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Docky Gets ‘Show Desktop’ Docklet

Janet Jackson once sang “The best things in life are free” – which makes me wonder whether she was a closet Linux user! Docky is an example of something amazing yet free. Docky has gotten […]

8 March 2010
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OpenShot 1.1 Released – Gets Undo/Redo, New effects, Will be in Ubuntu 10.04!

OpenShot – OMG! Ubuntu!’s favourite video editor for Linux – released a new version today. Version 1.1 brings with it a buffet of new features, speed improvements and general all round greatness that we’ve come […]

8 March 2010
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Docky finally removed from GNOME Do

GNOME Do developer Alex Launi announced this morning that, finally, Do and Docky are now separate applications. When we broke the news that Docky and GNOME Do were to split, back in October of last […]

8 March 2010
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Choqok Releases New Beta – Adds Twitpic, Better timelines, more

Earlier today we wrote about Twitter application Pino getting updated and today sees it joined by a new beta release of premier KDE twitter application ‘Choqok’. The main new features in this version are: – […]

7 March 2010
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Pino 0.2.1 Released – Adds Follow/Unfollow, uSer info,

Twitter application Pino has graced the world with yet another update. Version 0.2.1 of the every-improving microblogging client sees it gain user look-up and information tools as well as chucking in the ability to follow […]

7 March 2010
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Nautilus-Elementary: Where’s it going? To Awesome-ville, that’s where.

Further to our in-depth look at the Future of Nautilus a week back, the Nautilus-Elementary team – who we cited heavily in that previous article – have posted their own plans for the unkempt file-manager. […]

6 March 2010
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6 Desktop Fonts to try in Ubuntu

A fresh install of Ubuntu yields one annoyance that seems to irritate most people: the default ‘Sans’ font is set at a gigantic 10px. The effect of having the font so large is evident from […]

6 March 2010
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"Ubuntu Light Re-Imagined" Theme Released

When we posted the following Mock-up by Deviant Artist fibermarupok a few short days ago most of you were impressed but frustrated that such a beautiful redux was mock-up only. Well be frustrated no more […]

6 March 2010
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Applications in Ubuntu 10.04 Messaging Menu get Renamed

The Messaging Menu applet in Ubuntu 10.04 now refers to the default applications contained within using descriptive titles divided in sections rather than the application name. It’s believed that retitled the menu entries will better […]

6 March 2010
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Poll: Do you want the Ubuntu window controls on the Left Or Right hand side?

In an update to the Lucid Light theme earlier today the Window control buttons once again switched to the left-hand side. Whilst I’m sure developers are still trying to decide I thought I’d gauge all […]

5 March 2010
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6 little thing in Ubuntu 10.04 that I love

1. Drag n’ Click You can now click and move a window from anywhere in the top part – both the metacity and the space next to the menu-bar are dragable. 2. Software Centre’s navigation […]

5 March 2010
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Rhythmbox Reimagined (Prepare to Wow)

Amongst all of the post regarding the new Ubuntu artwork we posted yesterday we featured a re-imagining of the new ‘light’ theme by Well he’s been keeping himself – and us – busy by turning […]

5 March 2010