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A handful of Unity updates…

Ubuntu’s new netbook interface ‘Unity’ received a batch of big updates 2 days ago but, due to wrestling with the beasts known as Ralink chipsets, i’ve only just managed to update. What was added, what’s new […]

4 August 2010
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Ubuntu stack exchange now in public beta – great resource for getting answers

A new Ubuntu-orientated help platmform based on StackOverflow is now in public beta. “Stack… what?” Wikipedia sums it up neatly: – “Stack Overflow is a website featuring questions and answers on a wide range of […]

4 August 2010
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Safely remove USB drives using a nifty application indicator (updated with new icon)

I love application indicators and I also love yanking out my USB drives without properly ejecting them. These two passions have meet each other in a nifty new application indicator by developer Eugeny Pankov. The tiny app has been […]

4 August 2010
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Marave – Distraction free writing in Linux

The never-ceasing distractions of tweets, pokes on Facebook, Gmail spam  & match.com matches to review are all enemies of writing. Was there ever an activity assailed by the vampires of impetuosity as much as writing? Marave aims to […]

4 August 2010
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Last call to submit papers for linux.conf.au 2011

My friend Marco Ostini from the super cool Lunar Numbat Project pinged me today to let me know that if you want to talk about something at the Australian Linux Conference, linux.conf.au, which takes place at the end of January next year in Brisbane, you've only got until this Saturday to submit your paper.

4 August 2010
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Meerkat’s new sound Indicator: Changes on the way?

Mark Shuttleworth has just posted some focused discussion and mock-ups over on his blog, highlighting the artists name in the new Maverick Sound Menu – like so: I for one think that the sound menu is looking […]

4 August 2010
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Create the Mac OS X ‘Genie Effect’ in Compiz

Compiz and Docky users wanting to add the slick OS X style ‘genie’ minimizing effect to their arsenal of bling should sit up straight and pay attention. Whilst the default ‘magic lamp’ effect in Compiz […]

3 August 2010
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OneConf lands in Meerkat

The first inisital release of super-settings sync tool ‘OneConf’ has landed in the Ubuntu Meerkat repos. OneConf has the noble aim of making users lives easy by saving and syncing various data between your Ubuntu […]

3 August 2010
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Firefox to remain default browser in Ubuntu Netbook 10.10

The Ubuntu desktop team have decided to stick with Firefox as default web browser in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10. During the Ubuntu Developer Summit earlier this year moves were made on staging Chromium as default […]

3 August 2010
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Seif Speaks: Interviewing the OMG! Ubuntu! guys

This is a guest post by Seif Lotfy well known for his work on Zeitgeist, Sezen and the Elementary project. If you treat him nice, you might see more posts by him in the future.

3 August 2010
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Open source dropbox alternative SparkleShare releases first alpha

The first alpha release of open-source Dropbox competitor SparkleShare has been made available for testing today. SparkleShare is built on mono, GTK+ and requires users to use Git for storage. Don’t have a Git repo? […]

3 August 2010
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How fast does your PC boot? (Awesome Ubuntu promo video)

Goce Mitevski submitted the following promotional Ubuntu video to the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase group on Vimeo – and boy does it rock! “Free Culture what?” The Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase provides users with an […]

3 August 2010