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Save power, save money, save battery, save the planet with Granola for Linux

I saw this over on the OpenSourcer and couldn’t resist sharing. Granola makes your computer more energy efficient without slowing it down or limiting performance when needed. Best of all it’s free! Features of Granola: […]

23 April 2010
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Nab a free Ubuntu 10.04 CD!

Online Linux disc ‘retailer’ OS discs are giving away free (yes, free!) copies of Ubuntu 10.04 ” but only for the next 7 days! It’s also worth us mentioning that OS discs “support the Open […]

22 April 2010
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Remove Anchor Icon from Docky

Did you know that very recently Docky added the option to remove the Anchor icon from the dock? Oh yes! OMG! reader kiwisoup e-mailed me over some instructions that I thought i’d paste here: – […]

22 April 2010
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ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx release candidate released

The Ubuntu 10.04 Release Candidate has been made available for download. This release candidate is the final official “testing” version of the Lucid cycle and presents the last chance to spot any show-stopping bugs that […]

22 April 2010
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Ubuntu Ditching Notification Area

The notification area in Ubuntu is to be removed by Ubuntu 11.04 the Canonical design team have announced. Labelled as ‘ineffective’ and ‘inconsistent’ Ubuntu will instead be encouraging applications to make use of panel menus […]

21 April 2010
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win2-7 transforms Ubuntu into Windows 7 with scarily accurate results

Win2-7 Pack provides an all-in-one solution for transforming your Ubuntu desktop into one very closely mimicking Windows 7 ” complete with Windows 7-style taskbar! Although OS skinning is not to everyone’s taste many people enjoy […]

21 April 2010
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Ubuntu manual project to release quickstart booklets for Ubuntu 10.10

Benjamin Humphrey, leader of the the Ubuntu Manual project (and fellow OMG! writer), has announced that the project will be launching two new ‘Quickstart’ booklets in time for the October release of Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick […]

20 April 2010
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Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman Talks Window buttons, mono & more

In an interview with the Ubuntu Turkey LoCo team Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman discusses the reasons behind some of the recent controversial changes to Ubuntu ” from the removal of photo editor GIMP to the […]

20 April 2010
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You choose the best Dock for Ubuntu [Poll]

This weeks OMG! Vote is on everyone’s favourite panel replacers – Docks! Before your raise your hand in favour of one here’s a quite rundown of the entries… Docky Formerly part of launcher application ‘Do’, […]

20 April 2010
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Best System Cleaner: Ubuntu Tweak [vote result]

You have crowned Ubuntu Tweak‘s system cleaning options as the very best in our OMG! Vote! on the best system cleaners for Ubuntu. The top 3 came in as follows based on 1208 votes cast: […]

20 April 2010
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Switch Lubuntu window controls to the left – Just like Ubuntu!

Lubuntu users feeling left-hand control envy need glow green no-longer! Switching Window controls in Lubuntu’s OpenBox window manager is a snap. Navigate to: – LXDE Menu > Preferences > OpenBox Settings Manager > Appearance Here […]

20 April 2010
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OMG Interviews Elizabeth Krumbach, Ubuntu women, learning team, beginners team all star

Firstly, let me apologize for the lack of interviews these past couple of weeks! I’ve been pretty busy and never got around to doing an interview, but today I’ve got a rockin’ interview with Elizabeth […]

20 April 2010