Give your Ubuntu desktop a stunning new look with GTK themes, free icon packs, Conky, visual customisation tools, rad wallpapers and more – all of which you’ll find badged with this tag.
If you prefer your Firefox a bit speedier, you might already be using the custom Linux build called ‘Swiftweasel‘. (You can find it in Add/Remove) It is no suprise then that the DUST firefox theme […]
Here’s a selection of orange and brown wallpapers that work well with the Ubuntu coloured themes such as Dust, Human etc. Coffee Cup (My Current Wallpaper!) Normal resolutions: 1024×768 1152×864 1280×1024 1600×1200 Wide resolutions: 1280×800 […]
As of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope there will be two new themes available to choose from the ‘Appearance’ option! No downloading, no installing, no fuss! The first is one that i recently blogged about: the […]
Here’s this weeks round up of the best new/updated screenlets. DIGGER (Digg Screenlet) If you’re a DIGG fan this screenlet packs in a lot of features! Choose the topics it displays, how many it displays […]
The new Ubuntu notification system will be in place from Jaunty onwards and it’s a very sexy affair! Look above!!!1 If you’re currently using Intrepid but want to use the notification system you can do! […]
If you’ve installed a theme in Ubuntu that gives you a big ruddy shadow under your panel, removing it is a copy ‘n’ paste away! Remove Panel Shadow Open up your Compiz Config Settings Manager […]
The default Ubuntu theme ‘Human’ is far from what you’d call ‘sexy’. Thankfully changing Ubuntu’ looks is like changing clothes: find something you like, not just something that fits! Of all the many, many (many) […]
If you get bored of your desktop wallpapers rather quickly, finding new ones can be a bit exhausting. One place to look is gnome-look which has, like, a gazibillion different wallpapers. They do vary in […]
An enterprising soul on some unknown forum posted some lovely screenshots of his HP Mini MIE’s interface. The netbook runs Ubuntu with a custom HP interface. It provides a ‘home panel’ that gives you access […]
Avant Window Navigator hits version 0.3.2 today, the first major release for the Linux Dock since this time last year. I’m a self confessed Dock-a-holic. I, obviously, have a dock in OS X, i use […]
Here’s a quick run-down of my top 4 favourite screenlets right now. 1. Now Playing – with Inlaid Alt Theme A luscious and slick theme for the default ‘now playing’ screenlet. Has Previous, Play and […]