Tag: ubuntu
Ubuntu Is Changing The Way You Use Menus With HUD – Brilliant or Bonkers?
Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu Linux) is very excited about Ubuntu’s new menu system, which will likely make its debut in version 12.04, out in April. The Heads Up Display or HUD Menu is a search box that only pulls results from the menu system of the app you’re in. If you [...]
Nook Color is Overclocked and Hacked to Make It More Tablet-like
If you are one of the lucky owners of the Nook Color, the fine Barnes and Noble eReader reviewed here by our editor Josh Smith, then you might be interested in what people are doing to make it more tablet-like. Some have installed Ubuntu Linux on the Nook Color, while others have hacked the software to [...]
Google Chrome Cr-48 Hacked to Run Mac OS X, Ubuntu & Windows
It was only a matter of time before someone hacked the Google CR-48 Chrome OS Notebook to run other operating systems. There is a Youtube video showing the result of a user loading Mac OS X onto the computer and demonstrating that much of it works with just a little effort. What you see in [...]
Ubuntu 10.10 – Maverick Meerkat Now Available w/ New Interface, Cloud Storage
If you’ve been waiting for the chance to try out Ubuntu, the latest version Ubuntu 10.10 which is dubber Maverick Meerkat, might be a great place to start. Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical calls 10.10 the, “most consumer-friendly release yet,” citing the new built-in cloud storage service Ubuntu One, Unity interface and the Software Centre. [...]
Notebooks.com Week in Review Google TV and New Netbooks October 8
This week in notebooks we observed two big items — a few new netbooks and Google TV. The biggest news was in the form of Google TV details and Google TV accessories from Logitech, specifically the Logitech Revue with Google TV. The Logitech Revue is a $299 Google TV box that connects to your HDTV [...]
Notebooks.com Week in Review – Tablets and Rumors Edition – Sept 24
This past week was a busy one for tablets and for rumors. Early in the week we say Michael Dell showing off a 7-inch Dell Tablet. We also heard rumors that in a few days we will finally see the rumored Blackberry Tablet, called the BlackPad. We also heard that Apple will be asking all [...]
Ubuntu Prototype Uses Facial Recognition to Interact With UI
Canonical Design recently announced that they will be implementing some sort of intelligent user interface in future builds of the Ubuntu operating system, starting with your webcam. Canonical Design’s new user interface uses proximity and orientation sensors to react to the way a user is sitting and where they are sitting. Additionally, it also tracks [...]
Multitouch gestures coming in Ubuntu 10.10
Canonical, makers of the user-friendly Linux operating system Ubuntu, announced today that Ubuntu 10.10 would support multitouch gestures by default. This is good news for fans of the Linux operating system who have had to work on their own solutions or third-party tools to bring the same multitouch mouse support that OSX and Windows users [...]
Student Discounts on Essential Back to School Software
With the Fall semester lurking right around the corner, now is the time for college students to start looking into essential software for their new computers. Seeing as the new school year is so close, many companies offer back to school promotions for students. Below is a round-up of software that college students may want [...]
How to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (long term support) Lucid has been released recently which includes the new Ubuntu music store and many other enhancements. This tutorial will show you how to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 from Ubuntu 9.10. Although this tutorial shows how to upgrade from 9.10, upgrading from other versions should be similar. There are mainly two ways to [...]
