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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
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Beginners guide to asking smarter questions in IRC

I’m sure we’ve all asked dumb questions on IRC when we started using Ubuntu – and I’m sure those that hang out in IRC support channels like #ubuntu are all too familiar with said questions. […]

25 July 2010
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Ubuntu One iphone & Android app client source code released

The source code for the Ubuntu One iPhone application has been made available for users to download. iphone:  https://launchpad.net/ubuntuone-ios-client android: https://launchpad.net/ubuntuone-android-client The source code for the as-yet-unreleased Android Ubuntu One app will also be made […]

23 July 2010
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Monochrome Liferea tray icons

Before I hit the sack for tonight here is a small icon-based treat for, well, the icon-loving fans out there. Desktop RSS application Liferea has a pretty colourful tray icon and, whether you dig it […]

23 July 2010

The best advert for Ubuntu you probably never saw

OMG! reader Sebastian stopped by the OMG! Mailbox to drop off a link to this immensely impressive Dell/Ubuntu promotional video that, curiously, I – nor anyone I showed this to prior to posting – had […]

22 July 2010
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Meerkat will make sharing your fave tracks easy

Ubuntu 10.10 will make sharing your favourite tracks with all your friends and online buddies a breeze. The Ubuntu One Music Store in the Maverick Meerkat introduces a new ‘link share’ button to Rhythmbox. When […]

22 July 2010
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meerkat’s new clock applet adds Calendar widget

Ubuntu 10.10’s new indicator-style clock applet is coming along nicely and, in an update today, added a new calendar widget in the menu. The new DateTime indicator applet will help make users lives easier and their […]

22 July 2010
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Give your desktop a dramatic overhaul – with one script!

Give your desktop a dramatic make over with the ‘Elegant GNOME’ theme pack. If you’re looking for something that isn’t simply a variation on the default Ubuntu Light themes, shies away from looking like Aero […]

22 July 2010
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Moovida Core Media player RC2 – Worth getting excited about? Not yet.

With yesterday’s release of Banshee fresh in my mind I decided to take the latest version of the Banshee-derived Moovida Core Media Player for a test drive in Ubuntu. Moovida what? Moovida, known for being […]

22 July 2010

New Ubuntu Software Center mock-up: All box, no content?

We’re big fans of the Ubuntu Software Centre and avidly follow its continued visual evolution. When a reader dropped by the OMG! Inbox to tip us off to ‘the most awesome software centre mock-ups you […]

21 July 2010
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Banshee 1.7.3 released – adds amazon MP3 store, miro podcast integration, new metatag tool

Popular music player Banshee has bumped itself up to version1.7.3 today, rolling out with it a fantastic new in-app Amazon MP3 store, Miro podcast directory integration “allowing users to discover, stream, and subscribe to podcasts […]

21 July 2010
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Chrome Webstore icon appears in Daily build

After updating the Chromium daily build today I found a shiny new icon sat in my new tab app’s bar – a link to the official Chrome webstore! The Chrome webstore cometh!?! Well, not just […]

21 July 2010