2012: The Year of Ubuntu
Welcome to 2012! At this time of year I like to read forward-thinking and philosophical writings. It's one of the ways I try to "reboot" my thinking processes and clear the way for new ideas. In that...
View ArticleUbuntu TV: A Welcomed Side-Effect
The announcement of #ubuntu tv today appears to have confirmed one of my theories: People do indeed need a second word when referring to #ubuntu, but normally cannot tolerate three. There is something...
View ArticleFollow Ubuntu (with Social Network Freedom)
Remember America Online? Remember Compuserve? Remember walled gardens? Remember when the internet was free?All the "l337 h4ck3r$" are now moving to Diaspora*. Be sure to follow #ubuntu and #ubuntuTV...
View ArticleDealing With Hate Precisely
Those of us who blog about Ubuntu, or participate in Ubuntu forums, mailing lists, and other aspects of the "Ubuntu Online Community" all have something in common: We are subjected to hatred from...
View ArticleFollowing Good Blogging Advice
Yesterday on Planet Ubuntu, Jono blogged about how to make your blog more compelling, professional and popular. Great advice!One of Jono's tips that caught my eye, and admittedly one that I personally...
View ArticleMusic of Ubuntu: Asimbonanga
Recently on Planet Ubuntu, Jono "challenged" us to share the music we associate with Ubuntu. I love a challenge, and Jono's my bud. (I know he'll write an Ubuntu anthem one day!)So until then Jono, I...
View ArticleUbuntu Community Lexicon, Part 4
In case you haven't seen my "Ubuntu Community Lexicon" series, the earlier post and an explanation of the rationale is here. This post is a follow-up and a refinement.Where is your place in Ubuntu...
View ArticleDiaspora* Is Now Open, and Community Driven!
Remember when the internet was free? Hint: Parts of it still are.Yesterday, the project's founder announced that Diaspora* is now a community project and is wide open for everyone. No invites...
View ArticleIt's Really Dead. Get Over It.
There's been some chatter on the interwebs, especially on a popular Ubuntu software-only news site, started evidently by that guy that wants Mono everywhere saying something to the effect that the...
View ArticleUDS-R. Got Photos?
Four days of cameras everywhere! Thousands of photos! Are you (or were you) there?Let's get all our photos onto Flickr (or similar) photo sharing services. Let's show the whole world our great Ubuntu...
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