This week I've been on the hunt for a simple Android app that will let me pause and play videos running on my Ubuntu desktop from the other side of the room. Despite not being exactly what I was looking for RemoteDroid, a small app that turns your Android phone into a wireless keyboard and trackpad, proved to be the easiest to set up and to use.
Long time readers or those with good memories may remember that a new - and very elegant- Ubuntu One control panel was targeted for Ubuntu 11.04. So how's it coming along?
The official website for GNOME 3, the next iteration of the GNOME desktop, has gone online in alpha state.
If in the passed week you took a swing by the official Ubuntu website, you will have noticed a new headline post replacing the previous Maverick ad. In an effort to improve future releases of Ubuntu server edition, Canonical is, for the third year in a row, asking users how they are using it and in what environment.
Boy we've got something exciting for you today - a full length exclusive interview with Unity's Technical Lead and Canonical DX Team Member Neil Patel. In this lengthy interview, Neil explains everything from how Unity will work on large screens to how he feels Ubuntu is going and why he started working for Canonical. It's a total must read for anyone even remotely interested in the future of Ubuntu, so click through for the full scoop!
Ubuntu users missing the animal themed wallpapers of releases past should bookmark this page now in anticipation of April.
If you switch to KDE but miss Ubuntu's 'style' you needn't weep - a new a Ambiance styled Plasma Desktop theme brings Ubuntu's style to the Kubuntu desktop. "Scnd101" is the user behind the stunning creation, which theme the panel, widgets and more in Ambiance-coloured coating.
The default desktop of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal will not support traditional GNOME panel applets as many of us have become accustomed. In their place sit 'Application Panel Indicators' - a new breed of notification area entries designed to be consistent and unified in look and function thus leading to a desktop more in tune with itself and with its users.
With Linux Conference Australia 2011 less than a week away, and with over 700 attendees converging on Brisbane for 5 days of Linux talks, sessions and workshops, it's about time I mentioned our reader meetup.
From deep in Hanger 18, your reporter is proud to bring you some exclusive Banshee goodies. Read on for more information...
Ubuntu-dedicated hardware company System 76 has today announced the launch of two new laptops.
More mock-ups for LibreOffice.