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Pino Twitter Application Reviewed

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 […]

16 December 2009
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Ubuntu Lucid To Use Plymouth; Non-Intel Users To Lose Out?

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 […]

1 December 2009
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Ubuntu System Panel: Simple? Is it heck… [Opinion]

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 […]

30 November 2009
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Is Karmic Koala Ubuntu’s Vista?

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 […]

5 November 2009
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Skype For Linux To Be Open-Sourced [updated]

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 […]

2 November 2009
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Visual Tour n’ Tweak Guide To Ubuntu Karmic Netbook Remix

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 […]

28 October 2009
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Ubuntu “Mania” On The BBC

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 […]

27 October 2009
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Emesene 1.5.1 Released

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 […]

23 October 2009
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CoverGloobus 1.5 Released – Gets Theme Preview, Auto-restart, Exaile Support & More

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 […]

22 October 2009
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Linux Twitter Applications Reviewed

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 […]

22 October 2009
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Gnome 3 – A Quick Visual Tour

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 […]

20 September 2009
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O/T – Make Firefox Netbook Friendly

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 […]

18 September 2009