Cross-platform app launcher 'Launchy' might be a helpful tool for getting things done quickly but the default theme it ships with doesn't look all that great in Ubuntu. Thankfully we have a solution - Ubuntu user Maxime has created both an Ambiance and Radiance theme for the utility. And they look great...
Hands up if you're an avid reader of technology blog Engadget? Me too. Turns out some of their staff are also avid readers of OMG!, as this photo from a recent article shows...
The elementary team have announced the first public release of 'Switchboard', a centralised hub for configuring system settings on the elementary OS desktop.
We're looking for a few brave souls to break their computers...
A shortlist of 28 wallpapers, of which a dozen or so will be included Ubuntu 11.10 by default, have been revealed online. The bi-annual Ubuntu wallpaper contest allows anyone with a camera or a talent to submit images for possible inclusion in Ubuntu. There are some utterly beautiful entries in the shortlist; I don't envy the job of having to choose between them.
You're either into wallpaper, or your not. And if you are then chances are you're constantly changing it. Wallch is a small application that helps automate the wallpaper changing process, and brings a few nifty extras with it too...
Ubuntu hit feature freeze last week, which means for most intents and purposes the features for 11.10 and are now in place, and the remainder of the cycle is left for bug fixing and polish, as you can see the contributor team has been quite busy!
Mozilla have announced the release of Firefox 6, a mere two months after the previous version of the open-source browser was pushed online.
We all love a bit of branding right? ("Cows say no" - the world) Canonical have a tonne of ready-made merchandise readily purchasable from their on-line store. Whilst the cost of postage in the store doesn't come cheap, you are allowed to treat yourself sometime... Below are my favourite five items readily available form the store.
My favourite 'app' of the moment is Unity Mail - a small Unity Launcher-based app that tells you how many unread messages you have in your GMail inbox.
The Ubuntu One Music Streaming app for iPhone is now available for download.
Users are being offered the chance to vote on the community-wallpapers incorporated into the October release of Lubuntu 11.10.