A new GNOME extension aims to bring Unity Dash-like features to the GNOME Shell desktop. “I love GNOME Shell but miss the application categories from Gnome 2, dislike the visual interruption when searching for an application and don’t use the overview to manage any of my windows,” the developer of the extension, Zac Barton, told us. ‘So [...]
Unity is said to make your workflow faster and easier – but is this true? Ubuntu contributor Jo-Erlend Schinstad decided to see how much time he would save using Unity compared to Gnome Panel (Classic) when performing a set of simple tasks. ‘I created a realistic task for myself, something I do very frequently,’ he told us. ‘[So I took] [...]
The latest version of the GNOME desktop has been released today. But what’s new, what’s improved? Dynamic Wallpaper “He’s starting by telling us about the wallpaper? Geesh!” I know it’s an odd place to start but I can’t resist. The default drape for 3.4 is has been made dynamic, with the lighting of it ‘becoming [...]
Come April 26th and the release of Ubuntu 12.04 a vast number of Ubuntu users will be getting their first taste of the Unity desktop since its basic beginnings as the Ubuntu Netbook Remix in the last LTS. But for all of the innovation, aesthetics and features that the unity desktop offers there is a [...]
