely free wine-compatible games available in one download, complete with slick launcher and per-game info, sound to you? Indulgent? Maybe. Worth downloading? Hell yes. Mega Games Pack The bundle […]