Ubuntu is currently developing a centralised “App Store” to simplify the adding/removing/updating/configuring of software within Ubuntu. It’s already easy! Isn’t it…? Lets start off with a quote: – If Linux has an Achilles heel, from […]
Our series on what new software users can expect to find in Karmic Koala come October continues. Today we take a sneak peak at the shiny new additions to Ubuntu’s installer ‘Ubiquity’. Canonical have been […]
Google Search insights ‘predicts’ that ‘Ubuntu’ will be more popular than ‘Linux’ by 2010. (In terms of search, of course!) This week Google launched a “forecast” feature in Google Insights for Search. It examines the […]
In the first of a series on the new software can expect to find in Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’ this October, we take a look at the new GNOME Control Centre. Akin to the Windows […]
Emesene 1.5 code named “Awesome” has been released. This updated version of the Linux application, for use with the ‘Windows Live Messenger‘ network, sees a host of buxfixes and the usual internal tweaks. Feature wise, […]
Imageshack.us now provide a multi-platform uploader application that makes batch uploading as simple as drag and drop. You don’t need an account and can upload pictures without needing to give so much as your name. […]
Google are now offering a native 64bit version of their Google Chrome browser that no longer relies on ia32-libs. Download link: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstable_amd64_deb Enable Flash To enable flash you will need to add –enable-plugins to your shortcut […]
Popular multi-protocol instant messenger Pidgin has added webcam sending/receiving, voice chat, themeing and file-transfer support on the Yahoo! IM network and all your general clean-ups, memory tweaks and even (finally!) a nice scalable icon! Webcam […]
The GDM/Login Screen proposal for Karmic Koala has received a slight update since my last post. At first glance it appears nothing major has been changed. Looking a bit closer you can see more subtle […]
Google’s Linux based Mobile Operating System ‘Android’ (Gee, try saying all that with a mouthful of doughnut!) comes with some very sexy fonts called ‘Droid’. The fonts are crisp, clear and far nicer looking/easier to […]
If you use OpenOffice you may have noticed the rather frustrating start-up times each time you launch it. I came across this nifty tweak today which speeds up the length of time it takes for […]
Gnome-Do comes with a variety of different docklets for use with it’s ‘Docky’ interface. For example the ‘Trash Can’ docklet lets you right click on it and choose to empty your trash directly, or simply […]