They’re still missing a few bike paths in my neighborhood, but it’s a great start.
The new “Light” theme looks really nice. I don’t think Canonical ever truly realized how much the default brown theme was holding Ubuntu back. First impressions are huge; you can make the best OS in the whole world but if an average user’s first reaction is “wow, that’s sorta ugly” it won’t go anywhere.
This app is pretty smart. Even in this early experimental release it’s already an improvement from the built-in contacts search. You can also use it to launch apps and browser bookmarks, which is a nice bonus.
U.S. Trademark groups have decided that Open Source is an enemy of the free market, and therefore also an enemy of Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Well, that and it keeps their clients from making a few bucks.
It’s not overtly political; it’s just funny.
Check out the BPW’s page for details on how to nominate Holland for gigabit Internet service from Google!
Check out the trailer…it looks like they managed to take the best parts of Super Mario Galaxy and New Super Mario Bros. Wii (minus the multiplayer) and combine them into one solid new title.