Literal Ubuntu “desk top”, originally uploaded by d0od. I created this wallpaper out or boredom, but it actually turned out very well! It’s essentially a table top wallpaper with “desk” type accessories for you to […]
Jaunty’s sexy new notifications are loved by some and hated by others but nonetheless will continue to be part of Ubuntu for the foreseeable future. Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu founder) kicked off a discussion on the […]
This is part 2 of Mark Shuttleworth’s monthly Q+A with the Ubuntu Community. You can read Part One here. ‘MS’ = Mark Shuttleworth Has there been any dialog with Apple on bringing official iTunes/iPod support […]
Apple may have Steve Jobs, Microsoft their Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer but we Ubuntu lovers have our own awesome over-lord in the form of Canonical head and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth. He even dubs […]
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.