The following plug-ins, scripts and extensions add Google Doc integration throughout Ubuntu. Upload To Google Docs Via Nautilus You can easily upload a file to Google Doc’s via a Right Click with this User […]
Want to find out what percentage of your Ubuntu system is made up of “free” software and packages? On my install, 1.0% of my total installed packages are not-free, meaning i’m 99% there! Install VRMS […]
Google’s 3D desktop application “Google Earth” has been updated to 5.1 ” but brings with it some incredible speed and memory improvements. “Fast is better than slow.” “For the newest version of Google Earth, we’ve […]
PlayOnLinux is a WINE ‘front end’ that allows easy installation of software designed to run on Windows, but in Linux! Unlike other WINE installation software – such as CrossOver – PlayOnLinux is entirely free, and […]
The 2nd Artwork Drop of Karmic Koala has brought – perhaps surprisingly – very little of note so far. Community-themes see’s an updated version of Hanso and Impressions themes, though these “changes” are not evidently […]
Tomorrow sees the Second Drop of Updated, and hopefully new, artwork into Karmic Koala’s repositories. New XSplash theme, New GDM and updated Icon themes are expected. Possibly the first inclusion of “beta” wallpaper, too, despite […]
PerfectClock screenlet is a Linux port of the desktop-clock Windows application. It comes with a bunch of pre-made themes, and tons more are available – from Dynamite shaped clocks to binary style ones. PerfectClock is […]
WINE has supported font smoothing sine version 1.1.12, however this feature remains disabled by default resulting in rather ugly looking fonts in apps running under WINE. Before: After: To enable font (including font subpixel) […]
A new version of Lightweight image editor ViewNior was released this week, adding support for simple cropping of images. A few other new features and fixes were also mentioned in an announcement on the […]
XMind is an OpenSource “brainstorming and mind mapping” application that provides tools for online collaboration, easy sharing and the ability to embed mind maps into blogs or websites with one click. XMind can help create […]
A selection of 10 Karmic Koala “themed” wallpapers that are either are official submissions to be the default wallpaper or “koala” themed! Koala Lotus @ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/ Karmic Shelf download @ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/Extra_Abstract Karmic Circles @ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/ […]
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) will see not one but TWO official netbook editions: Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Kubuntu Netbook Remix. With the recent Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 5 out, I decided to take a look at […]
SpiceBird is a desktop E-Mail application that combines E-Mail, Instant Messaging, Calendar, Task management and an iGoogle gadgets in one application. Spicebird is your one platform for many collaboration needs. It provides e-mail, calendaring and […]
The image above is a screenshot of my Ubuntu 9.10 desktop as it looks today, September 6th, 2009. Why am I posting a screeenshot of my Ubuntu desktop? Eh, I do it every so often […]
Alpha 5 of Ubuntu 9.04 was released to the wild yesterday and brought with it the usual slew of bug fixes, but also a few other odds and sods! A quick bullet-ized run down would […]
The next version of Gnome-Do will come pre-packaged with several new docklets ” including the GMail docklet pictured above. It sits in your dock and simply informs you of mail via a ‘counter’ and has […]
Adobe’ Air is a multi-platform framework for running internet rich applications on the desktop. Whilst Adobe provide a version for 32bit Linux, a native x64 version remains a dream. Thankfully, with few installed dependencies, the […]
The fifth Alpha of Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” has been released to the wild! Hoorah! This is the last “minor” Alpha release due, as the User Interface Freeze and the second ” most important ” […]