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Banshee 1.9.1 upgrades Ubuntu extensions, adds subtitle support

A new development release of soon-to-be Ubuntu's default music player Banshee was released a few days back, bringing with it subtitle support and improvements to the podcast view as well as a tonne of bugfixes. Read on for more information.

21 December 2010
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Ubuntu Font added to Google Font Directory

The Ubuntu font family has been added to the Google Font Directory, allowing web developers the world over to use the font on their site.

21 December 2010
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Lost laptop locater app ‘Prey’ hits version 0.5

No-one goes out of their way to lose their laptop let alone have it stolen. Usually in these situations there is a slim chance of getting you laptop back - providing it has your address scrawled on the back like a label in the back of a 5th graders’ coat. Common sense dictates to be prepared and you can be by installing free and open-source security application ‘Prey - which has just been updated to version 0.5.

21 December 2010
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Banshee close to being made default music player in Natty

The Banshee Train is well on its way along the tracks, headed towards Ubuntu's default train station as a final destination and resting place - where it will hopefully stay as the default music player for some time. While it's not default yet, it's certainly going to happen soon - all you need to know to be prepared is in this article.

21 December 2010
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Share any folder on the web in 10 seconds using Nautilus and one script

So you don't want a DropBox and you're not one for Ubuntu One - but you do want to make a folder full of pictures, music or other oddities available to friends on the other side of the world. Using the following python script, created by gnome-look user hardball, you can do just that: share any folder via 'http on port 8000'. You can even share folders 'mounted by gvfs' - such as remote windows folders.

20 December 2010
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Change and monitor CPU speed in Ubuntu with Indicator-CPUfreq

With Ubuntu 11.04 dropping the traditional GNOME panel many user-favourite panel applets will be going the way of the proverbial dodo. Not so the CPU Frequency switching applet which has had an indicator make-over by Артём Попов.

20 December 2010

Five Light Music Players for Linux Desktops

Everyone loves lightweight music players. Well, maybe they don't. But here are 5 worth checking out.

20 December 2010

Dual-screen Ubuntu-based tablet ‘Kno’ to ship this month

Dual-screen Ubuntu-based tablet ‘Kno‘ has brought its launch date forward to December this year, according to the PCWorld. Not in the know on the Kno? read on in to find out more.

19 December 2010
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Docky: mastering the art of jump lists with Zeitgeist

As an avid docky user (sometimes I switch to AWN depending on my mood), I got very used to the jumplists. But at some point I was not satisfied with what I hacked before, since it was based on the early 0.3 Zeitgeist API.

19 December 2010
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Wingpanel – elementary’s slick new space-saving panel project

Wingpanel is a new 'space-saving top panel' created by, you've guessed it, the elementary team.

19 December 2010

Install elementary’s music player Rhythm-e in Ubuntu 10.10 [PPA or .deb]

Long to try out the elementary projects revamped revision of Rythmbox? If you're not keen on building from source to test things out there is now a PPA, courtesy of hadret, and .debs files for easy installation.

19 December 2010

Natty update puts window controls back in the panel, app menu changes

A new minor Ubuntu 11.04 updates.

18 December 2010