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26 posts from August 2010
Building Apps for the Cloud: How KnowledgeTree Used Ubuntu for Rapid Development of Its SaaS Offering
By Canonical, 31 August 2010
Would you like to find out about how Ubuntu is being deployed in the cloud space? Would you like to see how KnowledgeTree uses Ubuntu for its SaaS offering?...
Raw Photo Treatment Photos and More
By Canonical, 29 August 2010
I just uploaded a few examples of the “raw” photos taken recently at the Canonical London office. Hopefully some of these photos, when properly edited, will...
On being famous…
By Canonical, 27 August 2010
I called the registrar’s office the other day to ask a question. The person on the phone was very helpful and quickly answered my question. In order to do so,...
This week in design – 27 August 2010
By Canonical, 27 August 2010
Frozen in time (c) Alyssa Nicole via Flickr This week we caught a chill in the form of our UI Freeze. That meant that from here on we should only be fixing...
Boo-yah!!!
By Canonical, 27 August 2010
105 papercut bugs have been fixed in Maverick already! Read on to find out how you can help us clear even more.
Second update to the Ubuntu Light themes
By Canonical, 26 August 2010
Hi guys I’m Andrea Cimitan! 😉 Sorry for the delay but here we are, with an abundance of updates for Ambiance and its complementary bright theme, Radiance! It...
This week in design – 20 August 2010
By Canonical, 20 August 2010
In honour of a comment made about design this week, we are rocking out as the heading to this weeks update on work in the design team. One area we’re rocking...
Meet Shinya Kimura
By Canonical, 20 August 2010
I was reminded of this video by a piece of music that came on shuffle as I was working. Splendid short film, beautiful colour, and that noise!
A true italic
By Canonical, 20 August 2010
In this latest post from Dalton Maag Lukas Paltram updates us on the development thinking that went into the italics in the new Ubuntu font family.
10.10.10.10.10…..
By Mark Shuttleworth, 20 August 2010
Here’s a way to show off your movie-making creative skills AND promote whatever you think the coolest things in 10.10 are: make a Maverick Movie!
Get your photos on millions of computers!
By Canonical, 16 August 2010
It’s that time again! We’ve been accepting submissions on the Ubuntu Artwork Flickr group for a while now but with the deadline fast approaching for Beta we...
Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick
By Canonical, 16 August 2010
Canonical is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu’s multi-touch and gesture stack. With Ubuntu 10.10 (the Maverick Meerkat), users and developers will...
Gestures with multitouch in Ubuntu 10.10
By Mark Shuttleworth, 16 August 2010
Gestures are a powerful interaction language that will be as relevant for desktops as it is on phones and tablets. Ubuntu 10.10 has a gesture framework that...
Gone for a walk?!
By Canonical, 16 August 2010
My new friend has gone missing! Have you seen Rick?
This week in design – 13 August 2010
By Canonical, 13 August 2010
It’s Friday the 13th! Thankfully it’s past midday so safe to write this post. We’ve had a busy week although it’s been a bit quiet as people have been away on...
Finding the Ubuntu font design
By Canonical, 13 August 2010
In our second post from Dalton Maag we get an insight into the origin of our very own Ubuntu font.