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New Skype For Linux Alpha Version Released

A new alpha version of Skype for Linux was released today.

Skype for Linux Alpha uses a responsive UI and supports sharing files, photos, and videos, and ships with a new range of emoticons.

Skype For Linux Alpha

The new version is not fully functional yet and the developers want Linux users to test the app and provide feedback:

Awesome Task Management App `Nitro Tasks` Adds Web Version, More

nitro tasks

Nitro Tasks is a featureful to-do list application that helps you keep your tasks organized by letting you easily create lists, add tags, set due dates for your tasks, add notes, set priority and more.

Upload Files To Multiple File Sharing Websites Simultaneously With Neembuu Uploader 2.3

Neembu Uploader

Neembuu Uploader is a cross-platform tool to easily upload files to multiple file sharing websites in the same time. It supports drag and drop and you can choose to upload files either anonymously or using an account (for websites that support it).

FBuntu: Facebook Notifier With Ubuntu Messaging Menu Integration

Fbuntu

FBuntu is an application that integrates Facebook into the Ubuntu Messaging Menu and displays NotifyOSD notifications for each new Facebook notification you receive.

BlueGriffon: A New WYSIWYG Editor Which Supports CSS3 And HTML5

BlueGriffon

BlueGriffon is a new WYSIWYG editor which uses Gecko, the Firefox 4 rendering engine for displaying the web pages. It's cross-platform and runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX.

What I like about it is the built-in HTML5 and CSS3 editing features - you can use it to easily apply transforms, transitions, text and box shadows, linear and radial gradients and so on. Further more, BlueGriffon comes with Google Font Directory and FontSquirrel addons so you can easily apply a custom font to your page.

Simple, Easy To Use Facebook Batch Uploader For Ubuntu: Starry Hope Uploader

Starry Hope Facebook Uploader


Starry Hope Uploader is a simple, easy to use Facebook batch uploader. To use it, all you have to do is drag and drop some photos to the uploader drag-n-drop area, select the album (or create a new one) and click "upload". In the preferences window you'll also find an option to upload high resolution photos. For now, these are all the features but expect more in future releases!

Foobnix 0.2.3 Comes With UI Changes, Many Bug Fixes

Foobnix 0.2.3

Foobnix (click HERE for our initial Foobnix review) 0.2.3 has been released today, fixing a lot of the bugs in the previous versions, including some which caused display errors with most GTK themes. But that's not all that's new in the latest Foobnix 0.2.3 - changes in the latest version include:
  • Music folders in one or multiple tabs
  • Compact pull-down menu, the ability to display the menu as a panel
  • Improved CUE support
  • Customizable user themes (these are more like personas) - you can basically add any wallpaper / image as a background for Foobnix
  • Transparency of the main window
  • The tabs are now saved and restored when you start Foobnix
  • Actions on tabs (close, open, rename)
  • Improved performance and better startup speed
  • Many bugs fixed

Google Reader Indicator For Ubuntu

Google Reader Indicator Ubuntu

Lorenzo @ atareao.es has created yet another Ubuntu indicator: Google Reader Indicator, which you can use to take a quick look at your unread Google Reader items.

There is another indicator for displaying your Google Reader number of unread items - Cloudsn, but Google Reader Indicator does more than that: it displays the headlines with direct links to those articles (so clicking a headline in the Google Reader Indicator will open that article in your default browser); further more, Google Reader Indicator also displays NotifyOSD notification bubbles with the title and an excerpt of the articles as well as the number of unread items.

The time between the unread items checks as well as the time of the notifications can be configured from its settings.