Our SpiderOak competition closes today at midnight UTC – which means you’ve got a fair few hours left to win one of two free year-long 100GB SpiderOak online storage accounts – worth $100 a piece! […]
Something has always plagued the Ubuntu installations on my Toshiba Satellite, ever since I started using it early last year: Login time. No, not boot time, which is all the rage nowadays – I’m talking […]
Welcome to a much belated post on the ace ‘Ubuntu UserDay’ that have been taking place over the last day or so (timezone depending). Sadly I have only just become aware of them, thanks to […]
Gtweety is “yet another” desktop twitter application for GNOME. But does it chirp any distinctive notes distinctive amongst the chorus of so many rivals? I accidentally came across GTweety on LaunchPad whilst searching for an […]
IRC Clients are one category of application that hasn't evolved much over the last few years. Smuxi doesn't deviate from this mould and is an Irssi-inspired IRC client targeted at ‘sophisticated' GNOME users, although available on other platforms, too. Smuxi has more than a handful of ace features up it's sleeve that would make it an ideal consideration if you're looking to switch IRC clients.
Ubuntu 10.10’s new Unified sound menu is continuing to mature nicely in the latest updates to the Alpha OS. Early adopters may have already noticed the update but for those waiting for a bit longer […]
Identi.ca is the open source equivalent to Twitter based on the StausNet (formerly Laconica) micro-blogging server. Identi.ca boasts many features not found in its tweeting rival such as XMPP support, groups & personal tag clouds. […]
Linux users are already spoilt for choice when it comes to free online cloud storage. Ubuntu itself comes with 2GB of free space for all users via the UbuntuOne service. We’ve already looked at the […]
If the Linux-based Android OS running on your Nexus One isn’t nearly as nerdy-enough as your needs dictate then bust out the big boy and install Ubuntu on it. The crazy people over at NexusOneHacks.net […]
The framework for supporting paid applications in the Ubuntu Software Centre will almost certainly be in place for Ubuntu 10.10 – but what could users expect to see on sale? Single-purpose Apps With the advent […]
You know the score: You use, blog, post and wax lyrical on a million different websites and that means lots of different accounts and, thusly, lots of different passwords too. So many passwords fast become […]
Everyone loves button pushing and beautiful boot loader BURG gives you a copious selection to choose from. Better yet they’re useful! Here’s our dandy high-5 list of five buttons to press during your BURG boot. […]