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Cloud and server
Autopilot: benefits of early release
by Carla Berkers on 24 May 2016
OpenStack is the leading open cloud platform, and Ubuntu is the world’s most popular operating system for OpenStack. Over the
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Saving myasnchisdf.eu.org on download day: Caching location specific pages
by Robin Winslow on 28 August 2014
On release day we can get up to 8,000 requests a second to myasnchisdf.eu.org from people trying to download the new release. In fact, last October (13.10) was the...
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Unlocking the phone
by Canonical on 2 July 2013
Edges are special to us. We use them for finding apps, tools and system services, so using the edges will be second nature to Ubuntu phone users. By using the...
Cloud and server
Ubuntu Online Tour
by Anthony Dillon on 9 August 2012
We realise that changing Operating System (OS) is a big thing for anyone thinking of testing something out. That becomes a huge barrier for people trying out...
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Task switching in Ubuntu, and a introduction to ‘The Spread’
by Canonical on 16 March 2012
Introduction to task switching A key part of any operating system user interface is how it enables the user to switch between multiple tasks. In most desktop...
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About Usability Testing – Recruiting
by Canonical on 2 March 2012
Every three months, I conduct benchmark usability testing. I’m calling these tests ‘benchmark testing’ because the aim of these sessions is to measure our...
Ubuntu
Testing, testing, testing. It prints!
by Canonical on 2 March 2012
Back in 2008 Nick Ellery noticed that the default printer test page used more ink that it really needed to: Bug #298935 (“test print uses far too much ink”)....
Cloud and server
Launcher Reveal Prototype
by Canonical on 6 January 2012
For the multi-monitor design project, we have been making use of prototypes to develop and test some of the finer interactions of the system. One such crucial...
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Improving the Multi-Monitor Experience in Ubuntu
by Canonical on 20 December 2011
Over the past few months we have been working on improving the multi-monitor experience in Ubuntu. We took the opportunity at UDS in November to get some...
Ubuntu
Juju: a logo with a story
by Marcus Haslam on 3 November 2011
Mark Shuttleworth’s keynote this week at the Ubuntu Developer Summit includes introducing Juju, including a big slide showing off the new Juju logo. Below is...
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Arabic, in print!
by Canonical on 15 August 2011
A beta of Ubuntu Font Family Arabic, in print as part of the testing and debugging process for the Arabic coverage.The magazine is an intriguing tri-lingual...