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Crebs: The ULTIMATE Wallpaper Slideshow application

A few days ago we blogged about a simple wallpaper slideshow generator called, somewhat un-surprisingly, ‘wallpaper slideshow’. Well… forget that application as the following wallpaper slideshow maker is easily more capable, configurable and darn-right cool. […]

26 May 2010
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Buy a Limited edition lynx toy from Ubuntu & help Save real Lynx’s, too!

Users buying the new limited edition Lynx toy from the Canonical store will also be helping to save real Lynx’s in the process. Ubuntu’s parent company Canonical are donating a portion of each Lynx toy […]

26 May 2010
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New Ubuntu website live

The official Ubuntu.com website has finally gone live with its new re-branded design. Take your time to poke around the site as every page has been updated and rejigged. Several months back OMG! reader Warren […]

26 May 2010
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Lend a helping hand to a Zeitgeist developer in need

Seif Lotfy is a fun-loving Zeitgeist and Elementary hacker at large who is a bit low on funds, like most people. Unfortunately he’s *so* poor that he can’t even afford a laptop to work on […]

26 May 2010
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What is the Fastest Browser on Linux?

We seem to be having a browser week here at OMG! towers – posts on Chrome taking a massive chunk of Firefox’s Linux share AND shaking off the beta tag, noting Midori 0.2.6 being released […]

25 May 2010

Google Chrome for Linux Goes Stable

Google Chrome for Linux has finally become ‘stable’. The first pre-alpha release of a native Linux build of Google’s new web browser was made nearly a year ago on June 4th. The pace of development […]

25 May 2010
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Ubuntu Control Centre project aims to make System config simple

A new project inspired by the Mandriva Control Centre aims to bring sanity to system configuration on Ubuntu. Called the ‘Ubuntu Control Centre’ — or UCC for short — it delivers system configuration options to […]

25 May 2010
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Rekonq to support Chrome extensions

QT web browser Rekonq is to add support for Chrome extensions – allowing thousands of already-made extensions to run out-of-the-box — all thanks to the work of KDE developer Nikhil Marathe. Rekonq, tentatively marked as […]

25 May 2010
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Lookit Updated: Adds Imgur Uploading & Mono icon

A new release of TinyGrab inspired screenshot application ‘LookIt’ has been released — adding Imgur support & a slick monochrome tray icon for better integration with Ubuntu 10.04. The entire app runs via an application […]

25 May 2010
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Skype in Lucid Repository

Sharp eyed reader Papukaija sent us a tip that Skype has been added to the Lucid Partners repository. While we can’t be too hasty in assuming what that means about the rumors about Skype going […]

25 May 2010
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Brussels, beer, Ubuntu and boys taking a leak

Between the 10th and the 14th May, 2010, I hit up the lovely country of Belgium to attend the Ubuntu Developers Summit for the Maverick Meerkat release. I was one of 60 lucky people from […]

25 May 2010
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Evolution Got Beautiful?!

Edit: See bottom of post for newest update with oversized icons fixed It sounds impossible, yet it seems to be true! I’ve complained a bit about Evolution before, both about behavior and looks, in hopes […]

25 May 2010