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Synapse update adds new plugins, results improvements

A new release of semantic file launcher Synapse has been made available for download.

13 December 2010
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Download SoftMaker Office 2008 for free – and help charity at the same time

Want to blag a freebie that also helps others in the process?

13 December 2010
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New look DockBarX hits PPA

DockBarX - the icon-only window switcher applet for GNOME panel - recently updated itself with a new look and some ace new features.

13 December 2010
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New theme promises seamless GTK apps in KDE

A new port of KDE's Oxygen theme that aims to provide seamless integration of Gtk/Gnome applications in KDE has been released.

13 December 2010
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Drag and drop close to landing in Unity

Just saw Kyle Baker tweet about this. Knowing so many readers are already helping test Ubuntu 11.04 the return of drag and drop ordering of launcher items can’t come soon enough for many…

12 December 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five meerkat related xmas presents

"Snow is falling, all around us, children singing - having fun! Tis the season for..." Yeah whatever. It's all about the presents, right?

12 December 2010
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Music player Clementine hits 0.6 release with features, features, features

After a successful week of bug fixes the latest version of Amarok 1.4 inspired music player Clementine is ready to download.

12 December 2010
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Wine 1.3.9 brings beginnings of ActiveX support

Another week and another Wine development release. What has version 1.3.9 spilt out over the tablecloth we call the desktop?

12 December 2010

Tyler is Getting a Chrome OS Cr-48!

Guess what Tyler is getting for Christmas?

12 December 2010
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Firefox AppMenu support shaping up for Natty

Natty's default browser remains Firefox - but will it finally gain global-menu support in time for Unity's move to the desktop?

11 December 2010

OMG Video Review: Kazam Screen Recorder Tool

Unlike most screen recording programs for Linux, Kazam is powerful in its editing/exporting options (in a clean, nice graphical user interface), works with a standard, easy-to-edit format, but it is not without it's downsides.

11 December 2010
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Get involved with the One Hundred Paper Cuts Project

Ever wanted to get Involved with the One Hundred Papercuts Project? Here we tell you how to get involved in reporting, triaging and fixing papercuts.

11 December 2010