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GNOME 3 T-shirt Contest

Could you translate your love/excitement/anticipation for GNOME 3.0 into a kick-ass T-shirt design? Want to win money in the process? Then get scribbling and enter the latest contest by GNOME which will celebrate the launch […]

7 December 2010
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Intellihide added to Unity Launcher

Only a few days back I mentioned that Intellihide would be an ace option for Unity's Launcher to have.... Now it does.

7 December 2010
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Dedicated Python editor ‘Deditor’ adds plugins system

Deditor – the lightweight Python-specific text-editor for Ubuntu - has added some super new features in its latest release.

7 December 2010
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Orta theme updates with new tab styles, global menu support & more

The popular Orta GTK+ theme has been updated with new tab styles, formal global menu support, improved Metacity buttons and other miscellaneous changes.

6 December 2010
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Relax – Windows controls will show in Unity panel for maximised apps

Further to yesterday's post on the 'immovable Unity launcher' I just thought I'd share this as well to help allay a few fears on an annoyance many of you have expressed issue with...

6 December 2010
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Ubuntu One gets Apple AirPlay friendly; stream from your cloud to your stereo

Stream music stored in your Ubuntu One cloud directly to your stereo, TV or other AirPlay connected device with the official Ubuntu One client for iPhone.

6 December 2010
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Unity to be ‘available in Fedora’

Unity will be Ubuntu 11.04's new desktop environment - but you may just see it popping up in other non-Ubuntu derived distributions too - including Fedora.

6 December 2010
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LibreOffice RC 1 available to download

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

5 December 2010
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Ubuntu Unity launcher won’t be ‘moveable’

Following on from the quick run-downs of Desktop Unity we've featured recently, a number of commenters have asked whether the Unity bar will be moveable - e.g. putting on the bottom like a traditional 'dock' or over to the right. The answer is no.

5 December 2010
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MiniTube’s new icon is…

We reported on Minitube's search for a new icon a while back and many OMG! readers submitte some fantastic designs and now the winner of that very contest has been revealed...

5 December 2010
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Want to see Osmos in the Software Centre? So do the developers!

With World of Goo now in the Ubuntu Software Center for purchase, many gamers are thinking about other popular indie games available for Linux. One such gem is the beautiful Osmos - a rich and addictive puzzle game by Hemisphere Games - whose motto is to create games 'for both sides of the brain.

5 December 2010

Did you know GDM 2.30 is still themeable?

Since the introduction of GDM 2.30 many users have missed the creative freedom its predecessor allowed. Thankfully you can still tweak the screen into something beautiful - check out this GDM by btkostner..

5 December 2010