Ubuntu (cutting) Edge

The first official Ubuntu phone is about to come into existence via the most demanding crowd-funding campaign on  indiegogo.

Bring Firefox menu button back in Ubuntu

I love the Firefox menu button. But in Ubuntu it has been deactivated in favor for the global menu bar integration. If you have recently upgraded Firefox and the menu button has suddenly disappeared, here is an easy way to bring it back.

Live Wallpaper for your desktop

Livewallpaper is an app that lets you set a moving background to your desktop.

Humble Indie Bundle 8

The Humble Indie Bundle 8 is here! Pay what you want for 7 cross-platform DRM-free games.

Change boot order with Grub Customizer

If you have a dual OS boot setup on your PC, chances are (according to Murphy's law) that your machine will never boot in the OS that you need. And obviously you will want to change the boot order.

All until Ubuntu 11.10 you could change the boot order from grub with Startrupmanager, but that piece of software is no longer supported. Instead, you can now use Grub Customizer.

Install Skype

Skype is a popular proprietary voip application that is available also for linux. It is not installed by default in Ubuntu but it is available from the repositories.

Open in Terminal

If you navigate through your files in Nautilus (or Files, as it's called since 13.04) and you suddenly need to open a terminal in the current location here is how to do it: