Category: Technology
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The Natty Narwhal Can Be Seen On The Horizon
We are in the final phase of the Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal, release cycle however this is no longer called the ‘release candidate’ stage as Ubuntu have chosen to just term it ‘Beta 2’. I prefer the old terminology, but that is neither here or there as Natty is almost upon us with no reason for…
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Much Ado About Natty
Some quick screenshots from Natty Narwhal which I have been tinkering with since December. Still in Alpha so only use it you are comfortable with your system self-destructing routinely, though it makes the daily updates even more exciting because you never know what will happen when you reboot. The big change this release cycle is…
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Ubuntu 11.10 Will Be Dreamy
The naming of cats is a difficult matter It isn’t just one of your holiday games. – T S Eliot, The Naming of Cats The announcement has been and the project name for the next Ubuntu release revealed as (drum roll) Oneiric Ocelot. Below our benevolent dictator for life, Mark Shuttleworth, explains what helped him…
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Chrome OS Social Update Dilemma (or Sorry Gwibber – All is Forgiven)
I miss Gwibber, there, I said it. After being annoyed, frustrated and generally dismissive of it I have realised it is one piece of software I really miss, having been ‘Gwibber-less’ from December 2010 until February 2011. Mainly due to me deciding to have a monogamous relationship with my Chrome OS Cr-48 and not sleep around…
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Cr-48 My First Impressions
So on the 10th December a big brown box is sitting on the doorstep out on the porch, having no idea what was in it since I was expecting nothing, the box is slowly opened up and soon it dawns on me what I have before me, one of Google’s Cr-48 notebooks which they have…
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10.10.10 – The Rise of the Maverick Meerkat
Today marks the release of the latest evolution of the Ubuntu operating system, 10.10 The Maverick Meerkat. Over the summer I have given the Meerkat a few test drives as it developed through the alpha, beta and release candidate stages. Usually I would have jumped in during the beta testing and stuck with it until…
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The Name is Meerkat, Maverick Meerkat
Image via Wikipedia The codename/mascot for the October 2010 release of Ubuntu has been announced as the ‘Maverick Meerkat’ and Mark Shuttleworth is hinting at shaking things up a bit and aiming for the perfect 10 once the LTS is out of the way in April. Many will be happy to live with the Lynx…
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