A new testing PPA for MPlayer is now available for Ubuntu users wishing to test the latest features and fixes present in the robust media player for Linux.
Ubuntu Tips Applet shows useful tips with fortunes-Ubuntu-server package using notify. You can see a new tip on-call using the application’s Indicator Applet menu or, for a slightly more spontaneous fun, set a refresh rate […]
Windows users miss an easily accessible tray icon for un-mounting their drives safely in Ubuntu should check out ‘Ejecter‘ (*), an nitfy tool that has recently received some new features…
Want a three-finger pinch on your multi-touch trackpad to minimize all windows? Dream of a five-finger tap emulating your mouse scroll-wheel? Hyperbole aside, you got it with Touchégg. Touchégg Touchégg is a “multitouch gesture recognizer” […]
These are too great to pass up on posting; Faenza-style game icons for a gaggle of popular Linux games.
An updated version of RSS-aware - an indicator applet for displaying and alerting you to new news items in given feeds - is available for download.
A new Chrome Web App (okay, 'glorified bookmark') provides you with quick access to your Ubuntu One file storage.
The fourth release candidate of OpenOffice fork LibreOffice has been made available for download.
A new plug-in for Totem movie player allows it to receive and play AirPlay video streams.
This week I've been on the hunt for a simple Android app that will let me pause and play videos running on my Ubuntu desktop from the other side of the room. Despite not being exactly what I was looking for RemoteDroid, a small app that turns your Android phone into a wireless keyboard and trackpad, proved to be the easiest to set up and to use.
Ubuntu users missing the animal themed wallpapers of releases past should bookmark this page now in anticipation of April.
If you switch to KDE but miss Ubuntu's 'style' you needn't weep - a new a Ambiance styled Plasma Desktop theme brings Ubuntu's style to the Kubuntu desktop. "Scnd101" is the user behind the stunning creation, which theme the panel, widgets and more in Ambiance-coloured coating.