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Christmas Gift Ideas For Linux Fans

Crikey, folks: it’s December, and that means Christmas is shortly to be thrust upon us, whether we’re ready or not! It can be tricky to come up with gift ideas for Linux users in your life. And since […]

1 December 2016

Code Like Its The 80s With This Vintage Retro Terminal

This cool retro terminal emulator lets you code like it's the 1980s. It has a variety of vintage effects and layouts. Better yet, it's open-source.

17 November 2016

How to Enable Low Graphics Mode on Ubuntu (Updated)

We show you how you can enable Unity 7's low-graphics mode on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and above, and benefit from a faster, leaner desktop as a result.

17 November 2016

Microsoft Has Joined the Linux Foundation (No, Really!)

Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation.  No, you don’t need to rub yours eyes: we did just write that. The company says it is “joining the Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member to better collaborate […]

16 November 2016

Tresorit Offers Encrypted Cloud Storage for Linux Businesses

Tresorit for Linux is an end-to-end encrypted file sharing service that allows teams to collaborate securely and easily. Or so says the press release that landed in my inbox a few days ago. I generally […]

11 November 2016
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Preview One Workspace While Using Another

Not everyone has room (or the attention span) for a multiple monitor set-up, and even if you do there are times when you may want to keep an eye on a workspace while working in another. You want, […]

9 November 2016
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Flatpak Unboxes Major Changes In Its Latest Release

A big update to Flatpak, the fledgling Linux application distribution framework, has been released.

25 October 2016
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Wunderlist Electron App for Linux

Missing Wunderlist on Linux? You don't need to thanks to Wunderlistux, an Electron-based desktop app.

20 October 2016
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Happy 12th Birthday, Ubuntu!

Ubuntu celebrates its 12th birthday today — and to celebrate we've devised a fiendishly feisty birthday quiz for you to pit your wily wits against…

20 October 2016

Synapse or Albert — Which Is Your Favourite App Launcher for Linux?

We look at launcher apps in this post, with an intro to Synapse and word on newer alternative that you might not have heard about.

18 October 2016

The Ubuntu 17.04 Codename Has Been Announced

Less than a day after we asked you to put your collective minds to the task, Mark Shuttleworth has gone ahead and announced the official codename of Ubuntu 17.04.

17 October 2016
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Skype for Linux Alpha Can Now Make Video Calls — But There’s a Catch

Since making its debut back in July the Skype for Linux Alpha client has lacked one critical feature: video calling. But in a new release today, October 10, 2016, this feature is now present. Well, sort of. Video Calling […]

10 October 2016