2 Months with Ubuntu Netbook Unity – My Thoughts
Remember our first looks at Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat? One of the primary new features was available only in the netbook remix, and this was the new Unity interface.
When it was first released, I was very excited to try the new interface out. Over the past two months or so, my netbook running Ubuntu …
Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat” is Now Released!
Today is 10/10/10 and the “perfect 10″ Ubuntu 10.10 is now released!
We previously covered the beta version of “Maverick Meerkat” and there aren’t many large changes that occurred since the beta besides regular bug fixes.
New features include a new simplified installer, Shotwell as the default photo manager (instead of F-Stop), Ubuntu One streaming …
Disable IPv6 on Ubuntu to Speed Up Browsing
Are you a user of Ubuntu or variant of it? When you’re browsing the web, do websites seem to load incredibly slowly? Looking that the status bar of your browser, does it constantly say that its looking up a certain website?
This process is called DNS lookup. Whenever you visit a website, your computer needs …
First Look at Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Beta
The Canonical Team has recently announced the release of the first public beta of the next version of their popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”. Scheduled for final release on October 10, this is a first look at what’s new in Maverick Meerkat Beta 1.
Installation
The usual menu asking the user to Install …
Firefox 4 Beta 1 Peeks Into the Future
The non-profit Mozilla has just released the first beta of the next generation of Firefox earlier today. Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 features a brand new user interface, support for multiple new future web technologies including enhanced HTML support, WebSockets, and a more aggressive update schedule. This marks Mozilla’s first release of their plan for the …
Unlock Ubuntu’s Full Potential with Ubuntu Tweak
Are you new to Ubuntu? Can’t find all the features and settings you need? Having trouble with the command line Terminal?
While Ubuntu can be considered one of the most newbie friendly Linux distributions out there, there are still some settings and features that many may have difficulty finding. A free application known as Ubuntu …
First Look At Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
The next major release of Ubuntu is now available. Ubuntu 10.04 “Lucid Lynx” packs in a ton of new features in this new long term support (LTS) release.
So what does Lucid Lynx have in store for us? The best new features include noticeably faster boot up (thanks to the removal of HAL), a nifty …
Say Hello to Opera 10.50 – The King of Speed
Last Thursday, Opera released a public beta of the next major release of the Opera browser, and declared it as the fastest browser on earth.
Opera 10.50 introduces many new features including a simpler interface getting rid of the menu bar, like other browsers are doing, private browsing mode, Windows 7 integration features such as …
Recent Comments