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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

Ubuntu 10.10’s New Sound Menu Starts to Stir into life

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, […]

20 June 2010
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Sezen contextualized file manager shown off [Video]

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 […]

20 June 2010
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Video Effects in PiTiVi

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 […]

18 June 2010
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Stacks for Docky looks like a dream, works like one too!

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 […]

18 June 2010
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Cardapio – The awesome replacement menu applet that just keeps on giving

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 […]

17 June 2010
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Windicators in action (albeit mocked-up action)

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 […]

17 June 2010
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Use Bootchart to find out how long Ubuntu takes to start on your computer

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 […]

17 June 2010