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Pino 3’s new design looks a little bit familiar…

Pino – the desktop twitter application and not the random anime character – is oft cited (by us, admittedly) as one of the best designed desktop twitter clients presently available. With such a popular look […]

27 July 2010
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WoW GTK theme lives up to its name

Give your desktop a cold, steely makeover with ‘WoW’ gtk theme by ~nale12. The folder contains: – wow gtk theme wow-dark gtk theme wow-light gtk theme Elementary versions for use with Nautilus Elementary: – wow-elementary […]

26 July 2010
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Docky & application indicators, improved stacks and Docky user group

If applications were movie genres then Docky would most certainly be a gore film. The rate at which it  haemorrhages new features is bloody impressive. (See what I did there? No… Moving on…) So what […]

26 July 2010
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F.Lux ‘Natural Lighting’ for Ubuntu gets an Indicator Applet

We’re all acutely aware that spending long periods of time in front of blazingly bright computer screens isn’t entirely fantastic news for our eyes – or our sleep patterns. Nevertheless we stare away anyway unaware that there […]

26 July 2010
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[How To] Play With Palm WebOS in Ubuntu

Palm’s WebOS mobile operating system has been much maligned due to the continued dominance of Android and iOS. If rumours are to be believed users will be seeing a lot more of the finger-friendly OS […]

26 July 2010
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9 Awesome lynx-themed wallpapers

Show your love for Ubuntu 10.04 with these awesome Lucid-inspired wallpapers by MadeInKobaia. The wallpapers are available in many resolutions – including widescreen – so you’re sure to find the one you like looking awesome […]

26 July 2010
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How to Install Compiz 0.9 in Ubuntu

The latest development release of Compiz – version 0.9 – was released earlier this month to much fanfare. The widely used compositing manager gained a major re-write in C++, added a new developer API, rendering […]

26 July 2010
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OMG! Merchandise Store Now Open for Business

We’ve opened up an OMG! Merchandise Store (link since removed) where you can purchase exciting designs printed on everything from clocks to t-shirts and help support us at the same time. We don’t get any […]

26 July 2010
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Dell ditching Ubuntu machines from online store

In a rather bizarre move Dell have decided to drop Ubuntu-loaded computers from their online store. The move, they say, is down to simplifying their online offerings; “Ubuntu systems are primarily targeted towards advanced users […]

25 July 2010

Smuxi IRC app updates with new features & fixes

Smuxi IRC client - which impressed us considerably in our previous review - has released a new version packed with updates and fixes.

25 July 2010
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Plasma/Dashboard equivalent coming to gnome?

GNOME users have often drooled over the cool visual style of KDE 4’s Plasma Desktop space – but something similar could be on it’s way to the GNOME desktop. Meet ‘The Board’. What Is The […]

25 July 2010
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Giant Meerkat created out of straw

Staff at Snugburys Ice Cream Farm in Hurleston have recently finished work on a 36 ft tall Meerkat made out of steel and hay! While it doesn’t appear to have anything to do with Ubuntu, […]

25 July 2010