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MoonOS 4 lands with big changes to filesystem, apps and more

MoonOS 4 has swung into view and what a change it brings. Simplifed file system, new theme, standalone applications, a bevy of great apps installed by default... Read on for more information and the all important download link.

5 January 2011
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Integrate Wine in Ubuntu with ‘Vineyard’

Decent Wine integration in Ubuntu is something many of us would love to have - and we can thanks to an application called 'Vineyard'. Vineyard provides two useful features: firstly it provides a native way to configure Wine and Wine preferences and secondly it creates tight integration between Wine and the Ubuntu desktop.

29 December 2010
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Best to sell a Windows laptop this holiday? Show it with an Ubuntu wallpaper! [Sales Fail]

‘The Source’ (formerly known as Radio Shack) has hit on a unique way of selling Toshiba laptops that run Windows 7: show them with Ubuntu! A recent promotional flyer put pout by the Canadian branch […]

23 December 2010
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Ubuntu Font added to Google Font Directory

The Ubuntu font family has been added to the Google Font Directory, allowing web developers the world over to use the font on their site.

21 December 2010
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Banshee close to being made default music player in Natty

The Banshee Train is well on its way along the tracks, headed towards Ubuntu's default train station as a final destination and resting place - where it will hopefully stay as the default music player for some time. While it's not default yet, it's certainly going to happen soon - all you need to know to be prepared is in this article.

21 December 2010
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Help improve Banshee’s performance on Maverick

Banshee having been picked as Ubuntu's new default Music player is getting popular to test on all supported versions of Ubuntu. However there is a snag, for Maverick users, of which Ubuntu has a lot testing Banshee from what I can tell looking at the incoming bugs on GNOMEs bugtracker against Banshee.

10 December 2010
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Help Novacut buy Akshat a new laptop

Many of you know Akshat Jain, who goes by ssj6akshat on IRC and frequents the #omg!ubuntu! and #novacut channels. He lives in rural India, is learning programming, and just turned 14 today. Happy birthday, Akshat!

10 December 2010
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Monster Mega Mono News Update

The Mono 2.8 preview release created some stir in our comment section when it was announced with performance improvements and a new more efficient memory system. It was since released , and had a maintance […]

10 December 2010
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How to maximize battery life on your Android smartphone

One of the criticisms Android has received plenty of flak for is its comparatively low battery life compared with other smartphones. Google blames it on third party applications, but I've found many other ways to improve your battery life without having to uninstall everything.

6 December 2010
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Want to see Osmos in the Software Centre? So do the developers!

With World of Goo now in the Ubuntu Software Center for purchase, many gamers are thinking about other popular indie games available for Linux. One such gem is the beautiful Osmos - a rich and addictive puzzle game by Hemisphere Games - whose motto is to create games 'for both sides of the brain.

5 December 2010
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OpenShot to get new theme, YouTube & Vimeo uploading

OpenShot. Icons. Theme. YouTube. Vimeo. Join the dots or click in for more.

26 November 2010
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Use Nautilus’ Emblems feature to keep your home folder organised

Nautilus has a little-known feature called emblems which goes underused on the whole. Find out how you can use emblems to enhance your file browsing experience and pretty up Ubuntu even more.

23 November 2010