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New Ubuntu Tweak Beta adds ‘desktop recovery’ feature

Where would we be without Ubuntu Tweak? Arguably one of the most popular applications for end-users it just keeps on giving. A new backup feature will be showing up in the next stable release and […]

23 August 2010
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Rainlendar puts calendar sexy on your desktop

Rainlendar is a self-described ‘feature rich’ calendar for your desktop that allows for extensive customization, tweaking and personalization. Events can be set with an alarm for notification and the to-do list makes a handy extra. Rainlendar is […]

23 August 2010
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AppImage thumbnailer gets PPA

We’re big fans of the AppImage project – the distro-agnostic application packaging method that allows applications to run on any distribution with no installation required – so we’re thrilled to learn that ‘App Thumbnailer’ – […]

23 August 2010
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Lauf – the lightest launcher ever

Back in early July we featured ‘Alawalk’ – a lightweight launcher for the resource conscious. It was lean, mean and did its job. If you liked Alawalk but found the 72KiB RAm usage a bit […]

23 August 2010
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Gnash 0.8.8 Released, claims 100% of all YouTube videos now work

The latest version of open-source flash player ‘Gnash’ boasts that ‘100% of all YouTube videos’ should now work using it. Gnash can be run as a standalone application or as a plugin for most popular […]

23 August 2010
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What are your must have applications?

I have a problem. I’ll be the first to confess. It’s tearing me apart on the inside. Not a day goes by without me thinking about it, always at the back of my mind, in […]

23 August 2010
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A Beautiful New Banshee Beckons?

Since this is my first time writing for OMG! Ubuntu! I figured I would start by sharing a little something that excites me. Namely this mockup Mike Beecham presented in the #banshee IRC channel. Personally […]

22 August 2010
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Another official Ubuntu advert you likely never saw…

A few weeks back we featured an official promotional advert for Ubuntu that barely anyone had ever seen which totally rocked.  Today we’re back with another, courtesy of the very ace John Bernard in Canonical’s marketing […]

21 August 2010
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This lush violet wallpaper is luxury for your desktop

I’m not sure if the association between the colour purple and and luxury is a solely British thing but either way most readers will find that this wallpaper has an utterly delectable feel to it.I almost want to rub […]

21 August 2010
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Shotwell 0.7 Released – adds f-spot importing, new icons, photo ratings

The latest version of photo manager Shotwell has developed into something pretty with plenty of new features and enhancements, including: – Migration support for F-Spot users: Shotwell can now import photos directly from F-Spot, including […]

21 August 2010
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Kill non-responsive apps in Ubuntu using a keyboard shortcut

“When you’re using Linux with the GNOME UI, don’t you hate it when you have to go into the terminal or add the force quit button to the panel just so you can exit an […]

20 August 2010
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Wine 1.3.1 Released

The latest development version of Wine 1.3.x has been released. Wine 1.3.1 sees everyone’s favourite none-an-emulator add: – Support for drag & drop between X11 and OLE. Support for favorites in builtin Internet Explorer. Beginnings of a […]

20 August 2010