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Easy MySpace Music Download Application

As the name suggest MySpace Music Downloader is a tool for downloading music from MySpace. (Providing you have the permission of the work and copyright holder in questions.) If you’ve ever wanted to download a […]

23 June 2010
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How To Install the Banshee MeeGo Interface in Ubuntu 10.04

With Banshee heading to default status in Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition the possibility of pre-enabling the very slick MeeGo interface as standard is now under review. As such you may want to try it out […]

22 June 2010
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PPA Purge coming to Ubuntu Tweak; available to test now

Popular desktop utility Ubuntu Tweak is adding support for ‘PPA Purge’ affording users the ability remove a PPA and all libraries, apps etc installed form it at the push of one single button. Users can test it […]

22 June 2010
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GoogSysTray 1.2.0 Released – adds previews, new features

A new version of popular Google services notification tray application (!) GoogSysTray has been released. This version adds Google Docs support, mail previews, new Gmail features, Gnome Keying support & “a bunch of new translations”. […]

22 June 2010
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Test drive, err, Testdrive’s new GTK Frontend

A demo version of Andres Rodriguez’s GSoC work on a new GTK front-end for Ubuntu Development testing application TestDrive is now available for brave users to try out. User should note that the Front-end is […]

22 June 2010
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Latest app releases to be made available in Ubuntu 10.10

Many of the applications we feature here on OMG! Ubuntu! require the installation of a 3rd party PPA for they are either not available via the Software Centre or the version available in the store […]

22 June 2010
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Ubuntu on TV: The IT Crowd

Some of the more-hip readers amongst you have tweeted my attention towards this little beauty: –You can clearly see an Ubuntu logo on the the back of one of the characters’ monitor from Channel 4’s […]

21 June 2010
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Radio Broadcasting made easy* with Internet Dj Console

A few days back I received a question from reader Nikos – who broadcasts a radio show @ http://www.poplie.eu/. It read: – I would like to run ubuntu for my station. For the time being  […]

21 June 2010
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Online Mencoder Command Generator makes command line DVD conversion a cinch

Rip DVD’s the easy way in Ubuntu – without the need to install any extra applications – using web-based SimpleRip. SimpleRip is an online JavaScript-based command generator for Mencoder.  It allows you to generate the […]

21 June 2010
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The perfect File Manager?

We’ve seen a tonne of awesome re-designed Nautilus mock-ups, nautilus tweaks, hacks & add-ons, Nautilus critiques, rants & diatribes over the last few months. From a top-down view it could easily appear as though all […]

20 June 2010
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How to broadcast your Ubuntu Desktop (and more) on UStream, Justin.Tv, etc

Ever wanted to live-cast your Ubuntu desktop, slide show or even your webcam with some snazzy effects to UStream and similar live-broadcast sites? WebCamStudio for Linux makes it a snap. The JAVA-based application allows you […]

20 June 2010
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MoonLight Silverlight plug-in for Linux hits 7th preview release, still working great

Moonlight – the OpenSource implementation of Microsoft’s SilverLight technology for Linux OSes – announced the availability of the seventh preview of version 3.0 a few days ago. Version 3.0 of Moonlight aims to be compatible […]

20 June 2010