Fed up with your Emesene docky helper not working as you'd like? Download these slick improved helpers for Pidgin & Emesene by Argentine reader Nicolas. They really are ace.
The latest release of Smuxi IRC client has been released, bringing with it a whole host of new fetaures, functions and fixes. Details, screenshots and (of course) download information is waiting for you after the jump.
The boys on the Activity Journal team managed to boost the performance up to an average of 620% It now navigates quicker and loads faster than ever. Funny enough that even the memory consumption went down. Look […]
Will the new Ubuntu font be landing in Maverick or is it too late? A bug report opened up by Alan Bell lends some discussion to whether we'll see the font commissioned by Dalton Maag grace Ubuntu 10.10 with its presence or not.
uTorrent fans impatient at the forthcoming & fully native Linux port will be pleased to learn that an alpha version of uTorrent Server is already available to test. Download link and press spiel in the full rundown.
FreeGuide is an application that displays TV guides right on your desktop. It can be found nestled on the shelves within the Ubuntu Software Centre and whilst not the most glamorous of applications to look at (QT3, boo hiss) it's easy to set up, easy to use but very slow to download listings if you select too many channels. More detailed analysis, screenshots and a one-click install button after the jump.
Amarok 1.4 inspired music player Clementine is now in release candidate mode for its forthcoming 'point 5' release. There are lots of performance and bug fixes as well as some tasty new features. More info after el jump!
We take a look at the proposed installer slideshow for Edubuntu - the official Ubuntu 'spin' targeted for use in learning environments such as schools, universities and preschools.
Kazam screencasting tool has released it's first version - and boy am I impressed. We first introduced Kazam back in June of this year under the title 'making screencasting tools modern'. At the time we were immensely impressed with not only the idea but the beautiful execution in design proposed for the application. Sadly the design was just that - a design. Until today.
Everyone and their budgie knows that I have a very soft spot for the lightweight LXDE based Ubuntu spin 'Lubuntu'. It's nippy, pretty & packs in a lot of potential. The community around it is also incredibly talented - take this beautiful control centre application created and designed by Leszek Lesner.
Sparkleshare - the open-source cloud storage (think Dropbox) alternative - has hit its first beta milestone. Download links, choicey quotes and the usual waffle are all tucked inside, so hit the 'more please' link.
Everyone knows that I'm partial to small but useful applets so this next one - for monitoring and controlling caps/num/scroll lock - is yet another great addition to Indicator-Applet arsenal.