Ubuntu launched the first official version of its new Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) last week, providing a powerful yet optimised user interface for netbook needs. Annoyingly though the debut of Ubuntu Netbook Remix (which is […]
Auto-mounting an NTFS partition in Ubuntu is really easy — and really useful if, for instance, you have a dedicated NTFS drive you use to keep files on that you access in both Windows and […]
Social-networking fiends and web 2.0-a-holics will likely have heard of Flock, the Firefox-based fork describing itself as a ‘social browser’ — which some say will change browsing as we know it. Flock makes using social […]
Jaunty brought with it a handy shutdown/restart delay that helps to stop erroneous shutdowns or accidental restarts by simply introducing a countdown. It’s a handy feature but if it is bugging you, here’s the simple […]
April Desktop, originally uploaded by d0od.
Display the weather and a four day forcast right on your desktop with this minimal screenlet. I first noticed this screenlet in an screenshot on DeviantArt by BilliShere and fell in love with it’s simplicity. […]
This post is a few months old. A newer version reviewing even more IM clients can be found by clicking this link. What is the best IM (Instant Messaging) Client for Ubuntu? Let’s find out! […]
Display album art (and lyrics!) for your playing tracks right on your desktop with CoverGloobus.
There are some incredibly useful applications that don’t ship with Ubuntu one for reason or another. Below I list my 5 of the best applications you might be missing out on! Pitivi – Simple Video […]
Google Earth doesn’t use your GTK theme by default and as such tends to look like a Windows 95 reject! The command below will make Google Earth use GTK – matching the rest of your […]
Ubutnu 9.04 ‘Jaunty Jackalope’ is now available to download over at Ubuntu.com! The servers will be getting a bit of a hammering so i would suggest downloading it via the official torrents: ubuntu-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso torrent ubuntu-9.04-alternate-i386.iso […]
A fresh install of Ubuntu is great, but there are still a few bits missing such as MP3 playback, expanded software sources, and your own set of preferred programmes. Thankfully, all of these are a […]