Placeholder koala image

Window buttons shift order (again)

Updates to Ubuntu 10.04 today shifted the window button order back to that of the Lucid alphas with the close button being placed on the inside and maximize on the outside. Edit: It seems that […]

15 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

15 New wallpapers land in Ubuntu 10.04 [Download inside]

The winners from the Ubuntu Artwork Flickr pool submission contest have been chosen! The following 14 photographic wallpapers will be included by default on all installations of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Download Not using Lynx […]

14 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Lucid updates messaging menu icon

Another day another new icon! This time the trusty ol’ envelope of the Messaging Menu applet has recieved a, in my opinion rather logical, new design. When there are no messages or alerts the Messaging […]

14 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Opera 10.52 gets initial KDE integration, PPC Linux support

The Opera desktop team have made available a new snapshot of their popular browser, this time with “…initial work on KDE 4 integration.” Also available is the first Linux PPC build for 10.52. Linux users […]

14 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Emesene adds Indicator Applet support

Instant messengering application Emesene has added indicator applet support for its’ tray icon. This will help Ubuntu 10.04 users and Emesene benefit from a consistent panel experience. Ahhh! The sweet smell of consistency! Article originally […]

14 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Subtle icon changes in Lucid of late

A few subtle icon changes have landed in Ubuntu 10.04 over the last day or so. Oranges Think of an icon in ubuntu that may have been light orange. Well, it’s very likely now dark […]

13 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

OMG! Ubuntu! Podcast launching next week

One part Brit, one part Kiwi and a smattering of the usual OMG! goodness ” but in audio form. Launching next Tuesday ” may the gods have mercy on your ears… Name dreamt up by […]

13 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Ubuntu 10.04 Countdown banner for facebook

Want to share your excitement for Ubuntu 10.04’s release with your Facebook buddies? Then add an ubuntu Countdown banner to your profile with the aptly titled “Ubuntu Countdown FB” application! http://apps.facebook.com/ubuntu-countdown-fb/ The app code is […]

13 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Flush torrent client channels uTorrent through GTK

Flush is a GTK torrent client with a simple interface reminiscent of Windows and Mac torrent client uTorrent. Features As with most modern torrent clients Flush supports the ‘usual’ features that users have come to […]

13 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

What is the Best Ubuntu System Cleaner? You Decide! [Poll]

Regularly cleaning your system of old cache files, irrelevant packages and long obsolete configuration files can keep Ubuntu running fast, efficient and free up valuable hard drive space. With this in mind we’re casting out […]

13 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

Oscar winning video editor goes open-source

Oscar and Emmy award-winning editing software 'Lightworks is going open-source. EditShare, the company behind Lightworks, see open-sourcing the editing application as a way to “…release its full potential...“'

13 April 2010
Placeholder koala image

New version of Pino released; adds custom tray icons, libindicator support

Twitter application Pino pushed out another release today, adding improved indicator applet support and support for custom tray icons. As always you can install/update Pino by adding the following PPA’s: – sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vala-team/ppa sudo […]

12 April 2010