Michael Forrest has posted details of an exciting new contest for Ubuntu users to take part in. Building upon the enormous success that the bi-annual wallpaper submission competition has garnered, attention has now turned to […]
The Moblin icon set (now MeeGo) boasts a wonderfully clean look that not only looks good but doesn’t blind you with gloss or loud colours either. If you like the refined look of the Moblin […]
Gnome-Shell may be heading in a different direction given the recent delays and new unity-esque mock-ups shown at Guadec but one thing is for sure: the current darkly-toned look Shell rocks out with is not […]
Freelance web developer John Hamelink has put together a tight little list of apps he recommends for Linux developers and designers. The (as of writing) 17strong list includes many applications we’ve raved about on OMG! […]
The latest version of UCC – a third-party Ubuntu Control Centre – has been been released. The update sees the usual smattering of bug fixes, stability refinements but, for feature fans, a notable new addition […]
Earlier this year I was looking for a way to set up music sharing for my flatmates. I knew that Rhythmbox supported DAAP sharing, so I set that up using the DAAP plugin and that […]
It’s August the 1st already! Geesh… time flies when you’re busy blogging! Here are the 10 most read posts here on OMG! last month. The best advert for Ubuntu you’ve probably never seen… OMG! Ubuntu! […]
Last weeks GUADEC was less like a developers conference and more like a presidential campaign rally! The enthusiasm, positivity and general feedback that it has garnered is incredible but amongst the many interesting things propositioned […]
Installed, hacked and tweaked Ubuntu a bit too much? Wish there was a glowing red ‘reset’ button you could press? Well there sort of it… Reset GNOME defaults in Ubuntu Restoring the default GNOME settings […]
The “new” style GNOME Shell mock-up presented at last weeks Guadec conference now comes with added motion! The following video demos the intended motion-design of the layout so whilst what you see below is not […]
It didn't take me long to cave in and buy some of the (very cheap) new Ubuntu sticker sets we mentioned a few days ago. Admittedly this was, in part, because I spied that the sheets contained some neat circular Ubuntu logo stickers that seemed to be an appropriate size to cover the Windows key on my keyboard.
The Ubuntu Forum will be getting its official visual upgrade sometime later this year but in the mean time, if the happening hub of all things Ubuntu is wearing weary on your eyes, give it a […]