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Ridual is a simplistic yet effective file manager designed with a dual-pane interface in mind, thus (by default) exposing two file manager instances incorporated into a singular interface.

Launching Ridual, presents the user a minimalistic interface with a clickable addressbar and items exposed into separated areas.

Usually, after installing Ubuntu and/or applications, users are seeking help on the internets, help usually needed for in-depth Ubuntu tweaking, adding third-party lenses, installing non-default apps (from PPAs), adjusting the system performance to one's computer type and available hardware, etc, help required by both newcomers and regular users.

Weeks ago, the developers introduced Unity Previews, handy manners of accessing extra informations about items exposed in the Dash, consequently, right-clicking on an item, opens a preview-dedicated Dash view, from where both extra details and control buttons are available.

Unity 6.6 has landed in Ubuntu 12.10 (via the regular updates), taking the Previews and Unity's overall look & feel definitely a solid step further.

What is new in Unity 6.6?

Weeks ago, Thunderbird introduced the ability to add big-sized attachments stored in Ubuntu One, behavior followed by Dropbox (via an add-on).

FileSwap Filelink is a handy extension that allows the user to utilize www.FileSwap.com for Thunderbird attachments, a free online service usable with or without an account.

Shotwell, Ubuntu's default digital photo organizer, has been updated to another meaningful release, 0.13, introducing new features and under-the-hood changes.

The new 0.13 release adds support for Tumblr, consequently, users are now able to easily upload images to Tumblr directly from inside Shotwell.

The Tumblr plugin is disabled by default, in order to activate it, navigate to Shotwell-->Edit-->Plugins-->check Tumblr

OpenStack is the most powerful full-fledged open cloud infrastructure platform, providing a highly scalable platform, fast deployment processes, high-quality development and management tools, a wide range of functionalities, low ownership costs, etc, bundle of features aimed at and suitable for both private and public clouds.

Onboard is Ubuntu's default virtual keyboard, that allows the user to benefit a full-fledged virtual keyboard, featuring full key set, number and function (such as F1, F2, F3, etc) buttons, etc, bundle of features contained into a desktop-integrated interface.

Onboard 0.98 has landed in Ubuntu 12.10, continuing its road towards further improvements, presenting itself as mainly an under-the-hood focused release.

Weeks ago, the Messaging Menu adopted a refreshed look & feel, introducing specific names for contained applications and various minor visual changes.

The latest updates landed in Ubuntu 12.10 add refinements to the Messaging Menu, further continuing the work on enhancing the Unity panel's envelope.

Humble Indie Bundle 6 has just been released, being now available via its usual purchase method, consequently, gamers can enjoy DRM-free exciting games by paying an amount of money ("you can pay whatever you want").

After the actual purchase, the games can be installed via Ubuntu Software Center for a proper easy install method.

Nuvola Player is a pleasant-to-the-eye music player, designed with incorporating cloud-based music services into a fancy desktop interface in mind, allowing the user to play millions and millions of music tracks from one global desktop-integrated application (without a web-browser).