Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Its war not technology

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Shane

Why oh why do we always have to be at war about the small things? Technology is such a hard place to be at the moment with many mine fields and cold wars going on for so long. Copyrights, patents, … Continue reading →

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Touch

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Shane

Well theres a lot of buzz around the iPad, Android (on tablets) and palm’s OS on HP computers. So what do we (Ubuntu) have to do to make a good touch OS interface? 1. Big buttons Not everyone has tiny … Continue reading →

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Why 2010 has been a great year so far for open source

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Shane

2010 so far has been awesome. 1. Ubuntu 10.04 was released and its the best Ubuntu yet. 2. Google released WebM (Vorbis+VP8). 3. Steam began porting their engine to Linux. 4. WebGL and other HTML5 technologies are gaining ground. What … Continue reading →

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Another TV show that mentioned Ubuntu

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Shane

Leandro mentioned Sheldon’s favorite Linux based OS. One of my favorite TV shows from years ago mentioned Ubuntu Warty back in the day. The video is a nerd fight about which is better Ubuntu or Mac OS.

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Ubuntu unity

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Shane

7 seconds to the internet, IM, Facebook, Twitter…..Our Meercat is a fast one The thing that I am excited about is Ubuntu installed along side Windows as a fast and light desktop solution. Of course regular Ubuntu is fast enough … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu manual review

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Shane

I had a nice look over the Ubuntu manual and I have to say its really good. Of course I didnt really get much out of it myself since im very used to Ubuntu because im using it since 07 … Continue reading →

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10.04 awesomeness

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Shane

Hehehe “awesomeness” is a word I have to use less often its starting to lose its punch. Put simply Ubuntu 10.04 is the best release ive used of Ubuntu. When I was at the UDS I was thinking that its … Continue reading →

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Quickly translations

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Shane

Well I only noticed it today but Quickly‘s tutorial is now available for translations. I ported it to docbook over a month or two and it is now on launchpad translations. So translators of the world help the developers using … Continue reading →

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Looking into the next 2 years

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Shane

So im in college at the moment and I will be for the next two years (exams permitting) so this is what im hoping to be like then. The point to this post is to lay out a simple list … Continue reading →

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Apple says “Think Different” we say…..?

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Shane

Back in the day Apple started had a slogan and that was “think different”. Steve Jobs gave a speech at Macworld 1997 to partner with Microsoft for lots and lots of money and in return Microsoft would do Apple a … Continue reading →

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