Below is a short tutorial on how to make Firefox space friendly. I have a netbook which my sister borrows from time to time and although my main browser is Opera 10 on it, my […]
One unique feature of Empathy is the ability to use Adium chat themes, which is great for those looking to have a different chat layout during IM’s. Since Empathy is the new default Messenger in […]
Alpha 6 of Ubuntu 9.10 has been released, and brings with it a few nice surprises. Alpha 6 (once you’ve run update manager) finally has the gorgeous new XSplash Screen. This is the xsplash design […]
Alpha 6 of Karmic Koala was due for release today, but has been postponed for a little longer to iron out some last minute bugs which have affected many alpha testers. (“affected” being an understatement!) […]
The 6th and final Alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala lands today – the 17th of September. Alpha 6 brings with it, as always, a truck load of bug fixes and tweaks as well […]
Karmic Beta 1 will be available to all in just TWO WEEKS time! Although nothing “new” as such will be present in the Beta, a lot of it will actually be “new” as in ‘the […]
NowPlaying and CoverGloobus are two methods for displaying currently playing track details, controls and artwork on your desktop. Screen What? NowPlaying is a screenlet and requires the Screenlets framework to work. You can install screenlets […]
Dust is one of the most popular Ubuntu themes. So much so that is even now included in Ubuntu by default. Applications Whilst all GTK applications can adapt to Dust fine, those not written in […]
You can stay informed of upcoming Ubuntu releases in your Google Calendar by importing an simple Release Schedule document. I will admit that this is purely for Ubuntu lovers and probably no-one else! I must […]
Kubuntu users will finally be able to use Ubuntu’s notification system in Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. Jonathan over at ConservativeTechie has posted a sweet guide on how to enable them in Kubuntu 9.10 ” as […]
Ever seen and wanted one of those “powered by Ubuntu” stickers to lavish on your laptop or desktop? Want no more because you can get a set of four free stickers thanks to awesome Ubuntu […]
Lifesaver is a new Gnome Screensaver that searches Twitter & Indenti.ca for mentions about Ubuntu, then displays them on your screen. Useful? Probably not. Geektastic? HELL YES. Sadly it only currently works in Karmic due […]