Ubuntu 11.04 Countdown
Thoughts on Unity
Ubuntu Unity Interface
Mark Shuttleworth announced (back in May) that Ubuntu is going to begin phasing over to a new user interface called “Unity”. There seems to be a lot of talk about it now for some reason — probably because it is starting to become a reality with Ubuntu 10.10 going official just weeks ago and in less than 6 weeks 11.04 will go official, which is when Unity will become the default GUI for Ubuntu.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention… Unity will work with multitouch gestures… that’s kind of a big deal
Why is Unity such a big deal?
Well basically it is taking a new approach to how users interact with their operating system. Instead
How to speed up a slow iPhone OS 4.0 upgrade.
How to speed up a slow iPhone backup (via OS X Daily)
I recently tried to update my iPhone to version 4.0 but the backup process of the update was taking FOREVER!
I assumed that the only way to speed it up was to clear out any non-vital data, such as text messages, pics, and etc. I backed up my pics to my Mac using iPhoto and deleted them form the iPhone once done. I deleted all text messages, old voicemails, and removed a bunch of apps i never use and don’t really want/need. Then I shut it down and back on again and put it in airplane mode.
Now the backup portion of the update seems to be going
A Linux lover on a Mac?
Image from daskeyboard.com
Wow has time passed since my last post or what?!
Well I see I still have some readers still hanging on so I should update if nothing but for your sakes. Thank you for sticking around.
I can’t recall if I mentioned this before or not, so I’m going to talk about it now anyway. I purchased a Mac Mini for my business. Why a Mac? Well because it will allow me to develop iPhone apps to sell on the App Store (man I really need to get cracking on that). Yes, I know it is kind of like feeding the beast, but do not worry, I still run Ubuntu at home and even run it on
Open Source Collaboration FTW!
Collabtive
I came across an article about an open source collaborative webapp and decided to check it out. I have been looking into project management and collaboration tools for a few months now, but none of them seem to have the features I want/need for the price I can currently afford… I will be downloading this and giving it a test run very soon!
Collabtive via [lifehacker]