Monthly Archives: September 2008

Remove Titlebar on Maximized Windows with Compiz

September 22, 2008 | 19 Comments
I’m using the window-​​picker-​​applet from the Ubuntu Net­book theme, which pre­tends to be a title­bar for max­i­mized win­dows and pro­vides an icon-​​style taskbar. Since my screen isn’t tiny, I won’t run all my win­dows max­i­mized. But when I do, I want the window’s title­bar to dis­ap­pear, since it’s mostly wasted space. You can add a rule to Com­piz to hide [...]
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Mac Is Closed, and Open Source Is Capitalistic

September 11, 2008 | Leave a comment
Here’s two inter­est­ing quotes, one directly after another in an arti­cle about whether Linux can achieve Ubuntu-​​founder Mark Shuttleworth’s goal of sur­pass­ing OS X aesthetically: For bet­ter, and for worse, the Mac, and Apple’s other top devices like the iPod and iPhone, are the epit­ome of pro­pri­etary design. Every­thing fits together; every­thing works, because every­thing is [...]
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