You’ve had several weeks to settle in to your Ubuntu installs so it’s time to ask those of you who performed a direct upgrade (either from Ubuntu 11.10 or Ubuntu 10.04): ‘How will did it go?’ My own experience of an LTS-to-LTS upgrade went incredibly well, but one users’ take on it does not a [...]
Ubuntu 12.04 offers a pretty fantastic experience right out of the box but that doesn’t mean it will be 100% perfect for everyone. In fact there are a few things about it that bug people. Below we’ve listed solutions to six common questions we’ve seen routinely asked in the comment section here on OMG! We’ll [...]
Ubuntu and free-software was the topic of discussion on Greek TV channel ‘Sunny‘ earlier this morning. Nick Kakouros from Greek technology site osarena.net appeared to talk about open-source software, Linux, Ubuntu and the ‘global scale’ of free software within the context of the economy, government, etc. I don’t speak Greek but if you do, and want to see what was [...]
Just when you thought the roller-coaster had stopped the daily builds of Ubuntu 12.10 (Pre-alpha) go live. If you’re thinking of downloading and installing Qunatal do be aware that there’s very little to see in terms of changes yet – much of the detail is still being hammered out at this weeks Ubuntu Developer Summit. But if, [...]
Richard Hilleman of Electronic Arts delivered a short address to the attendees of the Ubuntu Developer Summit this evening, a day after the company released its first two games on the Ubuntu platform. Highlighting the emergence of new platforms – ‘At least one a week. Sometimes one a day’ - and the changing audiences and business models associated with them. Hilleman [...]
How often does your desktop get covered in all manner of – to be blunt - crap? Icons, images, links, launcher, folders, stuff you don’t even recall ever download… It all gets dumped on the desktop. And a cluttered desktop hampers workflow and distracts. Enter DayFolder – a small utility that can organize your desktop for [...]
