The second Alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is due for release next Thursday (14th January) but what can you expect to find inside it? Applications The GIMP will has been removed from Alpha […]
The GRUB menu animating/themeing application ‘BURG’ received a PPA update today resulting in some changes to how you install themes. If you have yet to install BURG then you can skip this article and follow […]
Using XML animated background creator to create auto-changing wallpapers is a snip. It allows you to specify the folder and images you wish to use, the duration of each wallpaper and auto-generates the required .xml […]
Whilst Adobe provide a 32bit version of their Adobe Air application for Linux, a native x64 version remains a dream. Thankfully, with few installed dependencies, the 32bit version will happily run on a 64bit installation […]
Setting up BluRay playback on Linux can be a pretty complicated affair with only certain drive models working correctly and reliance on hacked firmware to get things going. The MakeMKV project have come up with […]
Instant Messaging client ‘Emesene‘ slipped a new release out on Monday but what’s new in it? Aside from bug fixes all round – which even the team themselves admit “we’re too lazy to write ’em […]
It seems the Naismith’s work on the Immortality gate in Doctor Who’s 2009/2010 festive finale The End Of Time was done using computers running none-other than our very own awesome OS Ubuntu! Take a closer […]
GNOME Activity Journal, along with the engine that powers it ‘Zeitgeist‘, both of which will form part of the forthcoming GNOME 3, has been gifted with a very awesome new look. Hold on, GNOME Activity… […]
Lernid had its first proper demo earlier this evening with “mock” event “Ubuntu Example Week“. The half-hour class really showed off Lernid in all it’s currently glory and really opened up eyes to its potential. […]
Lernid is a desktop application designed for connecting to and participating in online learning events for Ubuntu such as Ubuntu Open Week and Ubuntu Developer Week – all in one application. No more masses of […]
Trust me to miss the memo, but somewhere along the line Canonical started selling support services to home users as well as businesses and enterprises via the official Ubuntu Store. Before your eyes gloss over […]
Earlier today (which was just a repost of an article we posted very early last year!) we mentioned a Firefox add-on for getting Firefox to use the native Ubuntu notification system and ditching its own. […]