Friday, March 19 2010
Written by Michael Swengel on March 4, 2010
Ubuntu, a free operating system based on Linux, has finally been given a facelift after six years. Some of the new artwork for Ubuntu's 10.04 release has been unveiled. (Keep in mind these are images of a pre-release version of Ubuntu and are subject to change before the release of Ubuntu 10.04 in April). Since its creation in 2004, the tagline behind Ubuntu has been "Linux for Human Beings." T...
Written by Michael Swengel on February 9, 2010
The next installment in the Ubuntu Linux saga is due out in April. It is code named Lucid Lynx. Ubuntu 10.04 is an LTS (long term support) release - meaning it will be officially supported for three years on desktops and five years on servers. My tests with the current alpha version show a greatly improved boot time over that of 9.10 Karmic. For this coming release, the Ubuntu team wants to cut...
Written by Michael Swengel on November 12, 2009
When the iPhone was first introduced to the market, it was readily adopted. It's touch-screen interface and multimedia capabilities were revolutionary in the smartphone market. But it left a lot to be desired. Immediately, developers were eager to get their hands on the guts of the operating system and start fabricating their own apps for the platform. At the time Apple was understandably relu...
Written by Michael Swengel on May 18, 2009
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope – a unique distribution of Linux – has finally been released. It offers a huge pile of improvements over the last version, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. Most noticeable for someone used to Ubuntu 8.10 would be the new notification pop-up effects. These now more closely resemble the appearance of the Growl notification plugin for Mac OS X. This notification system a...
