It's that time of year again. It didn't feel like long since I was reporting on Linux Conference Australia 2011 way back in January this year, where we interviewed the founder of Linux Linus Torvalds, an early Canonical employee and GNOME release manager Jeff Waugh, and covered everything from Linux-powered robots to liveblogging Google's Vice President Vint Cerf's opening keynote. Linux.conf.au is back again next year, hosted in Ballarat (just outside Melbourne, Australia) and once again at least one representative from OMG! Ubuntu! will make the trip to report on a weeks' worth of exciting Linux news, showcasing and project launches. Make the jump for more information, and detail on the first keynote speaker - GNOME's Executive Director Karen Sandler.
This is a guest post from Daniel Holbach, who will be posting updates about Ubuntu Development. (Original Post). Ubuntu Development Update Sticking exactly to the plan, we are quickly moving towards the release of 11.10, […]
A new settings package available to install Kubuntu 11.10 claims to reduce memory usage and speed up boot times.
If you use a Google service – whether it’s Docs or Gmail – chances are you’ve noticed that a ‘new theme’ has been rolled out across their various web apps. On the plus side the changes offer […]
YouTube hates Ogv. Seriously. If you've ever taken the trouble to record a screencast of your desktop for a video tutorial; spent hours in PiTiVi editing a video of your hamster doing the macarena; or otherwise ended up with a video in the .ogv file format you'll know that this is true. Here's a quick script that makes conversion of ogv to avi a snap.
The Linux client for Spotify has been updated.
To help ease any curiosity you have about the first Linux beta of indie-gaming service Desura, Hungarian Ubuntu LoCo member Richard Somlói has put together a video showing off the client in Ubuntu. Click in to see it.
The concern over whether or not the Windows 8 requirement for 'Secure Boot' will prevent users from installing other operating systems has been addressed by Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky in a blog post on the Microsoft Developers Network site.
A new version of popular Linux video editor OpenShot - featuring numerous interface and performance improvements and new effects - has been made available for download.
Is your Master Boot Record royally messed up? Who needs Live CDs? This video tutorial will show you how you can use an Ubuntu Live USB drive to do a complete reinstall of GRUB, even when your boot device is inaccessible.
The second beta release of Ubuntu 11.10 has been made available for download.
A new release of user-friendly graphics application Pinta is on the way - but first it needs some help from you.
Banshee 2.2 is out with a new eMusic store, equaliser preset and sync support for mobile devices like the Samsung Galaxy Ace and Motorola Atria.
The Vancouver Ubuntu LoCo team have released a downloadable guide to using the Ubuntu Software Center.
Microsoft are pushing for changes to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware specifications that would prevent any operating system apart from Windows 8 being able to boot on a computer.
A new version of cross-platform Worms-like strategy game Hedgewars has been released with new game modes, new utilities, and downloadable content.
The second beta of Ubuntu One's native Windows client slipped out into the wild recently. As an avid user of the Ubuntu One cloud storage service I just had to try it out...
Cross-platform 'Getting Things Done' app 'Wunderlist' is now available for the Linux desktop. The application provides a minimal yet attractive 'frame' for organising your 'to dos' and organising them accordingly.