Tag Archives: ubuntu

Gwibber logo concepts, opinions?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by kenvandine

I’ve had a number of people suggest Gwibber could use a new logo, but nobody has actually stepped up and designed anything.  Recently I had the good fortune to chat with Abi Rasheed on IRC who volunteered to help.  He … Continue reading →

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Social Networking in Ubuntu 11.10

Posted on October 19, 2011 by kenvandine

Today I hosted an Ubuntu Open Week session on social networking in Ubuntu 11.10.  I decided to convert my notes from the session into a blog post, enjoy! Ubuntu includes a social networking desktop service, Gwibber. Gwibber isn’t new to … Continue reading →

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Unity meet XChat-GNOME

Posted on February 12, 2011 by kenvandine

Everyone already knows there is plenty of nice bling in Unity and we love it.  Well now we can get a little more, in the form of information displayed on top of the launcher icons. This is a very simple … Continue reading →

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Gwibber and Facebook, call for help!

Posted on October 19, 2010 by kenvandine

For some time now I have been struggling with getting Gwibber working reliably with facebook.  Since Gwibber was included by default in Ubuntu, usage has gone way up and we quickly exceeded our API request allocation with Facebook.  Facebook allocations … Continue reading →

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I love what I do!

Posted on September 16, 2010 by kenvandine

When people ask me what I do, I frequently answer with “The same thing I would do if I didn’t need to work for a living”.  I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to work full time on free … Continue reading →

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Introducing libgwibber, lets make the Desktop social!

Posted on August 18, 2010 by kenvandine

For a while now I have wanted to make it easier for desktop applications to integrate more with social networks, enabling users to easily interact with their friends in many different contexts.  Could be posting a status update based on … Continue reading →

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XChat-Indicator

Posted on January 12, 2010 by kenvandine

I recently released a plugin for XChat-GNOME (and XChat) which adds support for the messaging menu in Ubuntu. This was a fun little side project of mine, I use xchat-gnome very heavily and have really been craving integration with the … Continue reading →

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Gran Canaria Desktop Summit 2009

Posted on July 11, 2009 by kenvandine

I really enjoyed my week in Gran Canaria with all the desktop hackers, it was a great event. Such a great location for a conference. It is great to see such innovative stuff going on for the desktop. This year … Continue reading →

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NC Jaunty Release party

Posted on April 15, 2009 by kenvandine

The NC Loco has planned a Jaunty release party at the Flying Saucer in Raleigh next week.  If you live close enough to Raleigh, please join us.  Let celebrate, Jaunty is going to be a great release. What: Jaunty Jackalope … Continue reading →

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Pidgin sucks less for IRC

Posted on March 6, 2009 by kenvandine

Now that we have the message indicator applet in Jaunty, I decided to give pidgin another try as an IRC client. A little background for those that have not had the pleasure of hearing my constant complaining about how pidgin … Continue reading →

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