It'll feel like the future (albeit that lame, not quite awesome future as depicted in late 1980s hollywood films) but with one plugin you can use 'clapping' to control playback of media in Ubuntu's default media player Totem. "Far out!"
OMG! reader Nico, who earlier this week showed us how to add an unread message count to Pidgin on the Unity Launcher, mailed in a pre-made Banshee Quicklist for Ubuntu 11.04. Once installed a wide selection of handy actions are no-more than a right-click away...
A 2D, less resource hungry version of Ubuntu Unity is available for installation in Ubuntu 11.04 - but can it be tweaked, configured and adjusted like its elder 3D-toting sibling? Mariano Chavero mailed us news of a small yet simple 'tweaking tool' he has created specifically for Ubuntu Unity 2D users that makes the few tweaking options available easier for users to access.
Light-weight Clipboard indicator applet Diodon has finally been made available for Ubuntu 10.04 users. Simple in purpose and running directly from the indicator-applet area, Diodon is able to 'capture' a wide variety of clipboard items including Pictures, files and URLs. It then lists them within the indicator-applet for easy access at a later date.
Long to try painlessly try Ubuntu 11.04 Unity via the safety of VirtualBox without the need to hack it? You're in luck! Today's release of Virtualbox 4.0.6 is, finally, compatible with Unity, thanks to the addition of support for X.Org Server 1.10.
Yorba has released a bug-fix update to their digital photo manager application 'Shotwell' bringing a number of fixes including background setting in GNOME 3, better RAW photo management and more.
In a move that will both please and dismay users in equal measure, the "world's most popular anti-virus" application 'ESET NOD32' is now available on Linux. Offering up 'complete protection' against 'cross-platform and emerging threats', the release aims to 'enhance the security of Linux platforms.' using the award-winning 'ThreatSense engine' that 'automatically detects and cleans malicious code, including threats designed for Windows and Mac based systems'.
A new release of Daily Journal - the streamlined, fuss free application for marinating a daily log of your diet, life, or anything - has been made available.
Using Ubuntu on a tablet or netvertible isn't the nicest of fits and that's understandable: Ubuntu is not a tablet OS after all. There are, however, plenty of things one can do to make the experience of using Ubuntu on a tablet/touchscreen that little bit more more enjoyable. Over the coming weeks I'll be sharing a selection of tips, apps and ideas for doing just this. But first you'll need something to read the posts in...
A day or two back we ran a nifty how-to feature on controlling Skype from your instant messaging application in Ubuntu 11.04. This approach integrated your Skype contacts into your Empathy or Pidgin buddy list, but also told you how to 'hide' the lurid green icon from the system tray. Whilst many of you found this a neat tip a number of you weren't so keen to give up easy access to Skype itself and sought something a little less final - such as adding Skype to the Ubuntu Messaging Menu.
The Ubuntu One Music application for Android has been updated with album art display, playlist editing/creation and support for the playback of .ogg and non-DRM iTunes tracks.
I billed Tomahawk as a media player with potential after my first play with it last month, so when I heard that Tomahawk recently added a PPA for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 users to install from I decided to check it out and see whether anything had changed.