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Open Source Screenwriting App for Linux Rises from the Dead

It might sound like the sequel to a film you never knew existed, but after five long years in the wilderness open-source screenwriting software ‘Blyte’ is back from the dead. Yes, after five long years […]

3 January 2012
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Linux Screencasting Tool Kazam Goes Gstreamer, Adds PulseAudio Support

The Kazam Screen-recording tool is currently undergoing a through refit - and adding some awesome new features along the way.

2 January 2012
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So Long Productivity – YouTube Lens Puts Browser-free Searching of Videos in the Unity Dash

The fantastic folks over at Spanish blog ‘Ataraeo‘ have put together a nifty a lens for browsing YouTube’s library of videos straight from the Dash. The package, a YouTube ‘Scope’ (the search engine bit) and […]

29 December 2011
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Handy Plugin to Sync Last.FM Playcount With Rhythmbox

Sync your play counts on Last.FM to your Rhythmbox music collection. The following plugin updates Rhythmbox with a track's playcount from Last.fm. That way, regardless of where or what you scrobble your music from your playcounts in Rhythmbox will remain up-to-date.

29 December 2011
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Cinnamon Project Keeps ‘GNOME 2’ Style Desktop Alive

Like the classic hit song constantly remade to stay modern, fans of the traditional GNOME desktop are keen to keep their preferred desktop layout fresh and available to new audiences. And so was born the Cinnamon desktop session.

23 December 2011

New Version of Ubuntu Tweak Released

A new version of Ubuntu tweak - the popular third party app for customising Ubuntu - is available for download. Ubuntu Tweak 0.6, which has been 2 years in the making, sports a new look and plenty of new features.

23 December 2011
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Is Qupzilla The Best Browser You’ve Never Heard Of?

With the browser market dominated by Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer you could be forgiven for thinking that small browsers have little to offer. But Qupzilla, a multi-platform Qt-based web-browser, is worth taking for a spin. It boasts features comparable to Chrome and Firefox, yet uses less resources than either.

22 December 2011
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Firefox 9 Released (Yes, Already)

Firefox 9 is now ready for download. The latest update to the flagship open-source browser from Mozilla adds: – Improved JavaScript performance Support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript Support for font-stretch and text-overflow Improved standards support […]

20 December 2011
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Nightingale Preview Release – Songbird Sings Again

A new development release of music player ‘Nightingale’ has been made available for download. Songbird fork Nightingale was born after the former dropped official support for the Linux platform – a move that, it’s fair […]

20 December 2011
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Midori Gets Faster Startup, GTK3 Improvements in Lastest Release

A new release of lightweight webkit web browser Midori is available for download. See what's new and learn how to upgrade by clicking on the 'read more' button below...

18 December 2011
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[How to] Add Actions, Emblem Support Back to Nautilus in Ubuntu 11.10

If you ever find wishing you could right click on a file folder to open it as root, convert it to an MP3 or hide it then the following pack of Nautilus Scripts is worth […]

16 December 2011
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Juk – Lightweight Qt Music Player for KDE

Lightweight music players are two a penny under GNOME but for Kubuntu? Not so much. Juk is a lightweight Qt music player that puts less of a stress on system resources than Kubuntu’s default Amarok. […]

16 December 2011