December 22, 2009 · News · 5 comments

Announced yesterday the release of Openoffice3.2 RC1, the new release comes with new features and improvements. Note that the final release of Openoffice 3.2 is planned for January 2010.

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December 17, 2009 · News · 18 comments

A try to make a good Metacity for Lucid.

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December 17, 2009 · News · 4 comments

Canonical has lifted the curtains on some ambitious plans to reinvent the GNOME panel. The changes, which could potentially debut in the next major version of Ubuntu, will help simplify the desktop user experience and clean up superfluous panel clutter. Although the proposed changes look very promising, getting third-party application developers to integrate with the new panel functionality could prove challenging.

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December 17, 2009 · News · 2 comments

In shocking news, Mark Shuttleworth, the CEO of Canonical, has stepping down from his position.

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December 14, 2009 · News · 8 comments

I recently came into the market for a new Ubuntu netbook, and have been scouring the Internet looking for the best deal.  It’s been a fun experience, but also one replete with frustration at certain large computer vendors with byzantine websites that treat Linux as a dirty word.  Read on for details.

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