Iloveubuntu: Ubuntu blog

Installing Ubuntu, faces the user with its installer, where the slideshow exposes numerous key areas of Ubuntu, such as office (LibreOffice), images (Shotwell), social (Gwibber), web browsing (Firefox), etc, images bearing valuable informations needed to familiarize the user with the about-to-be-installed operating system.

OpenShot is a powerful open source video editor, that presents the user an easy-to-use interface, clear controls and numerous features (multiple tracks, animations, effects, transitions, 3D animated titles, etc).

OpenShot 1.4.3 has been released "after many months of hard work and dedication", adding features, enhancements and various refinements.

Weeks ago, Unity Gwibber lens landed in Ubuntu 12.10, being implemented as a new default lens, gathering and exposing social accounts in the Dash via an enriched approach, in the sense of delivering, along with a regular view, Social Previews.

Create Evernote notes, sync notes with the online-based Evernote, access created notes via the Dash, open notes via an appindicator, etc, are functionalities contained into Everpad, an interesting application designed with combining the power of Evernote with the Ubuntu desktop in mind, furthermore, expressing the mentioned functionalities via an integrated utility, "touching" Ubuntu's key points, such as Unity launcher, Dash, appindicator, desktop notification, etc.

Recently, the developers landed (by default) Ubuntu (Unity) Web Apps' infrastructure in Quantal Quetzal, without use cases, meaning, there weren't actual Web Apps available (by default), excepting Ubuntu One Music and Amazon, two interesting Web Apps situated on the Unity launcher (without further actions, such as dragging & dropping their launchers on the Unity launcher).

The latest updates bring numerous specific Web Apps in Ubuntu 12.10, allowing users to benefit Web Apps.

Ubuntu Web Apps are a new web-based technology, mainly combining the power and versatility of the web with the warmth and handiness of the Ubuntu desktop, mix expressed as web content contained into a desktop icon integrated with Ubuntu's functionalities (Messaging Menu, Unity quicklist, desktop notifications, etc).

Unity Shopping lens is a recently landed lens, allowing the user to 1 click-away (by typing a word in Dash home's search area) access commercial online search results (from Amazon) directly from the Dash.

Since its implementation as default in Ubuntu 12.10, the lens has gathered various complains across the internets, especially related to its manner of communicating with (external) servers via HTTP, with loses in security.

It is now a common fact that Ubuntu is a widely known and appreciated operating system, used by millions and millions of user across the world, OS designed with security, speed, ease of use, polished interface, etc, in mind.

The Parallella computing platform has been created with the main goal to provide an affordable, open source and easy-to-use experience, "inspired by great hardware communities like Raspberry Pi and Arduino, we see a critical need for a truly open, high-performance computing platform that will close the knowledge gap in parallel programing".

Ubuntu 12.10 has reached its BETA 2 stage, strengthening the at-the-moment development cycle with numerous fixes and optimizations, as well as exciting new additions, bundle of freshness that definitely takes Ubuntu (the overall experience) a solid leap into high-quality top computer-related experience.

A definitely exciting new addition is the landing of three new default lenses

Pinta is lightweight yet effective open source drawing (and editing) tool, designed with providing users an easily graspable filled-with-numerous-features interface in mind.

Pinta has been updated to another interesting release, 1.4 version, taking a step further towards more default features.