Docky’s Gmail Docklet is working again in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)

If you’re one of the many Ubuntu 10.04 LTS testers saddened that the Gmail docklet in Docky is not functioning – be saddened no more! Ubuntu’s developers have fixed the issue that broke integration between […]

30 March 2010
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‘Additional buttons’ concept for the right-hand side of windows

Reader Platinrabe sent over his concept for how best to use the free space on window borders that we’ve seen so much of recently: from gesture based controls and intelligent helpers to workflow-enhancing menu-thingy-majiggies) “I […]

30 March 2010
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Kubuntu’s rebranded logo: A success to me

Following the rebranding of Ubuntu all of the major spins sought to realign their visual identity in keeping. Kubuntu has finally begun work on creating their ‘new’ visual branding and based on the preliminary mock-ups […]

30 March 2010
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AAC codec may be removed from Ubuntu repos

Ubuntu 10.04 users wishing to play or encode AAC format audio may find themselves out of luck. A closer examination of the libfaac codec, a free software project containing an AAC encoder installable and used […]

30 March 2010

Ubuntu One Inspired Wallpaper

If you dig UbuntuOne as much as I do then you’ll likely love this wallpaper by (increasingly one of our favourite) wallpaper artists j_baer (website since gone offline).  New Ubuntu branding colour scheme? Check. UbuntuOne […]

30 March 2010
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Gedit want a new logo

Gedit needs a new logo. Judging by their current one (see below) I’d add the adjective desperately into proceedings. This is somewhat old news, and I’m not sure if the Gedit team are still looking […]

29 March 2010
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Esfera – gesture-based replacement for right-hand side window borders

Jack Wallen over on TechRepublic posted an interesting piece about a discussion that’s been buzzing on the Ayatana mailing-list over the last few days. It centers around an idea that, like other proposals we’ve featured […]

29 March 2010
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Eye of GNOME gets helpful when viewing wallpaper images

The default image viewer in Ubuntu, Eye of GNOME, now offers up a helpful dialogue when viewing a picture that has been set as your desktop wallpaper. Thanks to Nizzzia Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

29 March 2010
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Our picks from the Ubuntu 10.04 wallpaper submissions not chosen

Earlier today we posted our top 5 picks from the Ubuntu 10.04 wallpaper shortlist taken from the Ubuntu Artwork Pool on Flickr. Although 28 great wallpapers were chosen there were many more that weren’t so […]

29 March 2010
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Commodore 64 Resurrected, Runs Ubuntu

8-bit 80’s computer king Commodore 64 has been resurrected for a new generation – albeit with significantly more memory than the 64kB it originally boasted and – best of all – with Ubuntu as its […]

29 March 2010
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New Ubuntu Window Button Concepts by Izo Make Glorious Sense

Following Mark Shuttleworth’s gloriously intriguing statement that Ubuntu 10.10 will experiment with “innovative” options on the right-hand side of window borders, many designers have begun mocking up their proposals in earnest. Workflow Mock up by […]

29 March 2010
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Nautilus Thumbnail Improvement Lands in Lucid

A nice surprise to me – and many of you who commented on our earlier report on Nautilus adding a nicer border around thumbnails – is that the latest upstream release of Nautilus in Lucid includes […]

29 March 2010