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The Face Of Google ChromeOS?

Following my earlier post that Google Chrome OS will be Debian based (just like Ubuntu – tangible link ahoy!) I thought I’d take a peek at the available build of Google Chrome for Google Chrome […]

13 October 2009
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ChromeOS to be based on Debian

It’s already well known that Google HQ use a custom version of Ubuntu as one of their OSes, and it seems that Google’s forthcoming Chrome Operating System will be no different – running atop a […]

13 October 2009
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Random Things To Do In A Terminal: Play Tetris

Have you longed to play Tetris in a terminal session? No, me neither, but you can! Install sudo apt-get install tint Now, to run, just type open the terminal and type “tint”, choose a level […]

13 October 2009
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Enable Facebook Chat In Empathy

Empathy can support any protocol that pidgin does – this includes facebook chat. Whilst there is no user-end plugin framework for Empathy as of yet, there is a simple hack around to get Facebook chat […]

12 October 2009
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Enhance Pidgin With Facebook Chat, Now Playing Status, Interface Tweaks

It may not be the default chat client in Ubuntu any longer, but Pidgin is still an awesome application. Below are 5 tweaks and plugin’s i install off-the-bat when i’m faced with a fresh version […]

12 October 2009
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Karmic Gets New Sound For Empathy

Karmic Beta was today gifted with an updated set of sounds for use with Empathy. I say ‘Sounds’, but i can only discern one new one and it’s used when you get a new instant message in […]

12 October 2009
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Use Your LastFm Data as a Cool Desktop Wallpaper

WallpaperFM converts your Last.Fm data into a really cool – and highly customizable – wallpaper. Way too cool not to make part of my Quirky Wallpaper Series and share with the rest of you Ubuntu […]

11 October 2009
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Dropbox Screenlet Displays Freespace and More On Your Desktop

Dropbox screenlet displays your current Dropbox usage, freespace and status on your desktop. The screenlet does require having Dropbox open and running or else it looks like this: – Download Download Dropbox Screenlet @ http://www.gnome-look.org/content/Dropbox+Screenlet Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

11 October 2009
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UbuntuOne Icons to Match Karmic Panel Icons

The current default UbuntuOne icon in Karmic Koala is a bright, colourful and cheery icon which is great – expect it doesn’t match the rest of the default panel icons. This is actually a design choice by […]

11 October 2009
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Hulu Release Native Desktop App For Ubuntu

Hulu, the popular American TV streaming site, today finally launched a native Linux desktop application for their service. Built on Fedora and Ubuntu 9.04, the app is designed to play nice with Ubuntu from the […]

9 October 2009
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10 Moon Related Wallpapers (AKA: Try not to destroy the moon today NASA!)

With NASA due to crash a mechanical satellite into out beloved Moon later on today/tomorrow (time-zone depending), i decided it was a great (albeit spurious) way to foist a selection of Moon-related wallpapers upon you […]

8 October 2009
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15 Useful Extensions For Google Chrome: Adblockers, flashblockers, session savers, mail notifiers, delicious, etc

Further to my previous post on “Why Google Chrome Should Be Your Default Browser“, I thought i’d post a boring-yet-useful list of 15 Chrome extensions that make an already awesome browser even more awesome… er. […]

8 October 2009