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Remnants of the Week

Your favorite day, when so many bits of news that was either somewhat minor, heavily covered elsewhere, or otherwise not requiring it's own full length post, are all pulled together into one place. Let's take a look!

25 September 2010
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Suggest applications for Danny Piccirillo’s Maverick post-install guide

Just under six months ago we shared an awesome Ubuntu 10.04 post-install guide by Danny Piccirillo. Danny emailed me yesterday to let me know he's working on a similar guide for Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, and he's recently blogged about it - asking for submissions of your favourite applications for inclusion.

25 September 2010
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Hotot: The hottest new Twitter app for Linux

Everyone's talking about Hotot - a new twitter application for Linux that marries the useful and the unique into one slick package.

24 September 2010
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Reveal your top ten most used terminal commands

If you're an avid terminal user and ever wondered what commands you use most often then read on to find out how to see your top ten most entered entries!

24 September 2010
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Ubuntu Software Centre hits 3.0, Indicator updates break AWN

The Ubuntu Software Centre has finally had its version number bumped up to a shiny 3.0 and the 'Me Menu' finally has a working - and more stylish - 'broadcast' entry bar. Screenshots after the jump!

24 September 2010
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FocusWriter 1.3.0 Released – Distraction free writing on Ubuntu

Check out multi-platform low interface FocusWriter.

24 September 2010

Popper – Feature-filled e-Mail notification applet for Ubuntu

Fed up with service-specific e-mail notification applets/tools for Ubuntu? So is Popper.

23 September 2010
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Cover art extension RhythmArty updates with new display options

Yeah, yeah I know – you’re all sick of posts somehow pertaining back to Rhythmbox but news is news, kiddies and when it involves one of our favourite Rhythmbox extensions – the excellent Album Art […]

23 September 2010
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Keryx: Offline Package Installation made easy in Ubuntu

In these days of ever-on super-fast omnipresent internet connections the need for offline installation can seem largely irrelevant to many of us. But for users stuck using dial-up, prey to intermittent or flaky connections or […]

23 September 2010
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Ninite for Linux beta released, installs apps for you – though can it be trusted?

Reader Heiner Valverde dropped us a handy hint today in the OMG! inbox: Ninite, a website that provides an easy way to install multiple applications after a fresh install, has released a beta version for Linux users. But, it's not all fresh roses - I delved deeper into the mystery that is Ninite, surely something as good as this can't be true?

23 September 2010
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Enable mouse gesture Aero Snap effect in Ubuntu

Enable aero-snap functions in Ubuntu using nothing more than your mouse thanks to this simple tutorial by Misterpah who has kindly let us publish it here. The background After being impressed with gesture-based features in […]

23 September 2010
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PiTiVi + video effects = utter magic

Video effects in PiTiVi have edged one -step closer to release with the merging of developer Thibault Saunier's Google Summer of Code effects work now in PiTiVi's master branch. OpenShot finally got competition.

23 September 2010