Mockup : Ubuntu Detecting User Proximity to the Computer

Christian Giordano on Canonical Design Blog presented a really interesting mockup where Ubuntu detects a user's presence and acts accordingly.

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Impression Themes Get a Makeover in Maverick

Impression themes, one of the best looking community themes in Ubuntu get a makeover in Maverick. The themes make nice use of colors used in Ubuntu Branding i.e aubergine and orange and feature a slimmer scrollbar.

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New 'Sticker' CoverGloobus Theme

Add one more to your collection of CoverGloobus themes with this one having a nice sticky look. The theme is amazing work of xegi90 from Deviantart.

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Artwork Collections for all the Ubuntu Versions - Ubuntu Artwork Archives

How long u have been using Ubuntu?? If you are using Ubuntu for a long time now and have had your hands-on many Ubuntu versions, then 'Ubuntu Artwork Archives' is an excellent place to take a journey down the lane and see Artworks for your  favorite versions. 

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Rhythmbox Now Plays Music Even if You Click on 'Close Button' in Maverick

There was a really annoying bug with Rhythmbox in Maverick which let the music player to terminate whenever a user clicked on the close button. I too, out of habit from Lucid used to click on close button and the music player would go off.

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Ubuntu 10.10 Countdown Banners Announced

Matthew Nuzum have announced the final countdown banners that are selected for Maverick Meerkat on the Ubuntu Art mailing list.

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Easily Create Picture Slideshows and Set as Wallpapers

Gnome Slideshow Background XML creator lets you create an xml file from pictures in a folder that create links to all your pictures. Just add the xml file to background tab in appearance window and you are done.

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Faenza Dark Icons Mod Fixes Icons for Dark Themes

Faenza Icons set has been hugely popular and every other day I see some new fan made Faenza inspired icons and mods. Faenza Dark Mod is a fan made fix on the similar lines that fixes Faenza-Dark icons to look better with dark themes. 

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Smuxi IRC Client Gets Major Update with Twitter OAuth Support

Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop.

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New Cairo Dock (GLX Dock) Beta Released

Cairo Dock has come up with a new beta version in its development series 2.2. The new series aims at bringing lots of fixes, performance optimizations and new features. Highlights of the new series:

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