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Google Chrome OS enters Beta

Those rumours of a Google branded Chrome OS toting netbook launching last this month are beginning to look a touch more credible with our friends over at Chrome Story noting that the OS has entered […]

3 November 2010
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Banshee 2.0 gets official release date, vows to provide excellent Ubuntu experience

The Banshee project is proud to announce that Banshee 2.0 will land on April 6th 2011, continuing the alignment of the Banshee and GNOME schedules as predicted. As Banshee has been granted the honor of […]

3 November 2010
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Popular Ubuntu brainstorm ideas to receive official feedback

The top rated topics proposed on Ubuntu Brainstorm are to receive official responses from the Ubuntu project every three months, Canonical’s Matt Zimmerman has announced today. "We continue to look for new and better ways […]

3 November 2010
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Impressive digital painting app ‘myPaint’ gets updated

The digital painting application myPaint sees a new release full of improved features.

3 November 2010
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Paint.Net inspired Pinta gains clone stamp tool, new brushes, more

The latest release of open-source graphics application Pinta - modelled after the popular Paint.NET software -  has added a new 'clone stamp' tool, support for multiple images and selection of new 'procedural' brushes.

2 November 2010
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ClickPad Workaround Fix for Ubuntu 10.10

If your laptop uses a Synaptics' ClickPad 'button-less' trackpad and you're having trouble getting it to play dice in Ubuntu 10.10 the following workaround is sure to be helpful.

2 November 2010
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Minimize all windows using the Docky anchor icon

We've covered putting Docky's Anchor icon to good use previously but Owais Lone has gone one better and let us in on how to make clicking the Docky anchor icon minimize all windows...

1 November 2010
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How to connect to your Apple Time Capsule in Ubuntu

OMG! reader Chris got in touch with a tutorial he hope will help other Ubuntu users struggling with connecting to their Apple Time Capsule from within Ubuntu.

1 November 2010
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Desktop Unity: Your questions Answered

Since the announcement last week that Ubuntu 11.04 will be shipping with a desktop-orientated version of the Unity interface as default the OMG! Inbox! has been inundated by anxious readers. Here we list some answers to reader most queried questions.

1 November 2010
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Desktop YouTube app ‘Minitube’ seeks new icon

Minitube developer Flavio Tordini is searching for a new icon for his desktop Flash-free YouTube player.

1 November 2010
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Midori 0.2.9 released with private browsing, Google reader fix & more

A new version of lightweight webkit-based web-browser Midori has been released, adding support for private browsing, privacy improvements and fixes galore.

1 November 2010
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How to get gwibber to use the Ubuntu font

If you're on Maverick (or even if you're not) chances are you're in love with the Ubuntu font and as such want to use it everywhere you possibly can. Gwibber, when using the 'Ubuntu' theme, sadly has ideas of its own but enabling Ubuntu-font usage is no more than a minor-hack away.

31 October 2010