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[How to] Enable tabbed conversations in Skype for Linux

There's no question that tabbed interfaces - be they in a web browser or chat application - help to streamline multitasking and window management. VoIP application Skype, seemingly seeing the benefits of such interfaces, recently introduced 'all-in-one' windows into their Windows and OS X clients. Skype for Linux on the other hand still sports the traditional multi-window interface. Enter SkypeTab, which enables tabbed conversations in Skype on Linux

10 June 2011

Indicator-Syspeek – Hardware Monitor Applet for Ubuntu 11.04

Indicator-Syspeek is a system-monitor applet for Ubuntu, capable of displaying CPU, RAM, Disk and Network usage. And it has a cool name.

10 June 2011
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Meet GNOME 3’s new Contacts app

GNOME developer Allan Day has previewed designs for a new 'contacts' application due to feature in GNOME 3.2.

9 June 2011
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Elementary OS ‘Luna’ Speed Shown Off

The speed of Ubuntu-based elementary OS's next version, code-named 'Luna', has been shown off by one of its developers.

9 June 2011
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Tomahawk update lets you play tracks from friends libraries, more

The latest update to cross-platform media player 'Tomahawk' slipped out for Ubuntu without much in the way of fanfare. But from the improvements and new features that came with it fanfare was wholly deserved...

9 June 2011
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More screenshots of Desura for Linux appear

Further progress on the Linux port of indie-game service 'Desura' has been shown off by Desura's Linux engineer Keith Poole.

8 June 2011
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Chrome 12 brings Unity Global Menu support – and here’s how to enable it

Google released the latest stable update to their Google Chrome browser earlier today, bringing with it a handful of features exclusive to Ubuntu users...

8 June 2011
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Linux music app ‘DeaDBeeF’ comes to Android – but is it any good?

Popular lightweight music player 'DeaDBeeF' recently launched an Android version. Is it much cop? I find out...

8 June 2011
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‘Classicmenu indicator’ puts old-school GNOME menus in Unity

Long for the familiar trappings of the ‘classic’ GNOME menus in Ubuntu Unity? With ClassicMenu Indicator you can have just that. ClassicMenu Indicator is currently in alpha but it works pretty much as it should. […]

8 June 2011
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Unity Community Contributor plans for 11.10

For Ubuntu 11.04 we made an effort to make Unity easy to contribute to, so that anyone who wanted to participate could help out and help drive the development of Unity forward. During UDS in Budapest, Hungary, we had a session on how we're going to improve this program. As luck would have it this was a video'ed session, and what you'll read in this post is a result of that session and some other feedback from people.

7 June 2011
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Thunderbird 5 hits beta, gets PPA

The first beta release of Thunderbird 5, the next version of Mozilla's desktop e-mail application, has been made available for testing.

7 June 2011
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This ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Ubuntu desktop is gorgeous and simple to achieve

Is your desktop in need of a makeover? The following desktop by DeviantArtist ~votritis, called 'Stairway to heaven', might be just what you're after...

7 June 2011