When GNOME transitioned to its shiny new GNOME 3 desktop the 'GNOME Applets' of previous releases were lost - including user-favourite 'Wanda the fish.' But now the animated fish is back in Indicator-Applet form. Read on for details on how to 'net' her.
One of the great features of Ubuntu's default instant messaging application 'Empathy' is the support for 'Adium Message Styles'. These let you theme your messaging window in a variety of ways. The only draw back is that most of the ready-made Message Styles available online are made for Adium (the Mac OS X version of 'Pidgin') and don't always work well in Empathy on Linux. But Linux-made variants are available - such as this 'Ambiance Adium Message Style' by franksouza18 3.
Do your calculations through the Ubuntu Dash with this nifty Unity Scope.
If you have an aspiration to becoming a Linux power-user then nabbing a copy of the Debian Administrators handbook isn't a bad way to go about it.
A new 'scope' for Ubuntu's Unity Music Lens presents results from online music service 'Grooveshark' amongst your local collection. When searching for an artist, track title or album title via the Unity Music Lens or Dash, the scope displays relevant tracks and albums playable through the Grooveshark music streaming service.
USB pendrives - those little things in your pocket that can sometimes save your skin. They are so small, yet they can be so extremely useful. So what happens if you want to try out a GNU/Linux distro, but you don't want or can't use a CD/DVD - the answer is pretty simple - you make a LiveUSB.
The popular icon set Faenza has been updated with new icons and fixes. Amongst the application icons added are those for music player Google Music Frame, gaming client Desura and messaging app Gaijm. Full change-log: […]
MyUnity, a new application by Italian developer Fabio Colinelli, aims to take the fear our of tweaking Unity.
A new release of desktop-based Google Music player 'Google Music Frame' is available for download. It sports a number of new features, most of which we cast an eye over inside...
A new release of user-friendly graphics application 'Pinta' has been made available for download. Amongst the new features and fixes are an omni-present 'image pad' for easier image selection and tool tweaks for more intuitive workflow.
Emesene, the popular MSN-styled messaging client, has a new stable release available for download. The update fixes several issues, including a recent connection issue caused by changes to the MSN service.
A new development snapshot of Twitter application Polly has been made available for download.