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indicator applets now work with awn

Ubuntu’s Indicator Applets now work with the latest testing version of popular Dock AWN. The port, an oft-requested feature by AWN users, now allows users to benefit from some of the unique features Application indicators […]

14 June 2010
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Elementary inspired mail client promises to bring sexy to desktop mail

As great as Evolution and Thunderbird are to use their interfaces won’t win any awards in a beauty contest. Hell not even a certificate for ‘good effort’. Evolution Express & Spicebird (a thunderbird based fork) […]

14 June 2010
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Redshift 1.4 released with auto-location detection and application indicator

Redshift – the natural-screen colour application that promises to help alleviate eye strain and help sleep patterns – has added some new features in its latest update. Among the new features and fixes: Automatically obtains […]

14 June 2010
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light ubuntu wallpaper

You can never have too many wallpaper choices – as this wallpaper by Felipi attests! Matching perfectly with the default Ubuntu Ambiance theme with aplomb the wallpaper nevertheless comes in a range of other colours […]

14 June 2010
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Lubuntu 10.10 Alpha 1 released

The first Alpha of LXDE-based Ubuntu spin Lubuntu has been made available for download. Alpha releases are not advised for users requiring a stable and working desktop but for those interested in testing, reporting & […]

13 June 2010
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Proposed Ubuntu 10.10 installer changes will make installation faster, friendly, intelligent

A new installation and Live CD experience is being mooted for inclusion in Ubuntu 10.10 that aims to address the complexities and inconsistencies currently inherent in the process and thus make the entire process super-quick, […]

13 June 2010
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Daily 5: 5 word processors

Everyone needs to use a word processor every now and then (how 80’s does the word ‘word processor’ sound? Hmm.) There are various ones to choose from – and not a fat deal of difference […]

13 June 2010
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New Firefox 4 mock-ups for Linux

New Firefox 4 for Linux mock-ups have been produced that better show off the aimed UI changes that Firefox 4 will tout in it’s next major release. Firefox 4, likely to ship sometime early next year, […]

13 June 2010
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OneConf wants to reinstall your applications & settings on a fresh Ubuntu install

The pain of having to manually reinstall your favourite applications, import programme settings, configurations and more on a new install of Ubuntu will soon, potentially, become a thing of the past if the work of new Ubuntu initiative ‘OneConf’ bears fruit Designed […]

13 June 2010
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Enhance your productivity with Docky’s timer applet & the Pomodoro technique

Having read about the Pomodoro Technique for ‘training your brain away from distractions‘ on Lifehacker I wanted to try it out. To effectively do so I needed a timer. Thankfully I needed to look no further than my […]

13 June 2010
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I may be biased but this is the best GNOME-Shell theme I have ever seen…

WIP theme created by Tamara, using elements from OMG! Ubuntu! Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

13 June 2010
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OMG! Ubuntu! Reader Desktops

There are some awesome screenshots of desktops in the OMG! Ubuntu! Facebook group so I thought it would be cool to post ten of the coolest ones here for you guys to admire, ask questions about […]

12 June 2010