‘What Makes Ubuntu 11.10 So Great?’ Video

That's the question that the latest video "ad" uploaded to the official Ubuntu YouTube promo channel video asks, and then answers it by showing off a slick overview of some of Ubuntu 11.10's key features.

7 October 2011
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How to Enable Last.FM Scrobbling in Google Music Frame

As an avid user of both Google Music and Last.FM, enabling scrobbling in Google Music Frame - the integrated desktop web app for Google Music - was a must do. Annoyingly the instructions on the Google Music Frame website refused to work for me on any of my devices, but with a quick poke around I found a solution.

7 October 2011
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Three Nifty Gnome Shell Extensions That Use Zeitgeist

Over the last few weeks I have been working on some nifty Zeitgeist extensions for GNOME Shell. I finally managed to finish all of these Zeitgeist extensions, and figured I'd share them with the OMG! Ubuntu! audience. Here's a brief rundown and instructions on how to install.

7 October 2011
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Steve Jobs: Here’s To You

Regardless of your opinion on Apple's products, services and business approach, the impact Apple has had on technology under Steve's vision will be felt for a long time to come.

6 October 2011
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Ubuntu 11.10 Countdown Banner Winner Revealed

The winner of the 'Ubuntu 11.10 Countdown Banner' contest has been revealed.

5 October 2011
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Minor Improvements to Ubuntu’s Overlay Scrollbar for 12.04 [Video]

It may have only just got a name, but work on April's release of Ubuntu 12.04 is already underway. Posting a video detailing some improvements to Ubuntu's Overlay Scrollbar is Canonical's Andrea Cimitan.

5 October 2011

Ubuntu 12.04 Named ‘Precise Pangolin’

Mark Shuttleworth has announced that the codename for Ubuntu 12.04 will be 'Precise Pangolin'.

5 October 2011

Well That’s One Way to Pimp Ubuntu…

I love, love, love seeing Ubuntu crop up in unexpected places - and if I still lived in Lincoln I would certainly find the following unexpected...

5 October 2011
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Get Dungeon Crawler Game ‘Cardinal Quest’ for Free

Hurry folks - if you're reading this before 10pm UK time (UTC+1 to other folk) you still have chance to blag a free copy of 'arcade-style dungeon-crawler' 'Cardinal Quest' from the awesome folks at Gameolith.

5 October 2011

The Lure of the Community Approach

Since the announce of the fundraising for The Debian Administrator's Handbook, many people commented on the project's approach. Just because it's a free software related project, there should be only one way to do it... let me debunk those claims!

5 October 2011
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MusicTube Desktop App Uses YouTube As A Music Library

The creator of flash-free desktop YouTube application 'Minutube' and stylish music player 'MiniTunes' has announced the release of a new application: MusicTube. Musictube is a mish-mash of the developers former two applications, and is designed to let you find, arrange and listen to whatever music you like - as long as it's on YouTube. The idea is similar to on-demand music streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora: you search for an artist or a track and, if it's there, you can play it.

4 October 2011
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Ubuntu Mono Set As Terminal Font in Ubuntu 11.10

The recently released 'Monospace' variant of the Ubuntu Font Family has been set as the default monospace font in Ubuntu 11.10.

4 October 2011