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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Cardapio – alternative Gnome panel menu, launcher & so much more

Bored of your regular applications menu? Swap it out with Cardápio- a panel applet menu replacement with plenty of features up its sleeve. It allows full access to all of your installed applications and system options […]

3 June 2010
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DockBarX Adds live thumbnail previews

The popular window grouping and manipulation applet DockBarX has added support for live window thumbnails – not unlike that offered in Windows 7. It does this by making use of the KDE compatibility plugin available in Compiz, […]

2 June 2010
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New Doctor Who game works via Wine

As part of this years Doctor Who series the BBC are launching a set of 4 free fully interactive downloadable adventure games (referred to as ‘episodes’) for UK viewers (and those who like proxies). The […]

2 June 2010
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Confirmed: Chrome OS Will Launch in the Autumn

Confirming the long-rumoured general release date, Google has announced that its new Chrome OS will be released in the Autumn (or fall, to American readers). For those of you unfamiliar with Chrome OS, it is […]

2 June 2010
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How to Customise Ubuntu’s Notification Bubbles

Ever wanted to change colour, font or position of the new Ubuntu 'bubble' notifications? Using the third-party NotifyOSD Config app, you can!

2 June 2010
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RedShift Mono Tray Style Icons for Ubuntu

RedShift may be saving your eyes and syncing your sleep patterns, but it sure as heck isn’t making your Ubuntu desktop look all pretty and integrated with its colourful giant tray icon. Step forward community designer norms, who has created an […]

2 June 2010
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5 grass wallpapers (No, really!)

I love grass wallpapers. I’ve no firm reason as to why I do, but I do. Maybe there’s something relaxing about looking at fresh green grass. And before anyone mentions it: Apple did not invent […]

2 June 2010
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Ubuntu Software Centre Featured View

We all know that the Ubuntu Software Centre will be undergoing some more changes for Ubuntu 10.10, part of which will be an improved ‘featured applications’ gallery. Whilst the screenshot below is likely far from […]

1 June 2010
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Elementary Pidgin theme updated

Elementary is arguably one of the most popular 3rd party themes available so it can be rather annoying when using an application that don’t follow or fit in with the rest of your desktop theme. […]

1 June 2010
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Global menu app updates to come weekly; keep eyes peeled

Just a quick short sharp poke to everyone testing Ubuntu 10.10’s ‘global menu’ via the Unity PPA: you’ll soon find updates to it coming in weekly so if you’ve tested it as much as you […]

1 June 2010
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Smart GTK getting Dark version; looks edible

We featured Pr09studio‘s elegant, airy & light ‘Smart GTK’ theme yesterday and today see’s the release of a dark version of the theme — and it looks very, very nice indeed: – Who knew that […]

1 June 2010
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Using Opera 10.6 on Ubuntu? Try These ‘Ambiance’ & ‘Radiance’ Skins

Kyle Baker, the talented hands behind the Ambiance Opera theme we featured last month, has come up trumps again, releasing a pair of new themes for the new Opera 10.6 alpha release. Fans of Ubuntu’s […]

1 June 2010