Weather information applet 'indicator-weather' has added some spit and polish to its latest release - including the display of current temperature directly on the panel.
Squashed for screen space? Whilst my desktop has 1440x900 glorious pixels to fill my netbook sadly doesn't. As such I tend to run all my apps maximized on my netbook, I noticed that by removing the title bar from app windows could free up some much needed room - but how do you go about doing it?
With Ubuntu 11.04 dropping the traditional GNOME panel many user-favourite panel applets will be going the way of the proverbial dodo. Not so the CPU Frequency switching applet which has had an indicator make-over by Артём Попов.
The first alpha of the Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal development cycle has been released.
A new version of popular main menu replacement Cardapio has been released - with many features longed for by users. Amongst the changes sit reduced memory usage, interface enhancements and added support for Cardapio use with Docky.
Bodhi Linux may just be the Crocodile of distro spins: Very green, really quite snappy and more powerful than you'd think at first glance...
Bored of drab panels and dull docks? Want something a different, lighter and new to play with? Why not try the very capable ADeskBar?
Multiple desktop workspaces have long been an important feature of the Linux desktop. Half the battle in getting used to using 'virtual workspaces' is in finding a way to switch between them that suits your workflow. We list our top 5 ways of switching workspaces.
Since the announcement last week that Ubuntu 11.04 will be shipping with a desktop-orientated version of the Unity interface as default the OMG! Inbox! has been inundated by anxious readers. Here we list some answers to reader most queried questions.
Main menu replacement Cardapio can truly boast to be a lightweight app, with it now using just 5MB of RAM when in active use.
If you're bored with the look of the default date and time applet in Ubuntu why not jazz it up with one of the following themes?
The lightweight LXDE distribution Lubuntu has made available its latest version – based on Ubuntu 10.10.