Site Update: Unity Web Apps Integration Coming!

Today I have some news to relay to you regarding Unity Web Apps integration. I have covered it in the past, and now I am looking to add this to the site.

For now, all integration with Unity is going to be slim, meaning that for now it is going to be a bookmarked app. As I learn more from the API, I might even be able to set up notifications, menu options, and more.

If you want to take a look at the Unity Web Apps API, go here. It is actually very simple, and personally I found it odd that it wasn't hard. You do have to put this in between <script> tags. Right now, many popular websites support Web Apps integration, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, GrooveShark, and more.

If you want to provide feedback on this, you can in the comments below.

Microsoft Account Changes Arrive for Windows Live Users

While logging into Windows Live (to use the awesome Unity web apps integration), I ran into something really interesting. Remember a few months ago when Microsoft announced it was merging all of its account systems into one unified system -- the Microsoft Account?

Well it is finally coming for Windows Live users. When you visit a login page for Windows Live (I just used mail.live.com as an example), you will now get a refreshed screen. In addition, you will get some new metro like styling to the login page, probably to fit into its upcoming Windows 8 operating system.

Add Movie Review Search to the Ubuntu Dash

Want to know of a movie is worth watching? A new scope for Ubuntu’s Unity Dash aims to make finding the answer to that question super easy.


If you are looking for reviews for movies, this is for you, as I already have mentioned earlier.


This lens/scope is fresh out of the development press, and is good to get. Its search is powered by Rotten Tomatoes.

Rotten Tomatoes is one of the webs leading movie review sites and is famous overall for delivering a ‘fresh’ or ‘rotten’ rating based on the opinion of leading and professional movie critics.


Oddly, for a scope built around data from Rotten Tomatoes, search results do not display the ‘freshness rating’ for which the site is famed. Instead it offers up the average star rating based on user-submitted reviews.

Usually, user reviews are taken to be more considered by users on the site than the professional reviews. Does this really matter? Not really.

Install Movie Review Scope in Ubuntu 12.04

Since this scope/lens is new, it is not yet in the Ubuntu Software Center. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to get this.

It can be installed, along with the ’Utilities Lens’ is needs so that it can display data in the Dash, from the Scope Packagers PPA.

The PPA be added by entering the following command in a new Terminal window, or by manually adding the part in bold to your Software Sources.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scopes-packagers/ppa

After adding you can install the Scope and Lens by running:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install unity-lens-utilities unity-scope-rottentomatoes


Once installed, you have to log out and then log back in to refresh the dash with the new lens/scope.


If you give the lens a try be sure to leave your critical opinion of how ‘fresh’ or ‘rotten’ it is in the comment space below.


Via: OMG! Ubuntu!