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FiveAcres

Member since: Dec 11th, 2007

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Oh right, Ubuntu 8.04 is out today - but you already knew that (Download Squad)

Apr 25th 2008 7:38AM I've been using Hardy Heron for a few days: I did a dist-upgrade last week to the release candidate. I had already been using Firefox 3.0, so that wasn't a big change. Compiz and Screenlets have some more options than before. Compiz is still tough to tweak the way I like, but I finally have a setup where I really like Compiz, and prefer it over the "traditional" gnome desktop.

I've been using Ubuntu several years, and am glad that release to release doesn't present some of the glaring jolts that it used to. Even if I approved of the change, rapid switches in the UI can be disconcerting.

I think the Ubuntu team is trying to balance flash and dash with improving the underlying technologies and hardware recognition. Works for me.

Flipping the Linux switch: Misplace a file? Find it quick! (Download Squad)

Jan 24th 2008 8:35AM Nice article: I learned some stuff and I have been using Linux for four years now. Although a devotee of the find command, I am using the beagle search applet more and more and having to resort to the command line less.

I use tilda rather than gnome-terminal, so that getting a shell window is always just a F12 away.

Altoids tin sanity-saving survival kit (DIY Life)

Dec 11th 2007 1:41PM A good place to keep a stack of post-it notes so they don't get ratty in your purse or pocket.