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Wallpaper switchers, new themes, GDMs and GnoMenu all have one purpose – they bring fresh and new looks to our Gnome Desktops.
GnoMenu is a highly customizable, theme-driven Applications Menu for your Gnome desktop. The XML theme engine supports very attractive themes with transparency, even on non composited desktops. More»
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Skype Notify is little python script that takes advantage of Ubuntu 9.04’s growl-like transparent notifications to bring slick Skype updates to your system tray.
Not that Skype really needs one, it has the (like it or not) right-side-of-the-screen taskbar popup notifications. Rather dull, no? So if you want to test this, its simply because you like anything growl – – like me. More»
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Firefox has a new exciting extension, called Yip. In Linux/Ubuntu, it brings standard Mozilla pop-up notifications ( the Thunderbird type of Taskbar tray pop-up mail-notification) for web applications to your Firefox browser.
Tests can be carried out with web applications that have notifications implemented like Meebo, Filttr – – a twitter web application and client.
Using Filttr and Yip gave me the screenshot you see above.
If you’re into scripting, then make good use of the Fluclass API and instructions on the Yip website to make your website support notifications.
Yip is free and open source. It works on Linux, Windows and has growl support for Mac.
via [Lifehacker] | Download Yip Unified Notification System
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Ubuntu One Beta, the Dropbox type of service by Canonical has finally kicked off, but not for all. When my invitation arrived I quickly moved on to test it.
A quick look; it is very intuitive, yes, but damn slow and often breaks – – that certainly why it’s still a beta. To install, just read through the Installation Instructions. After that, get connected and start syncing. A right-click on the Ubuntu One icon menu, gives you the options;
Disconnect: to close-down the service,
Report a Problem
Open a Folder: Takes you to the local Ubuntu One folder in your Home Folder.
Go to Web: A direct link to your Ubuntu One File Sharing webpage
As said above, the service is very slow. I really couldn’t get to upload more than one file – – an mp3.
] If you are amongst the few selected to test Ubuntu One, Don’t forget to report any problems! [
Update;
Refer Bugs in Ubuntu One Client here. Some of the pertinent bugs mentioned:
1) Deleting a file is just too easy, it takes just a careless click to do so, without any confirmation the file is deleted. Needs a fix.
2) I can upload and download a file through the web UI, but I can’t create a directory. The “create sub-folder” option appears, and prompts for a folder name, but then does nothing.
3) No easy way to see how much free space you have left.
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Firefox 3.5 Preview is not a direct download, you can obtain it via an update of Firefox 3.5 Beta 4, from the Help -> Check For Updates menu. Firefox 3.5 preview release aims at fixing stability and JavaScript issues. It also offers better support for Ogg-coded audio and video codecs.
Safari 4 Browser Released: Safari 4 leaves beta and becomes a full release for Pc and Mac. It claims to “The world’s fastest browser”when compare to others like IE8 (Opera also claims to be the fastest browser around). Download
AbiWord v2.7.3 Released: AbiWord, the Microsoft Word open source alternative gradually moves towards the version 2.8 landmark. The changes from v2.7.2 to v2.7.3 include, amongst others: “Make AbiWord work on Maemo again, and improve its interface for the small form factor Make work AbiWord on Maemo again, and improve its interface for the small form factor” – – More
GRUB 2 now default for new installations: The boot loader of existing installations will not be modified, not even when you upgrade to new versions of GRUB Legacy. But if you’re eager to try GRUB 2 then get instructions Here. Read-on
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