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The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 248
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #248 for the week January 9 – 15, 2012, and the full version is available here. In this Issue we cover: Xubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu 12.04 will...
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The Fridge: Vacant Developer Membership Board seat: Call for nominations
We will soon have a Vacant Developer Membership Board seat. Michael Bienia is reaching the end of his term, and we need to find a replacement. This is a call for nominations. The DMB is responsible for...
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Charles Profitt: Askubuntu.com and Loco Teams
During UDS-P there was a discussion of trying to make information from askubuntu.com useful to loco teams looking to meet the needs of Ubuntu users in their area. Tonight I spoke with Marco Ceppi and...
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Didier Roche: Nautilus precise unity quicklist gets bookmarks!
Flying back from Budapest, I hacked on a long-time awaited design whishlist: "Nautilus quicklist does not contain the locations previously found under the 'Places' menu.". This is about getting the...
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Benjamin Kerensa: Sorry, @edbott No FUD or Table Pounding Here
No FUD here just important discussionI’ve been closely monitoring the buzz surrounding Secure Boot and recently Computerworld presented a Microsoft Hardware documentthat suggests Microsoft will ensure...
View ArticlePasi Lallinaho: Getting some WordPress plugins out to public
Finally, there is a public repository for some of my WordPress plugins, and more is to follow. For the impatient, the repository is in my Github, under the name WordPress-plugins. Getting these plugins...
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Lionel Dricot: The End of the Revolution
Traduction en français disponible Lot of people think that we are on the verge of a revolution, that the foundation of the society will be shaken. I don't think so. For me, the revolution has already...
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Colin King: Improving Battery Life in Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS (part 2)
Last month I wrote about the investigations being undertaken to identify any suitable power savings for Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS. Armed with a suitably accurate 6.5 digit precision Fluke digital...
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Colin King: Improving Battery Life in Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS
Part of my focus this cycle is to see where we can make power saving improvements for Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS. There has been a lot of anecdotal evidence of specific machines or power saving features...
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Matthew Helmke: Ubuntu Unleashed 2012 Edition
I am the sole editor and contributor of new content for the just-released Ubuntu Unleashed 2012 Edition. This book is intended for intermediate to advanced users.
View ArticleUbuntu Kernel Team: Kernel Team Meeting Minutes – January 17, 2012
Meeting Minutes IRC Log of the meeting. Meeting minutes. Agenda 20120117 Meeting Agenda ARM Status P/master: patches for kexec (omap3-only for now) and Beagle XM detection landed. P/omap4: a new kernel...
View ArticleGreg Grossmeier: Upcoming travels – ALA and CNX
Even though I am a recently minted new parent, I am still keeping up on outside world obligations (barely!) and as such, I will be traveling to some upcoming conferences. Will I see you at any of...
View ArticleLubuntu Blog: Review: Peppermint Two & Leenux
While we're waiting for the next release of Lubuntu 12.04, the Precise Pangolin, other distros are posting about their goals. One of those is Peppermint OS Two, a Lubuntu based distro oriented to the...
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Marco Ceppi: Ask Ubuntu Lens!
The Ask Ubuntu lens has hit the Ubuntu Software Center after being submitted via the Ubuntu App Developer and approved by the Application Review Board (ARB). It’s now a breeze to install the lens on...
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Edubuntu: Anki - A Flashcard Learning Program
Anki Tutorial One of the things we'd like to do in Edubuntu in 2012 is showcase more of the software that we ship and tell stories of people who use it. We stumbled upon a great write-up of Anki, a...
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Aaron Toponce: Protesting SOPA/PIPA
Starting Jan 18, 2011 at 00:00 UTC, this blog will be joining many others to protest SOPA and PIPA. I strongly oppose the views outlined in the bill, and with a Google Pagerank of 4/10, with almost 650...
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Richard Johnson: Keep The Lights On
.blackout { background: #000; color: #000; }OK, as I am sure you are all aware, the SOPA Blackout crap is upon us. Yes, I called it crap. Sites like Google and Wikipedia are planning on blacking out,...
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Matthew Helmke: I cut the rest off
The first half of my hair disappeared about two months ago. Most of the rest left today. I visited a barber for the first time in about 5 years. Hope you like it. I do. It was time for a change and...
View ArticleAmber Graner: SCALE10x – 20-22 January: I’m speaking and I hope to see you...
This weekend is one of my favorite open source conferences—SCALE10x (Southern California Linux Expo). I don’t just say that because the let me give a couple of talks. My Talks at SCALE10x * Mentoring...
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Dustin Kirkland: Video Explanation of ACTA / SOPA
I think it's important for everyone to understand what's at risk here today. This is a must-see, and well worth 7 minutes of your time...Dustin
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