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Last few hours to win 100gb of free online storage with SpiderOak

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! […]

10 July 2010
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How Slow is Your Ubuntu Login? [Poll]

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 […]

10 July 2010
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Don’t miss the rest of Ubuntu’s UserDay!

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 […]

10 July 2010
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gtweety – Yet another desktop twitter app for GNOME

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 […]

9 July 2010
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Smuxi IRC Client – much of what you expect with a little bit you don’t

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.

9 July 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 sound menu continues maturing

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 […]

9 July 2010
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Identi.ca’s official desktop app ain’t ‘alf bad

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. […]

9 July 2010
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SpiderOak Online Storage service is secure, speedy & simple to use

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 […]

8 July 2010
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Nexuntu – The OS your Nexus One has been dreaming of

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 […]

8 July 2010
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Just what Will be for sale in the Ubuntu software centre Come October?

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 […]

8 July 2010
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LastPass – free, Secure, Password sync

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 […]

8 July 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five keys to press during burg boot

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. […]

8 July 2010