Monitoring system resource usage in Ubuntu is easy thanks to a vaierty of GNOME Panel applets, Conky scripts and Screenlets. 'Indicator SysMonitor' is an indicator-applet that displays CPU and memory usage in the desktop panel (either GNOME-Panel or the Unity panel).
QR Codes are nifty time-saving shortcuts; sort of like hyperlinks for the real world. Qrencode is a small command-line utitlity that allows you to create your own QR codes (saved as .png image file) for whatever you like - a blog, a secret message - whatever!
Love handles. Sounds non-sexy, but boy it is anything but.
In such a short time of development, improvements in speed, aesthetics, usability and more have come to life in the Compiz version of Unity. But what about customization?
It's a mug from Ubuntu.
Canonical and games publisher Introversion have teamed up to bring two hugely popular games to the Ubuntu desktop at a special price for a limited time only.
Visually impressive thought-gathering application 'The Board' is now available for plucky Ubuntu 11.04 testers to try out and offer feedback on.
Drop your laser guns, volley balls and pan flutes: the default wallpaper for Ubuntu 11.04 is here.
The winning wallpapers that will form the Ubuntu 11.04 wallpaper pack have been selected. 17 images make up the set – excluding the default desktop wallpaper, which you can see here – including the first […]
Browsing around Zeitgeist developer and fellow OMG! Ubuntu! writer Seif Lotfy's YouTube I came across a short video demonstration of Zeitgeist powered jump-lists in GNOME-Shell.
From now until release it's fix fix fix on the Unity team, all day every day. Dylan McCall's landed his first code contribution to Unity, though he is no stranger to contributing to Ubuntu, most people know him as the person who maintains the installer slideshow.
Photo management application 'Shotwell' has hit version 0.9 this morning. New features added include support for .tiff images, a new search bar and the ability to edit multiple photo titles at the same time. Installation details for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 users, along with some pretty screenshots, are inside.