Reader David G mailed in to see we’d be interested in running a poll to see which ‘brand’ of Chrome Linux users prefer to use – either Google’s Flash-plugin packing Google Chrome or the open-source, ready-in-the-repos Chromium. Given that our visitor stats don’t distinguish between Chromium (both are grouped together as ‘Chrome’)I thought this would, indeed, be rather [...]
Reader David G mailed in to see we’d be interested in running a poll to see which ‘brand’ of Chrome Linux users prefer to use – either Google’s Flash-plugin packing Google Chrome or the open-source, ready-in-the-repos Chromium. Given that our visitor stats don’t distinguish between Chromium (both are grouped together as ‘Chrome’)I thought this would, indeed, be rather [...]
Reader David G mailed in to see we’d be interested in running a poll to see which ‘brand’ of Chrome Linux users prefer to use – either Google’s Flash-plugin packing Google Chrome or the open-source, ready-in-the-repos Chromium. Given that our visitor stats don’t distinguish between Chromium (both are grouped together as ‘Chrome’)I thought this would, indeed, be rather [...]
Google Earth 6.2 was released last week with improved imagery, Google+ integration and improvements to search. Sadly one thing wasn’t fixed: the infamous ‘font issue‘ in Linux. You can read more about what’s new by clicking here. Ugly Font Fix Google provide 32bit and 64bit .Deb installers for Ubuntu users. Whilst Google Earth 6.2 works well [...]
Earlier today we posted a short guide on fixing Google Earth’s infamous ‘ugly fonts’ issue when running under Ubuntu. In the comments to that post a reader, Daniele80, pointed us in the direction of a hack that enables Google Earth to look ‘native’ under Ubuntu. Be warned: the following guide isn’t for the fainthearted or the inexperienced. If things go [...]
It’s hardly a secret that many Google employees use Ubuntu for their day-to-day work – but it’s always nice to be reminded. In the following promotional video from Google, titled ‘Working at Google Krakow‘, you can’t move for small glimpses of the Ubuntu 10.04 desktop… Thanks to Ed Ubuntu in the Wild: Google Krakow OMG! Ubuntu! – [...]
