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Linux video editor PiTiVi sees new release, brings fixes galore

Ubuntu’s default video editor PiTiVi 0.13.5 has been released today, just in time for inclusion in Ubuntu 10.10. With the new version addressing stability and usability issues rather than adding ‘flashing new features’ the release […]

22 September 2010
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Apple’s multi-touch Magic Trackpad tested in Ubuntu 10.10

I got my hands on Apple's new cool peripheral that everyone is talking about, the Magic Trackpad. When it was first released, a lot of people said that this was the beginning of the end of the humble and trusty mouse. I'm not entirely convinced that the magic trackpad spells the end, but this idea of bringing laptop multitouch to the desktop is certainly is an interesting concept...

22 September 2010
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Belgian political party Ecolo moving to open source, Ubuntu

Ecolo, a green party in Belgium, is planning a move that would see all 220 workstations in its main office switch to open source by 2011. Sebastien Bollingh, the party's ICT manager, says they plan to eventually replace the underlying system with entirely Ubuntu computers.

21 September 2010
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Ubuntu Mascots Vs OS X cats: The Wallpapers

It was so ace it's now a wallpaper. Yep - the tug o' war between Ubuntu (with Geeko from SUSE to boost the ranks) and the OS X cats...

21 September 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five Rhythmbox extensions

We list our five favourite extensible features for Rhythmbox in this weeks OMG! 5!

21 September 2010
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Easily export you Last.fm scrobbles to Libre.fm

If you've longed to make the leap from Last.fm to its’ open-source ‘rival’ Libre.fm but the thought of losing your thousands of scrobbles put you off then do read on...

21 September 2010
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Bricscad comes to Linux: CAD comes of age

Further to DraftSight’s announcement of an imminent Linux port, CAD software developer Bricsys has announced a native Linux release of their commercial CAD software Briscad. Software, it seems, is like buses: you wait ages for […]

21 September 2010
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Ohso Quicklaunch Chrome/ium web app

If you’re using a recent-ish version of Google Chrome or Chromium then you have support for ‘web apps’. These are, essentially, ‘pinned’ webpages sans toolbars, but can also be all sorts of custom applications that perform different functions. Thanks to the hard work of Nicolas Leperlier, we now have an Ohso Quick-Launcher type Chrome App!

21 September 2010
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How scalable is open source?

Ubuntu is getting bigger by the day, and everything is a test of structure - never before has an open source operating system attempted to win over the hearts of the mainstream. My question is, can we handle it?

21 September 2010
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Linux.conf.au 2011 schedule released

Linux.conf.au, the Australasian Linux Conference to be held in Brisbane next year, has released its schedule today. It includes a heap of interesting open source talks and miniconfs spread across a week, including everything from HTML5 video to building a Linux powered coffee roaster!

21 September 2010
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Ubuntu Application Review Process announced, restrictive rules galore

Jono Bacon announced today the Ubuntu Application Review Process, which is designed to get new and fresh applications into Ubuntu after it's released. Unfortunately, like all things Ubuntu, it's harder than it should be with plenty of restrictive rules, bureaucratic nonsense and complicated set up procedures.

21 September 2010
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Linux on TV: ‘The Glades’ – detectives run GNOME on a Windows-branded PC

Benedict ‘the.abyzz’ Mueller dropped off news of the following in the OMG! Ubuntu! inbox, so thanks to him! The Glades, a new A&E Network drama television series that is apparently ‘a bit like CSi’, was […]

20 September 2010