A new pre-alpha release of multi-column twitter application Polly is available for download.
Evernote – it’s one of the most widely used note taking/to do applications around, yet it still lacks an official Ubuntu client. We’ve covered Evernote clone ‘Nevernote‘ previously, but if you’re seeking something less full-blown […]
Whether or not you’re a fan of GNOME 3’s default ‘stripy blue’ wallpaper there’s no denying that it is striking. If you plan on using GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 11.10 (it’s just a click away) […]
As a Brit the whole "Netflix" phenomenon has largely passed me by. But I do know that Linux support for the video-streaming service is a long-held dream for many of you. The good news is that a native Linux client is, apparently, in the works.
Airtime - an open source application designed to make radio station management easier - has seen a new release with .deb packages available for Ubuntu. The award-winning software has been bumped to version 1.9.4, and along with a host of bug fixes, now includes handy packages for your favourite Debian based distribution to make installation and updating easy. Powering stations like London’s Resonance FM, Senegal’s West Africa Democracy Radio and Canada’s NationTalk, Airtime platforms have been receiving industry acclaim including a Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism. Airtime is also a finalist in the Packt Open Source Multimedia Software Awards 2011 alongside Blender, GIMP and Inkscape.
Long-time users of Ubuntu might recall that a handy 'Force Quit' applet was once available to add to the desktop panel, which made 'closing' misbehaving applications a cinch. Thankfully for the lazy amongst us reader Josh Leverette has put together a script that adds a 'Force Close' button to the Unity Launcher. With one click you can once again kill crashy, CPU-hogging applications without having to reboot or revert to the Terminal.
The Ubuntu Manual Project founded at the start of 2010 aims to provide a feature-complete reference guide for new Ubuntu users, available in PDF format for free. Already successfully releasing versions for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 in English and three other languages, the team has now set their sights on tackling the new Unity interface and completing the almost 200-page long book for Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.
A bunch of bug fixes and minor tweaks to Unity in Ubuntu 11.10 slid down the update pipe yesterday - but what exactly has changed? Read on in for a handful of notable highlights...
Early demonstrations of Ubuntu 11.10’s new ‘login manager’ LightDM showed it changing wallpaper background based on the account selected. This feature has yet to appear in the current implementation rocking out in the Ubuntu beta, […]
The community wallpapers chosen as part of Ubuntu 11.10 community wallpaper contest have 'landed' in Ubuntu 11.10.
A new version of MSN-dedicated chat client Emesene has been released. Updated to version 2.11.9, Emesene sees a handful of new features and improvements, including: – In-app downloading of additional plugins and themes Improved Plus! color parser Improved […]
This is a guest post from Daniel Holbach, who will be posting updates about Ubuntu Development. (Original Post). Ubuntu Development Update These are the days where the release team is awake for 24 hour per […]