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How to Highlight Mouse Cursor in Ubuntu (No App Required)

Mouse cursor effects are a great way to draw attention to an area of the screen during screencasts and presentations. Here's how to enable one in Ubuntu.

5 January 2023
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Updated: Monitorets is a Cute System Monitor Tool for Linux

Monitorets is a very simple app that shows live updating graphs for CPU, RAM, network, and disk usage. It can also show GPU and temperature information too.

5 January 2023

Pinta 2.1 Released with WebP Support, Wayland Tweaks + More

GTK Paint.NET clone Pinta has a new version out. In this post I run through what's new, plus tell you how you can install Pinta 2.1 on your system.

4 January 2023
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One Thing – Put a Single Task/Goal in the GNOME Panel

Keep that vital reminder, task, or goal in mind with this simple GNOME extension. It lets you enter text (including emoji) and see it on the GNOME panel.

3 January 2023
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‘Converter’ is a Neat New Image Conversion Tool for Linux

Using this free, open source app you can convert an image into another image format on Linux, including converting an image to a PDF. Learn more inside.

3 January 2023

Easily Monitor Stock Prices with these GNOME Extensions

If you're an avid follower of financial markets or the stock price of specific companies then definitely invest in one of these 2 GNOME extensions.

2 January 2023

Ubuntu’s Education-Focused Flavour is Coming Back to Class

Edubuntu is a forgotten member of Ubuntu family focused on educators, schools & students. Now, 9 years on from its last release, it's heading back to class.

1 January 2023
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Don't Miss: 5 Best Linux Distro Releases of 2022 (imo, ofc)

I look back at the best Linux distro releases of 2022. Ubuntu is (obviously) included, but so are non-Ubuntu based Linux distros like Fedora and Manjaro.

30 December 2022
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Don’t Like Ubuntu’s Apt “News” Feature? You Can Turn it Off

It's easy to disable the apt awareness message that appears each time you run an apt update on Ubuntu 22.04 Why is it needed at all? We discuss inside.

29 December 2022
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Coverflow AltTab GNOME Extension Gets Updated

The latest CoverflowAltTab extension update intros a redesigned settings panel and improves multi-monitor support to deliver a slick way to switch apps.

28 December 2022
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Ear Tag (GTK Audio Tag Editor) Gets a Major Performance Boost

A quick run-through of what's been added to Ear Tag, a beautifully designed utility for editing the metadata of audio files quickly, and easily on Linux.

27 December 2022

Rick & Morty Window Closing Effect for Linux (Because LOL)

There's a brand new effects included in the latest update to the Burn My Windows GNOME extension — if you're a fan of Rick & Morty it'll be very familiar.

24 December 2022