So you want to get with the “cool” crowd, drop Uncle Bill’s operating system, and switch to the very free and completely open source alternative Ubuntu Linux. Here’s five reasons why you should think very carefully before even attempting that installation...

Recently there have been several posts on different blogs about changing the name of Ubuntu and it's derivatives Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu to things like Ubuntu GNOME Edition, Ubuntu KDE Edition, Ubuntu XFCE Edition and Ubuntu Educational Edition.

I like cake. It is yummy and can range from sweet to salty, hard to spongy and have all sorts of culinary goodness in it. Cakes are also normally reserved for special occasions so that makes them special in their own right. If you tell a child that we are going to have some cake their eyes go big and round, their mouths pop open and they get all excited.

Maybe you remember the two posts I made about the Ubuntu Wanted site. The idea now has got 83 votes and I’ve already created a blueprint. Now it is also being discussed at the ubuntu-website mailist.

To be frank, though we had posts about Ubuntu Tweak and similar app like Ailurus before, I never liked the idea of 'application to control other applications'(over simplification may be). This time I decided to give a good neat try at Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.5. And I have to say, I was quite literally blown away.

This is in response to the article at Jem Report .
I have tried to justify Ubuntu users are not Dumb.

A local news station covers a story about a woman who somehow accidentally bought a dell with Ubuntu on it, then was too dumb to get on the internet or figure out that OpenOffice does the same thing as Word.

It's true. Linux made me feel dumb. It is not a nice feeling to feel dumb yet I did. Me, the great Locutus who prides himself on his technical wizardry and knowledge of all things involving electrons, had to resort to calling a help desk to solve a problem.

With the upcoming release of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, it’s likely there will be an influx of complete Linux newbies that are trying the operating system (in its shiny, new Ubuntu incarnation) for the first time. Just under a year ago, I put together a Linux terminology jargon buster, designed to explain some of these new Linux terms to those who are just starting out.