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New Nathive Image Editor Beta released

A new beta version of aspiring image editor Nathive is available for the brave and the bold to test and try out. New features in this latest beta — which has seen the application totally […]

28 April 2010
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Latest Spotify works great in Ubuntu

Spotify ?” a streaming music service extremely popular over here in Europe ?” pushed out a new socially enhanced release from their rafters a few days ago. The big ‘gist’ of the release is the […]

28 April 2010
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AdSense Earnings Tray Monitor keeps you aware of your riches

The latest release — very nearly stable as of writing – of AdSense Earnings Monitor has been released with notable new improvements — including a nicer interface, new options, sound support and an ‘About’ dialog […]

28 April 2010
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Midori 0.2.4: The good & the Bad

At some point, nearly unnoticed, Midori 0.2.4 slipped through to repositories everywhere. I know what you’re thinking, “Who cares about a 6 week old partial release? Lucid Lynx comes out in less than two days!” […]

28 April 2010
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‘WindowPane’ Docky theme adds sunlight to any desktop

Excuse the bad window pun – my mind is literally frozen this evening. Nevertheless, on with showcasing the following fantastic Docky theme by krTsukasa titled ‘WindowPane’. No-one wins a goldfish for guessing the inspiration behind […]

27 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook to get ‘global menu’ panel

Mark Shuttleworth today blogged about an exciting new interface development due for inclusion in Ubuntu 10.10 UNE: the adoption of a global menu panel. Why? The rationale is simple: It increases vertical space by reducing […]

27 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 press releases enter the wild, media kit zipped on a Mac…

Ahead of Thursday’s release of Ubuntu 10.04 the official press releases have been, well, released to media organizations the world over to help inform and promote this impending release. The ‘Ubuntu Desktop’ press release succinctly […]

27 April 2010

New Ubuntu 10.04 Items Available In the Ubuntu Store

Wallets at the ready folks – The first new items designed using the new Ubuntu branding are now available in the Ubuntu Store. New look t-shirts, coffee mugs, mouse mats and more are available. T-Shirts […]

27 April 2010
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Ubuntu ShipIt now taking pre-orders for Lucid CDs

Here’ a free CD offer that is actually free this time. (*shakes fist at OS Discs*) ShipIt – the official Canonical backed distributer of Ubuntu CD’s – are now taking pre-orders for Ubuntu 10.04 discs […]

26 April 2010
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Preview the slick new (new) Ubuntu 10.04 Firefox Start page

With Ubuntu 10.04 having switched its default search engine from Google to Yahoo! and then back to Google again we’ve had a few ‘new’ Firefox start pages to look at this cycle. The latest, and […]

26 April 2010
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21 gorgeous CD labels for Lucid

You could leave your freshly burnt CD-R of Ubuntu 10.04 looking average or you could splash out and paste on one of these lovelies designed by leogg instead. First impressions count and all that!    In […]

26 April 2010
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Easily access missing interface tab options in Lucid with InterfaceTab

Many users coming to Lucid in a few days time may be confused to discover that the System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Interface tab is no longer there. Reasons for its removal The tab […]

26 April 2010