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Stepping back in time: The evolution of OMG! Ubuntu!

We've had many different looks over the life of this site, so I figured it would be pretty cool to see how the website has evolved over the past year, especially for those who have just started following. Half a dozen screenshots of the site evolution after the break.

9 September 2010
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Is Linux market share is 8x larger than most people think?

Caitlyn Martin over at O'Reilly Broadcast has posted an interesting article titled "Debunking the 1% Myth" where she investigates what the true market share of Linux on desktops and laptops actually is. Her findings may pleasantly surprise you.

9 September 2010
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Compiz-Indicator applet gives you compositing control in a click

There's an indicator for everything - or so it seems. Compiz is the latest application to receive the indicator-applet-ization process, with this neato utility making compositing a cinch. Download, screenshots and obligatory info is just a click a way...

8 September 2010
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PiTiVi video editor pre-release adds transitions, fixes, more [download]

Pitivi gets updated with speed boosts, UI fixes and even transitions! Read on in for more info and PPA instructions on how to test the blighter.

8 September 2010
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Official Ubuntu 10.10 Countdown Banners Chosen

Countdowns, countdowns everywhere! The winning countdown banners from Ubuntu 10.10's contest have been chosen and there are some beauty's - easily the finest year for countdown banners since, well, ever! Check in for more deets and plenty of pictures.

8 September 2010
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Survival horror game ‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ released

Multi-platform surivial horror game ‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent‘ has been released today, developers Frictional Games have announced. Described as a ‘masterpiece of horror’ by NeoSeeker the game is from the creators of the popular Penumbra series […]

8 September 2010
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How to use Ubuntu mono panel icons with other icon sets

Ever found a really beautiful icon set with some awful panel icons that shamed you into reverting to the default Ubuntu Humanity set? A reader by the name of bung was in the same fix: – So […]

8 September 2010
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PhotoStory – tell your life in pictures

Photostory is a small application for taking a daily snapshot of yourself using your webcam. The main draw over, say, simply reminding yourself to take a picture with Cheese is that Photostory is able collate […]

8 September 2010
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Audio Recorder Applet lets you record any audio from your sound card, microphone, more

Need something small and handy for recording soundcard audio? Audio Recorder Applet is, as the name implies, a recording applet for your GNOME panel. This small tool allows you to record audio from your system soundcard, microphones, browsers, webcams & more. Put simply. if it plays out of your speakers you can record it!

8 September 2010
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A neat collection of Linux-friendly add-ons that work with Firefox 4 beta

With the latest development versions of Firefox rocking out on more and more users desktops as it progressed the age old error of ‘add-on not compatible with your version of firefox’ is once again frustrating Joe and Janes around the world. Well, it needn’t. Read on to find out more.

8 September 2010
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DeaDBeeF Mono tray icons

DeaDBeeF may be a super light and increasingly popular music player choice amongst Ubuntu users but it still has a rather sucky tray icon by default. Worry ye not DeaDBeeF fans – a user by […]

8 September 2010
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Use command aliases for lazy terminal installing, purging & searching

This neat little tip was dropped off in our inbox by a reader called Darren – so thanks goes to him. Become a lazy geek “Fed up with typing ‘sudo apt-get install blahblah’, ‘apt-cache search […]

8 September 2010