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.
Webkit based browser Midori hit version 0.2.6 in a new release today, coming just over a week since version 0.2.5 was made available. Notable improvements & fixes in this new version include: – Dialogue prompt […]
‘Wallpaper Slideshow’ is the name and easily generating slideshow wallpaper files for GNOME is the game by allowing users to easily create and then set the background.xml file used for wallpaper slideshows in Gnome. The […]
CoverGloobus creator Jordi Hernà ndez is on the hunt for a new icon for CoverGloobus - the desktop coverart-and-then-some application that we rave about at least once a week.
NeWhoa‘s Victory GTK+ theme offers users more than just a good looking desktop for it allows the ability to choose the sidepane and menubar colours separately — making Victory truly worthy of it’s name in […]
Following on from our look at Chrome/ium’s surging popularity on Linux, this weeks OMG! Vote! is simple: share with us your default browser choice. Which of these is your default browser in Ubuntu?customer surveys Article […]
Google Chrome for Linux will be one year old on Friday 4th June. Crazy non? To mark this relatively minor milestone I've decided to take a look at how Google Chrome's growth on Linux has, well, grown in that time. I can only base my findings on my blog as a whole with some outside context provided by net statistic providers.
Lookit is a TinyGrab inspired application for taking desktop screenshots and having them automatically upload to an FTP or SFTP server of your choice. URLs are automatically copied to the system clipboard allowing users to […]
Ever wanted to help promote Ubuntu? Well now’s your chance! The Ubuntu Ads project are launching a new advert, one that requires your voice to be heard — literally! Ddorda from the aforementioned Ads team […]
Several weeks back we reported on the announcement that Oscar winning Video Editor Lightworks was to become open-source. At the time of the announcement it was unclear as to whether Lightworks open-sourcing would lead to a Linux version. Today we have the answer: Yes.
With the first Alpha release of Ubuntu 10.10 only a few weeks a way the seeds of change have begun to sprout. The Ubuntu Software Centre on course to add a tonne of great new […]
Linux users can try out Google’s new WebM video codec by using the latest daily build of Chromium from the Chromium Daily PPA. Whilst WebM has pretty much the same quality as Flash I did […]
If you’re anything like me you probably spend too much time in front of your computer screen – or screens, we’re all nerds here. And I’d wager that most of us are all-too aware that […]