Ubuntu 11.04 Countdown
Get 2GB Free Online Storage from Dropbox
Today I’ll be writing about free online storage… I’m starting with Dropbox…
Dropbox is amazing! It’s like having a free 2GB flashdrive you don’t have to carry around with you! Plus, you can get an extra 250 MB of storage, check it out!
Fix Ubuntu 10.10 Slowness
Some people have been reporting problems with Ubuntu 10.10 being sluggish, slow, and worse. This is not the first update from Ubuntu to have such a result, but don’t worry because there is hope!
The odds are your problem is due to a conflict with the Kernel that is released with Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
Upgrading the Kernel – Problems??
So why not try updating to the latest Kernel? The problem is that Kernel you likely need isn’t going to be available using the usual Ubuntu update methods (i.e. Update Manager, Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic, or even Apt/Aptitude).
Why So Difficult??
The challenge is that Ubuntu releases new versions with the latest available Kernel at the time of the release
Ubuntu Unity Not Quite Unified
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Today I decided to upgrade my Netbook from Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 so that I could test out the Unity interface without having conflicts from my custom settings I had going on with the previous interface…
The Good
On one hand I have to say it is a lot cleaner and more crisp than I had first thought. The glitchy/buggy issues I was having with the menu/title bar were gone and the launcher bar seemed to work correctly this time. Also the overhead hub (or whatever they call it) for viewing files and applications seemed to be better as well.
The Bad and The Ugly
So what didn’t I like? Getting to my files was a major pain! I
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: Initiate a Timed Shutdown
On Friday I was downloading some files on my Netbook (running Ubuntu Remix 10.04) and was not planning to stick around for the downloads to finish (it was already close to 7pm, I needed to get home for the weekend). I didn’t want to leave it running all weekend and I still had another hour to go before my downloads finished… What to do?
Well I decided to initiate a delayed shutdown of my system. Since the downloads had about 1hr and 15 minutes left, I decided to be extra safe and set the shutdown for an extra 30 minutes after that… Here’s how I did it:
In your terminal, run the following command:
sudo shutdown -h 20:45 "See you