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24 hours to save the internet in the UK

Today is likely the last chance for UK citizens to demand full Parliamentary debate on the Governments’ proposed Digital Economy Bill before it slips into a political ‘loop hole’ known as Wash Up where it […]

23 March 2010

Too Cute Not to Post: Elementary Icons For Caffeine

I know, I know: you hate minor posts. I get it, but I just noticed that one of fave Linux artists, 0rAX0, has uploaded an Elementary icon for Caffeine, the cool power-inhibiter application. You can download the icons from gnome-look.org. […]

23 March 2010

Ubuntu 10.04 Starts Getting Some Updated icons

I held off mentioning last nights arrival of new (albeit WIP) icons in Ubuntu 10.04 because I know how much ‘minor‘ posts about visual changes irritate (some of) you. Typical that I wake up to […]

23 March 2010
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Docky Session Applet Video shows it’s made of win

Remember that ‘Session Applet’ docklet potentially heading to Docky that we posted lovingly about a few days ago? Well here’s a short 10second video of it in action.   Sadly, i don’t know who made […]

23 March 2010
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How to recreate the Ubuntu 10.04 wallpaper in Inkscape (Step-by-step)

With a few weeks to kill until the next Beta of Ubuntu 10.04 why not stoke your creatively-sapped juices by re-creating the new Ubuntu 10.04 default wallpaper in Inkscape? Popular Spanish design site cursorlibre.com have […]

22 March 2010

The UbuntuOne Music Store is Now Open

The long-awaited, highly-antipciated, and over-hyped (apologies – that was me) UbuntuOne Music store has finally opened its doors for those testing the Ubuntu 10.04 Beta. The store is built-in to the Rhythmbox music player in […]

22 March 2010
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UbuntuOne Music Store to open later today?

When is the UbuntuOne music store opening it’s doors for us great unwashed to try it out? According to isthemusicstorereadyyet.com a tongue in cheek site to track the progress of the store – doors may […]

22 March 2010
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The Ubuntu Manual Project needs you!

Because the readers of OMG! Ubuntu! have been so kind to the project over the last couple of months, we’ve picked you guys to help us ensure the high quality of the manual so it’s […]

22 March 2010
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How to remove social network features from Lucid but keep the sound applet

Installed Lucid and now want rid of the social media integration stuff from the top panel but don’t want to lose the sound applet? Reader Enekk dropped the following quick solution into my e-mail inbox: […]

21 March 2010
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Google Summer of Code: Proposed Ideas for Ubuntu, GNOME, LXDE,

With Google’s annual Summer of Code poking its ahead around the thinning pages of the calendar armies of Open-Source organizations are once again interning themselves at idea meeting round-tables and entering into proposal speculation to […]

21 March 2010
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Equinox – Ubuntu Radiance Redux

Having just posted Dichotomy, an Ubuntu 10.04 Ambiance theme spin, reader armageddon dropped by my inbox to mention a Radiance theme ‘spin’ called ‘Equinox’ he spotted over on on GNOME-Look. And awesome it is, too. […]

21 March 2010
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Dichotomy – Ubuntu Ambiance Redux

Dichotomy is a theme with the aim to, quote, "…integrate Ubuntu’s original and distinctive identity (orange and brown) into Lucid Lynx’s upcoming Brand refresh." If you love the new Ubuntu colour scheme and, in particular, […]

21 March 2010