Section: Download

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‘Outsiders’ Emerald window borders could just confuse you

Some things are standard: milk on cereal; Doctor in Tardis; window buttons in frame. Well, the latter was standard; 0rAX0's 'Outsiders' Emerald theme pack literally pushes the traditional boundaries away in these off-corner creations.

17 January 2011

This Minimal ‘conky Orange’ theme would look great on any desktop

I both love and loathe Conky in equal amounts. For all it's inanely needless complexity it can produce some beautiful things. Just take this minimally-stunning 'Conky orange' theme as a prime example.

16 January 2011
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Divergence IV Docky theme

How does a Docky theme based on the Divergence IV GTK+ theme sound?

16 January 2011
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Awesome Elementary GNOME-Shell theme

GNOME-Shell or Unity: whichever desktop shell you choose chances are your favourite GTK+ theme will need to update to take advantage of the new features and elements offered by both. The following GNOME Shell by deviant artist ~half-left should placate the brooding elementary fans amongst you worried about the switch to Shell.

16 January 2011
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NowSpide: New desktop RSS reader in development

NowSpide is a shiny modern desktop RSS reader in development by Siyan Panayotov, whom many will know as the hands behind lightweight image viewer ViewNior.

16 January 2011
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Ubuki Chrome extension gives Wikipedia an Ubuntu makeover

Wikipedia is ace but it wouldn't hurt looking a little bit nicer, right? Chrome extension 'Ubuki' aims to do just this by replacing the default Wikipedia font with the gorgeous new Ubuntu font.

15 January 2011
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First Linux Release of Wi-Fi app inSSIDer Available to Download

The first Linux release of  award-winning open-source Wi-Fi scanner tool inSSIDer 2 has been made available for download. inSSIDer scans any network(s) available to your WiFi card/dongle and tracks the signal strength over time even if you’re […]

13 January 2011
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global-menu support for Firefox 4 in Ubuntu 11.04 available to test

Natty alpha testers keen to gain Firefox app-menu support now can, thanks to the work of Ubuntu's Chris Coulson. The small extension enables Firefox's app menu to be displayed in the panel as most other applications shipped with Ubuntu are able to do. The result helps bring a clean and consistent experience to the Ubuntu 11.04 desktop.

13 January 2011
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OneTeam instant messenger: Good, but not great

OneTeam instant messenger - ever heard of it? I hadn't either until news of its 'open-sourcing' caught a bit of attention in late December last year. Intrigued, I took the 'still in beta' client for a spin and found a lot to like, but nothing to love...

13 January 2011
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LibreOffice RC 3 now available

The third release candidate of OpenOffice fork LibreOffice has been made available for download.

13 January 2011
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Graphics app Pinta gets 53 bug fixes and a new text tool

The developers behind Paint.NET inspired graphics application 'Pinta' have pushed out a new bug-fix release.

11 January 2011
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Shotwell 0.8.1 adds 3GP video support, bug fixes

A new update to photo management application 'Shotwell' has landed - but what's new and what's improved?

11 January 2011