A new extension for Chrome enables Ubuntu users to receive Chrome notifications using Ubuntu's default desktop notification system
The Document Foundation is aiming to raise a giant €50, 000 by March 21st - but what for and why?
Two words that form the code name for the new version of Ubuntu - but both are rather unique. Here we take a look at where each word comes from and what it means...
Ever been frustrated at just missing a notification bubble in Ubuntu by a split second? Log 'em with NotifyLog.
Bored of Gedit? Looking for something fresh and a bit more powerful? Check out Scribes.
Like wet Gremlins snacking after midnight, there are some categories of apps where the amount of choice available borders on crazy . Wallpaper changing applications are very much of this breed, so what makes 'Wallpaper Gallery' - a new 'timed wallpaper changer' app for Ubuntu - more Gizmo and less manic Mogwai?
The following Docky tip may pander to a 'niche' desire but it has the knock on effect of letting you create a rather surreal desktop experience...
Unity 2D users (or rather, 'testers' since it's still very much in development) bored of the solid bar launcher background can, with a bit of jiggery-pokery, get a fully transparent version.
Last week we ran a 5-day competition on our Facebook page, where fans were invited to submit a screenshot of their pimped Ubuntu desktop. We got over 500 submissions throughout the week, and it was certainly a tough decision to pick only 5 winners out of so many.
This is the first guest post from Jorge O. Castro, External Developer Relations Liaison, who will be posting Unity updates over the coming weeks Welcome to the Unity bitesize extravaganza. First off, if you're interested in past progress reports I have them on my blog. However the guys decided that it might be "ace" for me to just tell you guys directly, so here we go.
Tuesday 15 February 2011 17:00 US/Eastern is the deadline for American citizens to register voice against ACTA - the proposed international 'counterfeiting agreement' that seeks to extend the sucker tentacles of copyright criminalisation into as many nooks and crannies in every day life as possible.
Weather information applet 'indicator-weather' has added some spit and polish to its latest release - including the display of current temperature directly on the panel.