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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
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PyTask – what’s coming in the next release (and how you can help!)

It’s been a little while since we last mentioned the simple & straightforward task application ‘Pytask‘ so i’m here with a small update and a bit of a favour… First up what can you look forward to […]

29 August 2010
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Darktable photography app hits 0.6.0, gains many new features

A new release of virtual light-table and darkroom application Darktable is available for download. The tool, aimed at photographers, allows you to manage “your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable light-table.” […]

29 August 2010
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On that wallpaper (you know which one)

A few days back a new default wallpaper landed in Ubuntu 10.10 and whilst we weren’t convinced that this was the final iteration (our own post on it was layered with a questioning tone) the reaction […]

29 August 2010
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.6 released – adds Desktop Recovery feature

The latest stable release of Ubuntu Tweak is now available, adding to its already impressive roster of features a new desktop and application recovery options. In the announcement on the release the Tweak-team say: – “Desktop […]

29 August 2010
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Batch rename files in Ubuntu with ‘Renamer ‘

Having to rename a group of files – whether they’re photos or general files – can be a time consuming process unless you make use of a batch-renaming tool. ‘Renamer’ is one such tool. A small […]

29 August 2010
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Little things that matter: Installing non-free codecs in the Installer

Reader Alaukik spotted the following rewording of the non-free software disclimaer as he installed the latest Ubuntu 10.10 daily build. It changes the previously less-explanatory ‘please offer me non-opensource software’ to a paragraph of a more […]

29 August 2010
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Meta-Contacts coming to Empathy next week: 1 person = 1 entry

With so many competing IM and chat services you end up using by accident or intention – from GTalk when you log into GMail to Facebook when you login to Facebook – it’s by no means unusual […]

29 August 2010
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Candy for your music: Elementary CoverGloobus theme

When I saw that reader SciFi Jerry had popped a link to a CoverGloobus theme into the OMG! inbox my first thought was “I’ve only just posted a CoverGloobus theme, I’ll have to hold this […]

29 August 2010
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Super light Launcher Alawalk 0.4 released – boasts 21 plug-ins

The battle of the super-light launchers rocks on as the latest release of Alawalk 0.4 struts out into download land. Alawalk is an incredibly useful tool – see here for our comprehensive rundown of what […]

29 August 2010
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Faenza CoverGloobus Theme

It shameless self-publicity time folks!  Actually, it’s been a while since we last featured anything CoverGloobus related. This is partly because, right now, work on adding time-slider and volume support (amongst other things) is going on. […]

27 August 2010
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Paid Apps section in Software Centre gets an icon

It’s an icon with cash in it. Brilliant. Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

27 August 2010