The following articles below were published during the month of September 2011 (times are based on UTC):
This post deals with the war/fight between Desktop environments, something similar to what I've mentioned before (and was laughed at by some). Read it: here.
Okay so here's the deal. They need help figuring out how to do circles. It's a wiki page, so you can add your ideas (but JUST that, no spam). http://live.gnome.org/Gwibber/GooglePlus
We can never have enough count down apps/sites/etc; so here is yet another one: http://www.thisisthecountdown.com/ [caption id="attachment_1868" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="This is the countdown. (It is)."][image:This-is-the-countdown.-2011-09-30-10-52-53-300x180.png][/caption]
Emesene, the best Windows Live! Messenger replacement available for Linux (and Mac, and Windows) has reached yet another awesome release :)! For the first time (in Emesene 2.xx.x), you can download plugins, themes, extensions, and more, from within the messenger itself - no hassle allowed :). [caption id="attachment_1865" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The spanking new downloader"][/caption] Along with this, Emesene now includes its own version of Papyon, the MSN library that powers it, which means less dependencies to download. Of course there have been more changes than this, so to get a full list, see the release announcement.
I was casually watching CNN-IBN at 4:30 and Ta Da, a Ubuntu review on the popular tech show, Techtoyz. The host(Ankit Vengurlekar) describes Ubuntu as "one of the internets best kept secrets".The main review is done by Suresh Venkat, and boy, hedoesseem impressed by the FOSS model. The apps reviewed arethe Unity Dash,LibreOffice,Evolutionand theUbuntu One Music Store. The Video
Welcome to the second part of our on going series on easy ways to contribute to Open Source projects. In the first post we looked at bug reporting. In this post we will look at how to contribute with Q & A (Questions and Answers). This is one of the most popular methods of contribution today, thanks to the Stack Exchange network, but unfortunately Stack Exchange is not really a perfect fit for everyone. That doesn't mean all hope is lost however. For example there is Launchpad, which provides an answers feature. You can do it! Q & A doesn't take a boat load of knowledge, necessarily. In fact, a big part of being useful is asking good questions. Your ...
Okay... I've had it. I've wanted to say this on here for a long time, and now is that time. Developers need to cut the crap. Yes, we in the Open Source community are a free bunch. In general, we do things in our spare time, we abandon projects at a whim, and we fork things at the drop of a hat. But... there is something that I've been noticing happening at an increasing pace, something I'm tired of. End users are being ignored, and for no other reason than developers being arrogant. There, I said it. DEAL WITH IT. Examples: Ever notice just how many times users have complained about something significant, only for the developer to say "meh... ...
Lol? I had to look twice, but it is confirmed! Skype has an indicator in 11.10. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="338" caption="Skype in the indicator lineup"][/caption] The indicator is provided by a package called sni-qt, which converts old QT systray apps into indicators on the fly. As I said, 11.10 is going to be awesome! (Did I say that before?) Update: If you upgrade from 11.04, and have Skype installed, you won't get the indicator unless you reinstall Skype.
As you know, Ubuntu 11.10 will be here in just 16 days. As promised, we will be giving you a peek inside (if you haven't already taken the leap) and showing you what the future has in store. In this first preview, I'll give you a taste (just a small one) of some of what to expect in 11.10. Unity! Saying that reminds me of a song by Deitrick Haddon... but in this case I'm referring to the Desktop Shell, Unity. The new Unity in 11.10 has undergone some major improvements, and while it may not be a perfect fit for some, it's very close to becoming what the community wanted. Many annoying things have been addressed, and there are ...
Say wha? Do you normally use shutter to take your screenshots? Well, that's cool, but Shutter can take up too much in terms of precious resources, and for some of us (including me) that's not cool - at all. Of course I still use shutter for some specific tasks, because it is a powerful tool and I like it, but keeping it running is just not working for me. The solution? Add the built in screenshot tool to your launcher! B...b...but how? Open the dash and type "screen" to bring up the launcher for the screenshot tool. Drag and drop it on to the Unity launcher. Right click the icon to get a quick list, or left click to take ...