Canonical
Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.
1483 posts by Canonical
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Doing the Polka (dot), step by step
by Canonical on 30 June 2010
Anyone who has seen the new visual identity for Ubuntu and Canonical probably noticed the marketing material includes several stunning images created of...
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Discussing Unity in Linux Format
by Canonical on 28 June 2010
Issue 134 (August, 2010) of Linux Format magazine contains an interview by Jono Bacon in which I discuss Unity and other related topics. Below are the...
Ubuntu
More tickets released for Ubuntu in Business event in London
by Canonical on 24 June 2010
Canonical and the Ubuntu UK community have joined forces to host and promote an ‘Ubuntu in Business‘ event in Brick Lane, London on July 13th – and it’s...
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Art in the open
by Canonical on 23 June 2010
Are you a musician? Do you make beautiful illustrative wallpapers? Do you take amazing photographs? Do you make clever and inspiring videos or animations? You...
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Introduction to Unity Launcher
by Canonical on 23 June 2010
This article illustrates briefly the main functionalities of the Launcher for Ubuntu Netbook Edition (aka Unity) and how we got there. Don’t miss the video!
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Open Season : Maverick
by Canonical on 22 June 2010
It’s back and it’s bigger than ever! It’s that time of the year again, time to start hunting down those nasty trivial Papercut bugs. Huh? Papercuts? To...
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Ubuntu makes Opera 9 available for easy download and installation
by Canonical on 14 June 2010
After the launch of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Canonical is pleased to announce the availability of Opera 9 for Ubuntu. With just a few clicks of the mouse, all Ubuntu...
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When users first encounter Ubuntu: six showstoppers
by Canonical on 11 June 2010
We recently conducted usability testing to see how users respond to Ubuntu on their first encounter. Overall, first impressions are good. Typical remarks...
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Quickly Run with a Ctrl+R Keyboard Shortcut in Gedit
by Canonical on 11 June 2010
I’m all about workflow, so the first thing I wanted to do when trying quickly was to make sure I could hit a keyboard shortcut to build and run from within my...
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Announcing the User Experience Advocates Project
by Canonical on 10 June 2010
After working on paper cuts for a year, I realized how disorganized many open source projects affecting Ubuntu are when it comes to improving user experience....
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Canonical renews the Ubuntu certification programme
by Canonical on 8 June 2010
June 8, Taipei: Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announced today that it has extended and revised its Hardware Certification Programme for Original...
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Well worth ten minutes of your time…
by Canonical on 8 June 2010
An illustration supporting a talk by Dan Pink about the hidden truths behind what really motivates us.