A new theme for USplash appeared in the Jaunty repositories yesterday. Although USplash is being replaced in Karmic Koala (more on this soon), this new Ubuntu start up screen is kind of a good send […]
Gnome 2.26 has arrived and will be in Jaunty for sure. Here’s a quick overview of some of the mode notable new features and upgrade. 1. Brasero Brasero is now the default cd/dvd burning application […]
I currently use rhythmbox as my default music player/manager in Ubuntu so it’s with great sadness to hear that there will be no more development on it after it’s 0.12 release. From the rhythmbox development […]
I know it’s hardly original, but I’ve created a Flickr group for people who use Cheese! to upload their mugshots to! If you don’t already have Cheese! grab the .deb from here or from Add/remove. […]
If you don’t like VLC’s primitive appearance or find Totem a bit too buggy, you could always try MPlayer for Gnome. MPlayer is a movie player that is often overlooked, despite the fact is supports […]
How often do you click on the titlebar of your open windows? Is it just to close it? This very interesting emerald theme, called ‘bump’ and you’ll see why, cuts out all of the normal […]
Users coming from Windows may be used to a “recycle can” on their desktop. Ubuntu doesn’t have one by default, but you can easily add one. Add a trash can to your desktop in 3 […]
If you prefer your Firefox a bit speedier, you might already be using the custom Linux build called ‘Swiftweasel‘. (You can find it in Add/Remove) It is no suprise then that the DUST firefox theme […]
Here’s a selection of orange and brown wallpapers that work well with the Ubuntu coloured themes such as Dust, Human etc. Coffee Cup (My Current Wallpaper!) Normal resolutions: 1024×768 1152×864 1280×1024 1600×1200 Wide resolutions: 1280×800 […]
If you have replaced the standard Gnome menu bar (Applications|Places|System) with the ‘Main menu button’, you may be griping at how slow it is on displaying after a reboot. This is because the data it […]
As of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope there will be two new themes available to choose from the ‘Appearance’ option! No downloading, no installing, no fuss! The first is one that i recently blogged about: the […]
This small media applet sits in the system tray of the gnome panel and provides an easy way to handle devices mounted on your system, With one quick click and you can easily eject, monitor or […]