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Get a minimal clean desktop with Faenza, DockBarX and Elementary milk

Sometimes you don't want your Ubuntu desktop to be shinier than the baubles on your xmas tree. This set-up by reader breecube encapsulates that minimal-yet-elegant feel many strive for.

9 December 2010
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Docky with stacks – .deb package

If you long to try out Stacks on Docky, but can't stand the thought of bazaar branches, python scripts and other unfamiliar methods, this pre-packaged .deb may finally afford you that chance...

9 December 2010
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The board: thought-gathering just got easier

It's been a while since we last mentioned Lucas Rocha's brilliant idea/brainstorming/thought gathering/note taking tool 'The Board' but development on it has advanced at a snappy pace since then.

8 December 2010

Conky-Faenza Theme Is Like iStatPro for Linux Desktops

Conky-Faenza is, as the name suggests, a Conky set-up with a Faenza flavour.

8 December 2010
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Canonical COO Matt Asay leaves to join web startup

Canonical COO Matt Asay has today announced via his blog that he is leaving Canonical to join start-up 'Strobe Inc.', which focuses on building an open web through mobile apps.

8 December 2010
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Why doesn’t Unity just use Docky? Here’s why.

If you ever wondered why Unity uses it's own launcher instead of the SimplyAwesome™ Docky, here is an explanation, straight from Docky's creator Jason Smith.

8 December 2010
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Illumination Software Creator added to Ubuntu Software Centre

Illumination Software Creator has become the latest paid' app to land on the shelves of the Ubuntu Software Centre.

8 December 2010
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Veromix – soundmenu tray plasmoid for KDE

'Veromix' provides KDE users with an Ubuntu-style sound menu plasmoid that can be used on the desktop or tucked up in the system tray.

8 December 2010
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Mock up: Application overview in Unity

Could Unity's application over-view look better for Natty? Discussions currently taking place on the Ayatana mailing list certainly think so and the mock-up below is one such proposed solution.

8 December 2010
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Cheese webcam gets some crazy new effects

Take a peek at some crazy new video effects coming to the Cheese webcam tool in this video by Daniel Siegel & Andreas Nilsson.

8 December 2010
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DockBarX updates with new look

GNOME panel applet 'DockbarX' has been updated with a brand new look

8 December 2010
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W3schools: Linux hits 5% OS market share in November

The respected web development portal W3Schools have published their OS statistics for November - and it's good news for Linux.

8 December 2010