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Opera 11 Alpha released with add-ons, speed boost

The first alpha release of Opera’s flagship web browser has been made available. Extensions Unusually for a new browser release the onus in this release is not on speed but on the newly introduced ‘Extensions’ […]

21 October 2010
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Zeitgeist hits the Cloud

Yesterday with the help of his awesomeness Stuart Langridge (from the Ubuntu One team) we hacked together a little Zeitgeist extension for all cloud lovers. In short it allows you to have all your events on […]

21 October 2010
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Install Linux Mint’s brand new theme in Ubuntu

One of the big draws in Ubuntu-based OS Linux Mint's new release candidate - released today - is a new 'metal' looking theme. Here's how to easily install and use it in Ubuntu.

20 October 2010
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Install Docky Stacks in Ubuntu with one command

One feature in popular Linux Dock application Docky that I personally adore/could no longer live without is ‘Stacks’ – a neat visual approach to displaying files within a folder via the dock. Despite my dependence […]

20 October 2010
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Jolicloud 1.1 gets detailed

The Ubuntu-based Jolicloud operating system will be sporting some fine updates ‘under the hood in its forthcoming 1.1 release. As is the case with iterative OS updates Jolicloud 1.1, which now uses base packages from […]

20 October 2010
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Microsoft’s new spooky Windows 7 themes: use them in Ubuntu

Microsoft have released two new seasonal-themed ‘themepacks’ for Windows 7. With a bit of renaming you can easily grab the wallpapers inside for use on any operating system – including Ubuntu. The new Lightning theme […]

20 October 2010
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0 A.D. Alpha 2 released with new in-game UI, better gameplay, performance

Wildfire Games has announced the second alpha release of open-source ‘ancient warfare’ RTS game 0 A.D.

19 October 2010
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Gwibber, facebook and You

To many of us applications are like cars: you get it, turn them on and they run. The running, fine-tuning and servicing of the app/car is left to a professional – in this case developers. […]

19 October 2010
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Change your Facebook login background with this Chrome/ium extension

Avid Facebook users bored of the dreary login screen can now customize it with an image of their choosing using the Chrome/ium extension ‘Facebook Refresh’.

19 October 2010
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Easily add a Rythmbox ‘remove’ item keyboard shortcut

Does Rhythmbox's lack of a keyboard shortcut for the 'Remove' option annoy you? Well here's an easy way to add a short-cut key of your choice

19 October 2010
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elementary 2.5 released – now faster than Ambiance

A new version of elementary - one of the most popular themes available for Linux - has hit version 2.5.

19 October 2010
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Indicator-Workspaces adds options, Maverick PPA plus hints at future features

Indicator-Workspaces now has a working preferences window and a PPA for Maverick users.

18 October 2010