How To Set Up Tunlr DNS Under Linux To Access Netflix, Hulu, CBS, ABC,...
Tunlr is a free DNS service that lets you use U.S.-based on-demand Internet streaming providers, such as Netflix, Hulu, CBS, MTV, ABC, Pandora and more, if you're living outside the U.S. At the time...
View ArticleGet The Sound Working In Skype With Ubuntu 13.10
Ubuntu 13.10 (and derivatives) users: if you're using Skype downloaded from its official website and not from the Ubuntu repositories, chances are the sound in Skype is either distorted or there's no...
View ArticleSystem-Wide PulseAudio Equalizer Updated For Ubuntu 13.10
Quick update: today I've uploaded the unofficial system-wide PulseAudio equalizer to main WebUpd8 PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander). The package comes with a fix for Ubuntu 13.10 and 13.04 which...
View ArticleGIMP 2.9 (2.10 Development Builds) Available In New Ubuntu PPA
Thorsten Stettin has created a new PPA for Ubuntu / Linux Mint users who want to use the latest GIMP 2.9 development builds.There won't be a GIMP 2.9 stable release - 2.9 is used for development and...
View ArticleEdit Samsung TV Channel List With SamToolBox
I recently needed a tool to edit a Samsung TV channel list and I've tried a few tools but all were pretty buggy. I ended up using an application called SamToolBox which, even though it is a bit buggy...
View ArticleGet The Ubuntu One Nautilus Integration Back In Ubuntu 13.10
In Ubuntu 13.10, there's no Nautilus integration for Ubuntu One because the package containing the Nautilus extension was removed.Some of that functionality is integrated with the Sync Menu, but not...
View ArticleInstall Nemo With Unity Patches (And Without Cinnamon Dependencies) In Ubuntu
Nemo, the default Cinnamon file manager, needs Cinnamon to be installed, even if you want to use it in some other desktop environment such as GNOME/Unity. That's not the only issue that makes using the...
View ArticleFootball Manager 2014 Released, Available For Linux
Football Manager 2014 has been released on Steam and, as it was announced a while back, is available for Linux:"Play on Linux for the first time, plus the inclusion of ‘cloud-save’ technology which...
View ArticleTopFeed: A Fancy Feed Widget For Your Ubuntu Desktop
TopFeed is a new smart feed widget that lets you stay up to date with your favorite websites by displaying the latest news on your Ubuntu desktop.The application presets all the feed items in a single...
View ArticleGoogle Calendar Indicator 0.2.0 Released With Bug Fixes
Calendar Indicator, an Ubuntu AppIndicator for Google Calendar, was updated to version 0.2.0, receiving some important bug fixes, including a fix for the calendar events not showing up in the indicator...
View ArticleMetro: Last Light Available For Linux (Steam)
Metro: Last Light, a popular single-player first-person survival horror video game, is available for Linux, through Steam.Developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver, Metro: Last Light was...
View ArticleAvant Window Navigator Gets New Maintainer, Ubuntu 13.10 PPA
Avant Window Navigator is a dock / task manager for Linux founded by Neil J. Patel, who was later hired by Canonical to work on Unity. A quick update for AWN fans: after several years of inactivity,...
View ArticleInstall Brackets In Ubuntu Via PPA (Open Source Code Editor For HTML, CSS And...
Brackets is an open-source code editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.The application was...
View ArticleCinnamon 2.0 No Longer Breaks Unity In Ubuntu 13.10 [Quick Update]
A quick update for Ubuntu 13.10 users: the latest Cinnamon from the stable PPA no longer breaks Unity so it's safe to install it in Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander).If you want to give Cinnamon 2.0 a...
View ArticleAndroid x86 Emulator `Genymotion` 2.0 Released
Genymotion 2.0 has been released with Android 4.3 support as well as new features such as drag&drop to copy files and APKs to the virtual device.Genymotion is a fast, cross-platform Android...
View ArticlePossible Changes In Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
A new Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit (uds-1311) will start next week and some interesting changes will be discussed, such as enabling TRIM for SSDs by default, supporting touch apps on Ubuntu desktop...
View ArticleAustralis UI Lands In Firefox Nightly, Install It In Ubuntu (PPA)
Australis, a new Firefox user interface, has finally landed in Firefox Nightly.The first thing you'll notice when using Australis is its curved tabs and the clear distinction between foreground and...
View ArticleExperimental Ubuntu Touch Emulator Released
The Ubuntu developers have released an experimental Ubuntu Touch emulator running Unity 8 and Mir.Currently, the Ubuntu Touch Emulator is only available for Ubuntu 14.04 trusty Tahr but you can try...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr Might Get A New Icon Theme
In an Ubuntu Developer Summit session today, Matthieu James (Graphic/Visual Designer at Canonical) presented the design guidelines as well as some of the work done to create a new icon theme for Ubuntu...
View ArticleHow To Downgrade Proposed Repository Packages In Ubuntu
Enabling the proposed repository in Ubuntu is usually not a good idea because it's a testing area for updates so things can break. If you've enabled the proposed repository and something broke, here's...
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