Next time you're in Starbucks, why not ask them to fill you up in this Ubuntu-branded travel mug? It'll certainly show the Mac-loving hipsters who's coolest!
OMG! reader Nico, who earlier this week showed us how to add an unread message count to Pidgin on the Unity Launcher, mailed in a pre-made Banshee Quicklist for Ubuntu 11.04. Once installed a wide selection of handy actions are no-more than a right-click away...
A 2D, less resource hungry version of Ubuntu Unity is available for installation in Ubuntu 11.04 - but can it be tweaked, configured and adjusted like its elder 3D-toting sibling? Mariano Chavero mailed us news of a small yet simple 'tweaking tool' he has created specifically for Ubuntu Unity 2D users that makes the few tweaking options available easier for users to access.
Light-weight Clipboard indicator applet Diodon has finally been made available for Ubuntu 10.04 users. Simple in purpose and running directly from the indicator-applet area, Diodon is able to 'capture' a wide variety of clipboard items including Pictures, files and URLs. It then lists them within the indicator-applet for easy access at a later date.
Take one insanely expensive robotic lawn mower, add in an Ubuntu-powered notebook, a webcam and a couple of shell scripts that send images back to a webserver and what do you get? Live Lawn Cam! […]
Happy Easter folks! Having consumed my entire body weight in chocolate eggs it wasn't long before the nauseous party-without-a-permit in my stomach affected my brain. Gripped by this cocoa-craziness I found myself asking what anyone feeling overly-sick on sugar-filled products would ask: Why can't multiple fonts be installed easily in Ubuntu? The answer? The punch line? There isn't one.
Earlier this week I posted a status update on our Facebook page asking for our Facebook fans to take a photo of their office computer setup and the coolest five would be featured here. So, I present the results!
Collaboration is probably the most difficult and time consuming task when working as a team. When you first heard the phrase "version control" you might have started thinking about code and progammers. The issue of collaboration is not only with programmers but also with other areas and profession namely with design, documentation etc. Version control as a tool has been immensely famous within programming circles, but its use is not limited just for source code.
One for the detail-fans amongst us: The Ubuntu homepage has been updated with a new banner showing the new-look Ubuntu 11.04 desktop: Now anyone heading over to Ubuntu.com to download Ubuntu may decide to bide […]
Long to try painlessly try Ubuntu 11.04 Unity via the safety of VirtualBox without the need to hack it? You're in luck! Today's release of Virtualbox 4.0.6 is, finally, compatible with Unity, thanks to the addition of support for X.Org Server 1.10.
Yorba has released a bug-fix update to their digital photo manager application 'Shotwell' bringing a number of fixes including background setting in GNOME 3, better RAW photo management and more.
In a move that will both please and dismay users in equal measure, the "world's most popular anti-virus" application 'ESET NOD32' is now available on Linux. Offering up 'complete protection' against 'cross-platform and emerging threats', the release aims to 'enhance the security of Linux platforms.' using the award-winning 'ThreatSense engine' that 'automatically detects and cleans malicious code, including threats designed for Windows and Mac based systems'.
A new release of Daily Journal - the streamlined, fuss free application for marinating a daily log of your diet, life, or anything - has been made available.
The 'home' folder is put in easy reach in Ubuntu 11.04 - slap bang at the top of the Unity launcher. Rather than replacing the "Places" menu of pre-Ubuntu 11.04, the launcher is now just a launcher: doing nothing more, nothing less. We can improve that, though...
Using Ubuntu on a tablet or netvertible isn't the nicest of fits and that's understandable: Ubuntu is not a tablet OS after all. There are, however, plenty of things one can do to make the experience of using Ubuntu on a tablet/touchscreen that little bit more more enjoyable. Over the coming weeks I'll be sharing a selection of tips, apps and ideas for doing just this. But first you'll need something to read the posts in...
There is no denying that Internet Explorer 9 has found fans with its design revamp. Firefox users wishing to "mimic" the look can now do so.
Ubuntu users dipping their toes into the glossy pool of Kubuntu can often be left bamboozled by the look and behaviour of the KDE desktop.
A day or two back we ran a nifty how-to feature on controlling Skype from your instant messaging application in Ubuntu 11.04. This approach integrated your Skype contacts into your Empathy or Pidgin buddy list, but also told you how to 'hide' the lurid green icon from the system tray. Whilst many of you found this a neat tip a number of you weren't so keen to give up easy access to Skype itself and sought something a little less final - such as adding Skype to the Ubuntu Messaging Menu.