Update: An easier way to install this is to add the daily-builds PPA https://launchpad.net/~banshee-team/+archive/banshee-daily An updated version of Banshee’s Last.FM plugin provides better scrobble support and “instant” now listening updates on Last.FM. The current Last.FM […]
Karmic’s session applet icons have been updated to a new set of stylish glossy status symbols. If you don’t know what i’m talking about, these are the instant messenger status ‘icons’ integrated into the user-session-applet […]
My current desktop as of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Alpha 5. Wallpaper: OMG! KARMIC ALPHA! by d0od Icons: Breathe Icon Set Perfect Clock Skin: Barcode2 White Desktop-Art plugin for Rhythmbox Dock: Gnome-Do Docky @ 48px […]
Ubuntu’s desktop notification system will see major improvements in the upcoming “Karmic Koala” release. The most notable and obvious of these is simple how they look. The large rectangular pop-up’s familiar to users of Ubuntu […]
It’s that time of the, er… sometime, where i cast my beady eye over the suggestions and ideas over at Ubuntu Brainstorm and either agree that an idea is the single greatest suggestion since someone […]
Ubuntu Karmic Koala will see the first step of the much heralded package-management replacement named ‘Software Store’ – whose name has caused a lot of controversy within the Ubuntu Community. What’s in a name? The […]
Ubuntu Tweak ” the popular Ubuntu Tweaking application ” has been updated to version 0.4.9. This new version adds in support for Karmic, as well as still supporting Hardy through Jaunty. Of more note are […]
A new version of PiTiVi ” a Video Editor for Linux – has been released. Code named “We Shall Never (Sur)render”, it has a new slew of bug fixes and some new features: – Fix […]
Open Source graphics programme ‘The Gimp’ will finally switch to a single window interface in time for its next major release, although the current “multi-window” view will be available to enable for those who want […]
The following plug-ins, scripts and extensions add Google Doc integration throughout Ubuntu. Upload To Google Docs Via Nautilus You can easily upload a file to Google Doc’s via a Right Click with this User […]
Want to find out what percentage of your Ubuntu system is made up of “free” software and packages? On my install, 1.0% of my total installed packages are not-free, meaning i’m 99% there! Install VRMS […]
Google’s 3D desktop application “Google Earth” has been updated to 5.1 ” but brings with it some incredible speed and memory improvements. “Fast is better than slow.” “For the newest version of Google Earth, we’ve […]