There are many ways to install Ubuntu on a computer, some of which are simpler and easier than others. WUBI (Windows Ubuntu Installer) is an example of the easy approach. It offers the Ubuntu curious a relatively safe way to install Ubuntu on their PC from within Windows - negating the need for disk partitioning and adding an easy way to 'uninstall it' through Windows 'Add or Remove' feature. But changes to way the way the tool is provided in Ubuntu 12.04 are now being discussed.
We recently ran a poll in conjunction with the Ubuntu Design Team to seek out your preferred option for the default Unity launcher behaviour for multi-monitor usage in Ubuntu 12.04. Almost 13,000 of you voted in that poll, and, based on those results, a decision on the default behaviour has been decided by the Ubuntu Design Team.
To answer the question in the image above we’re not asking how it should be said but, literally, how you say it. So don’t think about how you think it should be said, or how […]
Gamers rejoice: a new Humble Bundle has arrived! The Humble Bundle for Android 2 comprises of 4 games of varying genres – from RPG to a ‘meditative puzzler’. But don’t let the ‘Android’ in the […]
Small Unity-tweaking tool ‘MyUnity‘ offers users of Ubuntu an easy way to customize parts of their desktop – from the size of fonts to the colour of the Dash. Presently MyUnity follows the trend of […]
FS Icons - a glossy icon set inspired by an unused peice of Ubuntu branding - has been updated with a wider selection of icons and refreshed folders.
It may be yet to see a stable release but that hasn’t stopped many folks from (get ready for pirate punnery) from ‘walking the plank‘ of instability by using it. What am I jabbering about? […]
Have you ever missed a notification pop-up in Ubuntu? That's where this 'Recent Notifications' applet comes into play. The service it provides is simple enough: it logs all notifications that show up on your screen - whether you act on them or not.
Ubuntu 12.04 has been adding much needed functionality to many of its default apps though new ‘quicklists’.
Our OMG! Ubuntu! themed typing game OMG! Words! has been updated with support for Ubuntu 11.10 and, ahead of its release this April, Ubuntu 12.04. Other than that there is nothing new: it still offers the same increasingly-frustrating game-play, cool soundtrack, and handful of annoying twists to make it a bit more challenging. Download instructions and more information tucked up inside.
Two apps. Two new alpha releases. Two great new features.
Tech blogger Chris Prillo's Dad has become a viral celebrity after his toe-curling 'first experience' with Windows 8 garnered hundreds-of-thousands of views almost over night. Capitalising upon this, and perhaps in the interest of fairness, Chris has sat his Dad Joe down in front of, and filmed his first take on, OS X and Ubuntu 11.10. How did he get on? Click in to find out...
A new version of wallpaper changing application Wallch is due for release at the weekend - but the developers need your help in advance. With new features set to debut, the Wallch team need some eager Ubuntu 12.04 users to take the app for a spin, and report any bugs they find.
Big changes are happening to Chrome OS – Google’s Linux-based ‘web only’ operating system. The most surprising of these is the introduction of a ‘desktop’ and window manager called Aura: – Now of course, you […]
Ubuntu's offer of 'Locally Integrated Menus' has intrigued many - but how much do you really know about them? To many they appear to offer a pseudo-compromise between the tidiness provided by Ubuntu's (oft-derided) App Menu and an atheistically pleasing but easily-accessible way of adding menus back to application windows. But what are Locally Integrated Menus? And how do they work? The Ubuntu Design Team's John Lea took some time out to dispel the myths and misconceptions surrounding the forthcoming feature...
The default Ubuntu icon theme isn't the most glamourous of icon sets but I like that; it doesn't distract me from working or get in the way. But that's not to say it couldn't do with a bit of oomph in a few places.
Music streaming service Spotify has launched in Germany. The service was previously only available in 9 countries, including France and the UK, but with Germany being the third largest music market in the world the launch is sure to be a popular one. But why not launch sooner?
A bunch of bug fixes have been added to the latest release of YouTube Music Player MusicTube. The innovative application lets use YouTube’s vast inventory of videos as your own personal on-demand music library. You […]