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Google Chrome Extension Gallery Now Live

Google Chrome’s official Extensions Gallery is finally open for business. Tons of new extensions are available from the official extension gallery, including adblockers and official extensions from big tech names like eBay, StumbleUpon and (of […]

8 December 2009
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Google Chrome Beta Officially Released For Linux

No major tech site is currently reporting on this, but (Edit: 45 minutes later the rest of the big tech sites catch up! yet another OMG!Ubuntu! first…) The Google Chrome Beta for Linux is now […]

8 December 2009
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Lucid To Get New Scanning Tool ‘Simple Scan’

MadsRH over on his awesome blog has just written about ‘Simple Scan’ – a new new scanning tool that Lucid will be getting, repalacing X-Sane. ‘Simple Scan’ Simple Scan will provide a new UI for […]

6 December 2009
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Sublime XSplash Theme – “Clean Xsplash”

If you’re bored of your current XSplash theme, bored of having your desktop wallpaper set as your XSplash background or even just tired of the other gorgeous XSplashes we’ve shown you, try ‘Clean Xsplash‘ by […]

6 December 2009
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Ubuntu Sun Theme Gets Official Release

Proposed Lucid theme ‘Ubuntu Sun’ finally has an official downloadable theme. The previous version we blogged about was a “fan” effort. Love it or hate it, Ubuntu Sun at least has tried to do things […]

6 December 2009
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Docky Design Feedback Wanted

Docky developer DBO post a thread on the Ubuntu Forums asking for some feedback on a UI issue. Knowing so many this blogs readers to be devout Docky enthusiasts i though I’d highlight the question […]

6 December 2009
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Quick AWN 0.4 Overview – Panel Mode, Applets, Intellihide

AWN is a dock-like window and launcher manager for Linux. But you already know that, right? Evolution AWN 0.4. is the next major version due for release and is currently in beta for people desperate […]

5 December 2009
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BloGTK! 2.0 – Desktop Blog Editor Gets New Interface, New Features

Desktop blog editor BloGTK! released a new version – version 2.0 – back in September that, somehow, I missed news of! What’s new It would be easier to say what isn’t new with 2.0. The […]

5 December 2009
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Getting Things GNOME! Gets RTM Sync, geolocation, UI tweaks & much love from me

Task management application ‘Getting Things GNOME!‘ has just pushed a new version out of the stable door, saddling it with all manner of new plug-ins, UI improvements and 99 firmly squashed bugs. Well done guys! […]

5 December 2009
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Emesene Gets A New Preferences Window, Adds Easy Install Of Themes

The ‘Preferences’ menu of popular MSN messaging client ‘Emesene’ has received a thorough makeover – and looks much the better for it! Below is a brief over-view of whats changed and whats new. New Style […]

4 December 2009
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Docky Tip: Change GMail/Folder Colours With Scroll Wheel

Did you know that rolling your mouse scrollwheel whilst hovering over the GMail or Folders Docklet in Docky lets you change the colour? Credit for informing me of this crazy-but-awesome tips goes to reader SeifSallam, […]

4 December 2009
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Lucid Alpha 1 A Week Away – What To Expect

After seeing Ara Pulido over on planet.ubuntu remind everyone that Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 1 is heading our merry way next Thursday, i thought what better way to prepare myself than to share with […]

4 December 2009