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PerfectClock Screenlet Lives Up To It’s Name

PerfectClock screenlet is a Linux port of the desktop-clock Windows application. It comes with a bunch of pre-made themes, and tons more are available – from Dynamite shaped clocks to binary style ones. PerfectClock is […]

9 September 2009
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Enable Font Smoothing In WINE In 2 Commands

WINE has supported font smoothing sine version 1.1.12, however this feature remains disabled by default resulting in rather ugly looking fonts in apps running under WINE. Before:   After: To enable font (including font subpixel) […]

9 September 2009
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App Updates: ViewNior Gets Cropping Tool

A new version of Lightweight image editor ViewNior was released this week, adding support for simple cropping of images.   A few other new features and fixes were also mentioned in an announcement on the […]

9 September 2009
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XMind – Powerful Yet Simple Mind Mapping

XMind is an OpenSource “brainstorming and mind mapping” application that provides tools for online collaboration, easy sharing and the ability to embed mind maps into blogs or websites with one click. XMind can help create […]

9 September 2009
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10 Karmic/Koala Wallpapers To Get You In The Mood…

A selection of 10 Karmic Koala “themed” wallpapers that are either are official submissions to be the default wallpaper or “koala” themed! Koala Lotus @ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/ Karmic Shelf download @ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/Extra_Abstract Karmic Circles @ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/ […]

8 September 2009
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Karmic Netbook Remixes: Kubuntu 1, Ubuntu 0

Karmic Koala will see the release of TWO official Netbook Remixes – Ubuntu NBR and Kubuntu NBR. LEt’s take a look at both as of Alpha 5… Ubuntu Karmic Koala Netbook Remix Refined, Stylish and, […]

7 September 2009
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Is Spicebird The Best Desktop E-Mail Client?

SpiceBird is a desktop E-Mail application that combines E-Mail, Instant Messaging, Calendar, Task management and an iGoogle gadgets in one application. Spicebird is your one platform for many collaboration needs. It provides e-mail, calendaring and […]

6 September 2009

How my Ubuntu 9.10 desktop is setup (06/09/09)

The image above is a screenshot of my Ubuntu 9.10 desktop as it looks today, September 6th, 2009. Why am I posting a screeenshot of my Ubuntu desktop? Eh, I do it every so often […]

6 September 2009
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New In Karmic Alpha 5 – Some Slideshows, Some Fixes & An Anaemic Janitor…

Alpha 5 of Ubuntu 9.04 was released to the wild yesterday and brought with it the usual slew of bug fixes, but also a few other odds and sods! A quick bullet-ized run down would […]

3 September 2009
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Install Updated Gnome-Do – Now With Awesome GMail Docklet!

The next version of Gnome-Do will come pre-packaged with several new docklets ” including the GMail docklet pictured above. It sits in your dock and simply informs you of mail via a ‘counter’ and has […]

3 September 2009
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How To Install Adobe Air on Ubuntu 64bit

Adobe’ Air is a multi-platform framework for running internet rich applications on the desktop. Whilst Adobe provide a version for 32bit Linux, a native x64 version remains a dream. Thankfully, with few installed dependencies, the […]

3 September 2009
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Karmic Koala Alpha 5 Released

The fifth Alpha of Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” has been released to the wild! Hoorah! This is the last “minor” Alpha release due, as the User Interface Freeze and the second ” most important ” […]

3 September 2009