Ubuntu

I'm On Ubuntu Studio

I have always been a huge Linux fan, giving Windows XP the boot back in 2003 for a taste of Red Hat, and loved it! I had always been interested and messed a little with Linux since around 2001, but in 2003 I decided to give it the complete once over and gave my computer a clean wipe and started from scratch with Red Hat 7.3 It stuck! Starting to move up through the numbers to Red Hat 9, then trying Fedora for a short while, until I found Ubuntu. I had been messing with Debian before so it sat perfect with me. I now use Ubuntu on every machine at home and at all my servers. I love it.

Ubuntu Desktop Zoom

Have you ever seen that handy feature on mac's where you can zoom in on the fly? It's a great feature, although it's originally intended for the visually impaired, it makes a great addition to the desktop for anyone!
You can do this on Ubuntu too! Here's what you do:

First, make sure it is enabled by going to System> Preferences> Appearance> Visual Effects. Select Preferences and then enable Enhanced Zoom Desktop under the Accessibility category.

How To Have A Random Changing Background On Ubuntu

Want to be greeted with a new background every time you log in to your Ubuntu desktop? This is made possible by using a simple python script simply called Change Wallpaper.You can specify a folder to use, or it can download images on the fly from art.gnome.org It's so simple to install and use! Here's how you can do it.

1 - Download the file Here
2 - Unpack to your Home directory, It will unpack to a folder called "Wallpapers"
3 - Run the script gui.py and choose your screen resolution and type of wallpaper you want.

Ubuntu Guide

The new Ubuntu Guide for 8.04 is in the making, head over to http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Hardy to contribute your info and build up a good user friendly guide, It's a Wiki so it relies on you!

Slán for now!
-Mark

Ubuntu 8.10 Named! Intrepid Ibex

Ubuntu's newest proposed OS, 8.10 has been codenamed Intrepid Ibex, You can start testing it already by using the following...

How to upgrade from Hardy Heron to Intrepid Ibex (for developers and bug reporters only

Virtual Box

I've recently switched from the long trusted VMWare virtual machine software, to a free alternative called VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/)

8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)

Download link for 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), Final Release.

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

I've been using the final release on my home computers and servers since it's release and am very happy, It's very stable and user friendly, The days for windows users to convert is getting closer, if not already here!