The new, improved, and slick Epiphany (now labeled as “Web”, though the package name remains the same) is available in Ubuntu 12.04 (as of today). Early adopters no longer need a PPA. One of the awesome things I noticed is a new, slim, progress bar when loading pages
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Jan
24
iOS 5 jailbreak now possible on Ubuntu?
This is something I can not condone or advise, nor will I take responsibility if you break your idevice but idownloadblog.com shows how you can jailbreak your iOS device using Ubuntu, which as far as I know this is the first time it has been possible (you can correct me if I am wrong). You …
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Jan
24
Is Ubuntu trying to kill the “year of Linux on the desktop”?
Canonical announces that they will be replacing the menu with a “HUD” or heads up display. What this means is a user will no long have access to menus and your menu option will be accessed by typing the various commands. What does this mean to me and probably every other user out there? Well …
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Jan
15
An Introduction to JavaScript – Part 1
You are probably asking the question “Why is an article about JavaScript being published here?” Good question. The answer lies in some future articles I have planned for later that include Chrome / Chromium extension development – and you can’t write a Chrome extension without a firm grasp on the basics of JavaScript. So without …
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Jan
13
What does a stable API mean for Ubuntu? (Part 1)
A stable AP… wha? “Many things.” If you were at, or followed UDS-P, then you’re probably aware that one of the aims for future versions of Ubuntu (12.04+) is to have a stable API for Application Developers to target… but what will that mean? How will it affect regular users? Will we still be able …
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Jan
13
2011
2011: Glad that’s over! What cool stuff happened this year? The birth of 2buntu That’s right! Early this year, (March 19, to be precise) this very blog came to life. First we were on WordPress.com, then we were hosted by Jacob Jernigan, and now we’re with Ondina. It’s been an interesting journey, and we’re …
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Jan
12
Ask Ubuntu Unity Lens, Now Available in the Ubuntu Software Center
Well, the long wait is over! No longer do you need to install the Ask Ubuntu Unity lens via a PPA! You can now install it straight from the Ubuntu Software Center! Simply click this link and it will happily download and install itself. For the terminal savvy, install the unity-lens-askubuntu package. Example of it …
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Jan
11
Like our G+ icon? Have it :)!
License: if you mod it, share it. :) Made with Inkscape (and nothing else :P).
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Jan
11
Participate in the Ubuntu User Days on Jan 14 & 15 (this weekend)!
Ubuntu user days is back on, this weekend (on the 14th and 15th of January). If you don’t know what Ubuntu user days are, they are a way for users to learn via IRC chat. Questions are answered usually at the end of a lesson which are usually an hour long each. The IRC channels …
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Jan
11
Mozilla announces a “LTS” for Firefox
It’s no secret – many are upset with the rapid release cycle recently adopted by Mozilla, and the majority of those who are upset, are enterprises and small businesses. Why? Well, let’s just say, and I know this from experience – you don’t want to joy of updating multiple systems with the same software to …
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