The Unity launcher is a shelf for managing and launching our favourite applications. But on smaller screens, such as those on netbooks, it's easy for it to become so stacked full of pinned and running apps that things become slightly unmanageable. If you find that that's the case for you then give one of these 'themed' category quick-lists a go. They group popular applications together in a handy right-click quick-list.
The second alpha of Ubuntu 12.04 has been made available for download. As Ubuntu 12.04 is a 'Long Term Support' release development is focusing on creating a dependable stable experience. As such Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 features only a handful of modest user-visible changes to the desktop. Check in for screenshots, video and the all important download link.
Microsoft and game developers zeptolab unveiled a browser-based version of the cult (and cute) mobile game 'Cut The Rope' during this weeks CES event in Las Vegas. The team-up is designed to show off Internet Explorer 9's "awesome" Javascript and HTML5 capabilities. As Microsoft choose to see the game crafted to open standards you don't actually have to use IE to play the game it. Oh no. Cut The Rope works just as well in Google Chrome, Chromium, Firefox... etc on Ubuntu.
(This was first posted here.) Development Update This will be the last development update of 2011, so let’s see where we stand in terms of 12.04. We are 10 weeks into the release cycle and […]
There are only 11 days left until Christmas is once again upon us. Whether you're stuck on gift ideas for the Linux loving folks in your life, playing secret Santa in the Office, or keen to add something to your own xmas list, the handful of ideas below might help.
For a Linux OS that made it onto the shelves of Walmart it's hard to tell what went wrong or where.
Among the things that I love most in KDE is it's file manager - Dolphin. Dolphin is fast, looks great and is future-rich. Recently I've thought "How can Dolphin possibly get any better?" and today I stumbled upon a very neat and useful tweak for Dolphin that makes it almost perfect - service menus.
A video advert for Ubuntu has been added to the YouTube channel of Portugal's most well known electronics retailer Worten. Click on inside to view the advert and learn more about the device it promotes...
What applications will be shipping out-of-the-box in Ubuntu 12.04? The bi-annual 'default apps' discussion taking place at this weeks Ubuntu Developer Summit has tasked itself with locking in a set of preferred choices.
As UDS continues over in Florida, USA thoughts have turned on how to make integration between applications and the Unity desktop better.
How old do you think Ubuntu is? With 15 releases under its belt, and another on the way, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a lot older than it actually is! But exactly 7 years ago today Mark Shuttleworth and his team of 'warm-hearted Warthogs' announced the first release of Ubuntu.
Full-screen distraction free writing app 'Focus Writer' has been updated. The application, which sports custom-themes, configurable toolbars and a daily goal tracker amongst its various features, has now gained basic support for the opening and saving of .Odt files (the file format most commonly used by LibreOffice).