Ubuntu 10.10 will see the Meerkat rock out with a new Unified sound menu that allows users to “…easily change sound volume and control music playback.” We’re a few weeks away from Alpha 2 but, […]
Seif Lotfy from Zeitgeist and Elementary fame has been working on a new file searcher/browser called “Sezen” that provides contextualized results based on time and file type. Sezen makes use of Tracker and Zeitgeist to give […]
Ubuntu default video editor PiTiVi currently lacks video effects – but this won’t be the case for much longer. PiTiVi developer Thiblahute has been working on implementing effects into PiTiVi as part of his Google […]
A few days ago we mentioned in passing that the talented Psybers was working on stack functionality for premier dock app Docky. The feature hadn’t worked for me until now so finally having it up and running […]
Since we first featured panel menu-replacement applet Cardapio several weeks back the application has evolved at an awesome pace – even my initial want for Zeitgeist integration is on the way! In case you haven’t […]
Windicators will form part of Ubuntu 10.10’s new feature set but remained, until now, somewhat of an enigma for no-one really knew what they were supposed to be for – other than indicate! Below are some […]
Stat hounds looking to find out exactly how long Ubuntu takes to start-up should lay down their stopwatches and start using Bootchart. Bootchart will not only provide you an exact time (in seconds) of how […]
HeyBuddy is an indenti.ca only desktop microblogging application that is both nimble, light & designed to be simple to use. Features HeyBuddy doesn’t stuff a tray icon in your panel, there are no reams of […]
Although many users prefer to live on the bleeding edge of application development some people prefer the security, stability and general sass of stable versions; no random crashes, half-baked features or memory-munching bugs. We feature Docky a […]
Yesterday we blogged about radio-in-your-gnome-panel-applet RadioTray. It has an OK-ish default tray icon but it isn’t mono and that so distressed the awesome Tommy Brunn (of Caffeine fame) that, using his super design powers, he […]
Popular open-source BitTorrent client – and default Ubuntu torrent app – Transmission has updated to version 2.0. This latest release sees several bugs fixed and a handful of new features including: – Local peer Discovery […]
Simple things are no-less crazily awesome just take Unclutter which auto-hides your cursor from the screen after a timed period of inactivity. So popular is Unclutter that it’s being reviewed for inclusion in Ubuntu 10.10! […]