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Pino 0.1.0 Released

Linux Twitter application ‘Pino’ may be a relative new-comer to the desktop, but today saw it’s first stable release. We reviewed Pino a few weeks ago and were left suitably impressed. The development since then […]

28 December 2009
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Ubuntu Was More Popular Than Britney Spears In 2009

With 2009 drawing to a close i thought it would be interesting to kick of a series of retrospective posts about Ubuntu in 2009. What better way than to kick off with Ubuntu’s popularity this […]

28 December 2009
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Pimlico Suite Brings PIM Simplicity To The Desktop

Pimlico is a self-described suite of “Personal Information Management (PIM) Applications.” Although intended for use on handheld and mobile devices, the suite is built using the GTK toolkit and Evolution Database Server – making it […]

28 December 2009
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Google Chrome “App Pack” PPA

Want some perfectly placed, ready made Chrome Web App shortcuts but can’t be bothered to do it yourself? Just as you can install Prism apps for several Google webapps, the following PPA contains ready-made Chrome […]

28 December 2009
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2 Gorgeous New Docky Skins

DeviantArt-ist kshegzyaj has created some stunning new themes for use with premier Dock application Docky. Amongst them are the utterly gorgeous looking ‘Plastic Glass’ theme designed for use in Docky’s 3D mode and an “inlaid” […]

28 December 2009
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Opera 10.5 For Linux Ditches Qt, Is Faster Than Chrome

Opera 10.5 pre-alpha was released as an early XMAS present for Windows and Mac users early last week but Linux users were seemingly left out in the cold. However the reasons for the delay in […]

27 December 2009
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OpenTumblr Goes QT, [Desktop Tumblr App]

OpenTumblr is a desktop application for posting and uploading files, photos, etc, to your Tumbr account. I’ve blogged about OpenTumblr before [see here and here] but the latest release slipped out the door a few […]

26 December 2009
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Set Bing.Com’s Background Of The Day As Your Wallpaper [Updated]

Bing.com (Microsoft’s Search engine) has various little features that users like. One of those being the daily ‘background of the day’. With a simple script by OMG! Ubuntu! reader “YoungJesus” you can automatically sync your […]

25 December 2009
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To-Do Applications Reviewed [Updated With Another App!]

To-Do applications may seem over-kill to some (“what’s wrong with pen and paper?”) but I, personally, find they really help my workflow. Linux has a fair old selection of task applications, but are they any […]

25 December 2009
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OMG! Merry Xmas/Hanukkah/Yule/Kwanza/Solstice/Jul

I cannot believe it is Christmas Eve already – this year has gone so fast and I’m about 4 days behind with my 12 Days of Xmas/12 Best Apps of 2009 series, too! Regardless, I […]

24 December 2009
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12 Days of Xmas: Day Eight

Let me dig out my ‘We love OpenShot’ banner before I start… There we are. Nicely set up. Ahem. Can you guess what app make Day Eight of our top 12 apps of 2009? I […]

24 December 2009
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Shotwell 0.4 Released – Brings Facebook/Flickr Uploading

Version 0.4 of photo management/editing application Shotwell has been released – a day after we featured it as one of our 12 best applications of 2009. Nothing like timing! New Stuff A short overview of […]

24 December 2009