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DigiKam 1.6 released with new features, fixes

Open source image viewer-manager-editor app DigiKam has updated to version 1.6.

23 November 2010

StackApplet 1.4 released – great indicator-applet for askUbuntu

Track your StackExchange reputation, get notified of new comments and answers with StackApplet. Works brilliantly with Ask Ubuntu (dot com).

23 November 2010
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Opera 11 Beta released with ‘tab stacking’ feature & more

The first beta of Opera 11 has been made available for download.

23 November 2010
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2 CoverGloobus themes with seekbar support

CoverGlooubs 1.7 brought with it the much longed for 'Seekbar' feature. Whilst one of the default themes takes advantage of it the rest don't - so here's a couple that do.

23 November 2010
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Darktable ‘Lightroom for Linux’ 0.7 released with new plugins, features

A new release of virtual light-table and darkroom application Darktable is available for download. New features, new plugins and even a user manual. Read on for more.

22 November 2010
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Kinect + Ubuntu = Jedi. Obviously.

The '101 things you hack with a Kinect and Ubuntu' train rolls on - this time towards Coruscant. YouTuber yankeyan shows off real-time lightsaber (Yes, lightsaber) tracking and rendering using nothing more than Kinect and Ubuntu.

22 November 2010
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‘Orta’ theme guide – Firefox, Docky, AWN, Chrome

'Orta' is the 'theme' of the moment; a light, milky white theme that has been carefully designed to make every part of your desktop feel 'just right'.

22 November 2010
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Oxygen theme for Google Chrome

I've been on the hunt for a decent Oxygen theme to make Google Chrome look less orphan in Kubuntu 10.10 and finally found one. I thought I'd bookmark it here in public in-case other folks are also seeking one out.

22 November 2010
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This short film trailer made in Ubuntu is really rather good

Settle down for a minute or so and watch the trailer below for upcoming short Last Payment by Eric Kneifel which was made entirely in Ubuntu using FOSS apps!

22 November 2010
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Novell ‘agrees to be Acquired by Attachmate’ for $2.2 Billion, sells intellectual property to Microsoft-led group

Novell, Inc. - the company behind SUSE Linux, OpenSUSE, Banshee and a raft of other innovations - have announced they are to be acquired by the Attachmate Corporation in a deal worth a estimated $2.2 billion.

22 November 2010
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Sync Yahoo calendar with Evolution in Ubuntu

Dexter Jerome Smith sent us the following tutorial for syncing your online Yahoo! calendar with desktop based Evolution.

22 November 2010
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Rethinking video editing with Novacut

In this guest post, Jason DeRose of Novacut team explains about the design focus for their upcoming video editor.

22 November 2010