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‘Unity Glass’ Offers Refined New Look for the Unity Launcher

Unity Glass is a third-party "tweak" for Unity's Launcher tiles that can add a refined new look to your desktop. It replaces the default 'square' image tiles using by Unity with rounder versions that are in keeping with the shape of the BFB.

13 July 2012
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Alien Arena – ‘Quake’ for Linux

Alien Arena is an online first person shooter game that is based on the source code from the extremely popular Quake FPS game series. The makers of Alien Arena (ID Software) have released it under the GPL license, which basically means that anyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this Alien Arena, but changing it is not allowed.

7 July 2012
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DrWright for Ubuntu Schedules Regular Breaks from Working

Whether you're writing an essay or a lengthy response to a troll on reddit, it's important to take regular breaks from typing to help your hands, and keep your mind refreshed and focused. It's a habit easier said that done, so making use of a timer app to remind yourself to take a break can work wonders.

5 July 2012

New To Ubuntu? Check Out The Ubuntu Manual

The Ubuntu Manual project make a very comprehensive beginners guide to Ubuntu for every release. The most recent guide, titled "Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04" was released yesterday and is packed full of everything you need from getting online, to sending emails to navigating around Unity.

1 July 2012
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Desktop YouTube Player ‘MiniTube’ Adds New Mini Mode

Desktop YouTube app 'MiniTube' has been updated with a new 'compact mode'.

29 June 2012
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‘Dark Ambiance’ Reintroduces Dark Touches to Ubuntu’s Default Theme

Ubuntu introduced a minor ew theme change for 12.04 - that of making right-click menus inherit the dominant tone of the 'parent' window.

24 June 2012
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ScreenCloud Lets You Take, Share Ubuntu Screenshots Quickly

A new screenshotting tool has been added to the Ubuntu Software Center. Screencloud sits the menu area, allowing for quick snapping of windows, specific areas or application windows, then directly uploads them to either FTP or the ScreenCloud website for easy sharing.

22 June 2012

Use One of These Simple Desktop Wallpapers for a Distraction Free Unity

Finding a new desktop wallpaper is not hard, is it? All it takes is a quick Google. But sometimes we're our own worst enemy. The wallpapers we choose, for all of their allure, can be distracting - from blinding bokeh backdrops, nature scenes that we can't resist daydreaming over, to the bright lights of an urban city-scape continually drawing the eye. To use a clichéd motto: it sometimes pays to keep things simple.

21 June 2012

Ubuntu 12.04 Firmware Released for SmartQ T20 Tablet

Ubuntu firmware has been made available for the SmartQ T20 tablet by its manufacturer, Smart Devices. The Android-toting T20 ships with Android 4.0.4 preinstalled by default, but users can choose to flash Ubuntu 12.04 on to their devices by downloading the newly released firmware.

20 June 2012
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‘Qreator’ Offers Fast Creation of Qr Codes in Ubuntu

As a recent addition to the shelves of the Ubuntu Software you might not have heard of Qreator before. But the simple interface and tight Unity integration mean that it is just as capable, if not more so, than similar offerings we have looked at in the past - like as QtQr.

19 June 2012
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[How To] Search OMG! Ubuntu! From GNOME Shell

If you've ever wanted to search OMG! Ubuntu! directly from the GNOME-Shell Acvitities Overlay then you're in luck! Reader Ivan Blagojević has created a 'search provider' for OMG! Ubuntu! that lets you search the site without needing to first open a browser.

18 June 2012
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‘Ubuntu Accomplishments’ Makes Getting Involved in Ubuntu Fun

There are a myriad of ways for Ubuntu users to become involved in the wider community - but just where does one start? Enter the Ubuntu Accomplishments system, which aims to make finding, working towards and tracking opportunities within the Ubuntu community and beyond from one place.

17 June 2012