Pino is a new-ish Twitter application for Linux with the moto of being “easy and simple” and “fast.” I couldn’t get the ruddy thing to compile back when i reviewed 6 Linux Twitter applications, but […]
A few weeks ago the decision was mooted to switch Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx from USplash to Plymouth. The decision was made in light of the fact that the boot transitions between boot and the […]
Ubuntu System Panel is a panel applet designed to simplify launching, managing and just generally using your Ubuntu system. The idea behind it is based on that of the popular OpenSUSE SLED applet (see screenshot […]
To answer the title: no it’s not, but since the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala only one week ago the blog-o-sphere, forums and opinion-pieces on various sites have been ringing loud with hate, disappointment […]
Skype is going to be open-sourced! I won’t dwell too long on this as you can check the full post on Slashdot via Olivier Faurax’s blog post. Whilst asking about a Skype package for some […]
I previously covered Ubuntu Karmic desktop and Kubuntu Netbook Remix, but despite using Karmic NBR i haven’t really touched on it! Until now… The majority of features in the Netbook Remix are the same as […]
The forthcoming release of Karmic Koala has gotten a lovely full page article on the BBC tech website, showing the increased traction our mammalian monikered OS is gaining in the “mainstream” press. It’s a worthy […]
Emesene 1.5.1 is more of a bug fix release than a feature release, but it still holds some surprises for users. We take a quick peek before it hits the Ubuntu Karmic servers and lands […]
CoverGloobus version 1.5 has been released bringing with it new themes, usability improvements and more. CoverGloobus is a theme-able standalone ‘”now playing” application that displays the currently playing track on your desktop. I’ve blogged and […]
There are quite a number of different twitter clients available on Ubuntu. I decided to try some of them out and find a favourite… There are a few key things i look for in a […]
Gnome 3, which will be available to install in Ubuntu 10.04, will mark the first radical change to the Gnome Desktop since it’s inception, thanks to it’s “new” interface ‘Gnome-Shell’. Doing Things Better On first […]
Below is a short tutorial on how to make Firefox space friendly. I have a netbook which my sister borrows from time to time and although my main browser is Opera 10 on it, my […]