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Elementary theme getting a dark panel

Okay – everyone knows that I – Joey-Elijah of the United Kingdom – am a massive Elementary theme fan but even I can admit to being surprised that the honourable Dan Rabbit has been working […]

30 August 2010
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Empathy’s meta-contacts feature get detailed

We revealed yesterday that meta-contacts is coming to the Empathy instant messenger and now one of its developer – treitter – has spoken more on how it all works…. How to link A new ‘link […]

30 August 2010

Split large files easily in Ubuntu with GNOME Split

Ever needed to upload a large file to an online web service but found yourself constrained by maximum file size limits? The easy way to get around this is to 'split' your file into smaller chunks for uploading. These are then rejoined by the downloadee.

30 August 2010

Chrome/ium themes for the new look Light themes in Ubuntu 10.10

The Ubuntu light themes have been updated … andnow your Chrome theme looks a tad off colour. No worries;  you can quickly fix the issue thanks to these two plucky people! Ambiance Easily the more popular […]

30 August 2010
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Help test Ubuntu 10.10 multi-touch

Are you a lucky soul in possession of a touchscreen toting laptop, netbook or desktop or even one of those new fangled multi-touch mouse or magictrack-pad? Either way you can help hone Ubuntu’s new multi-touch support simply […]

30 August 2010
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New Ubuntu 10.04 training courses available

New training courses based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS are now available from Canonical. The courses available remain the same as previously with Ubuntu Certified Professional (UCP), Deploying Ubuntu Server Edition (plus an accelerated version) and Deploying Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud all available […]

30 August 2010
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Easy to use GUI for Ubuntu’s default firewall

Firewall configuration in Ubuntu is about to get a lot easier thanks to a new project providing a graphical front end to Ubuntu’s default firewall UFW and thus making security settings simple for everyday users.  […]

30 August 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 Unity users with slow Nautilus/apps may wish to install this…

Users on Ubuntu 10.04 who have Unity installed abut have since found Nautilus and other apps are a bitslow to open may be grateful for this: Omer Akram has uploaded a new version of the […]

30 August 2010
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Ubuntu Font Hebrew Subset in the making – why not help out?

A Hebrew subset of the new Ubuntu font is in the making and scheduled to to be ready in time for Ubuntu 11.04 thanks to the initiative of Israeli web developer Tom Bigelajzen. His enthusiasm for […]

30 August 2010
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GTK+ Last.fm app ‘Chipmunk’ updates with volume slider & mini mode

Remember that ever-so-adorable GTK Last.fm player we showed you several weeks back? It’s just updated, adding a new mini-mode, a volume slider and an improved installation script which cleans up after itself – which is […]

30 August 2010
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Find stray photos by sketching them, seeing results in real-time

You know what picture you want to find – you can see it in your mind! Now if only you could remember what it was called… Naming conventions for digital camera images – and worse […]

29 August 2010
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‘Devos Ubuntu Waves’ wallpaper

It’s really hard to resist blogging about all of the wonderful wallpapers we get sent every day so here I am with in a moment of weakness with this dramatic drape by blauaraujo. Download Article […]

29 August 2010