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Ubuntu 9.04Jaunty Jackalope Reviewed by Gandalfdjh
Gandalfdjh posted this in the TechtalkRadio Forum and thought we would share it here for those looking for Information on Ubuntu 9.04 Janunty Jackalope
Ubuntu 9.04Jaunty Jackalope
Vital Stats:
Distro base – DebianPackaging – .deb (Managed by the mighty Apt)
Linux Kernel – 2.6.28-11-generic
Default Desktop – Gnome 2.26.1
Installer: Ubiquity (the Ubuntu installer)
Several installation images of Ubuntu 9.04 are available for x86 and x64 processors download : Desktop (live system with graphical installer), Server and Alternate install (text-based installer). The Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) variation offers an image of the UNR for installing the release candidate on netbooks from a USB flash drive.
The install screens probably took less than a minute for each screen. After about 20mins the progress bar was complete and I was ready to reboot into Jaunty
Canonical hardware support has been expanded with 9.04.
Ubuntu 9.04 offers a 30 per cent faster boot process than the previous versions.
New Eye Candy Notifications:
One of the new features that’s caused a lot of interest in Jaunty is the new notification system.
Change has been made to the new notification system that uniformly displays system messages in the top right corner of the desktop. Now the update tool automatically starts pending software updates after one week, rather than just indicating updates are available and waiting for the user to start the update process. Pending security updates will notify users on a daily basis.
Installing software is quick and simple with the Add/Remove tool and even novice users would find this simple; once you get over the Windows mindset and realise that Add/Remove will actually add software and not just remove it like XP. There are some minor changes to the default Compiz 3D desktop set up, the effects seem more subtle. Switching workspaces no longer slides the whole screen to one side, but only the application windows. I guess the developers felt this was more elegant.
Why does Ubuntu include things like Pulse Audio and Compiz, but not the actual tools required to configure them. You have to install CCFM yourself if you want to tweak the 3D effects beyond the simple options in the administration tools.
Was impressed with Jaunty, it’s a very solid release. There have been a lot of minor improvements and tweaks. The new notification system looks good. There have also been some major performance improvements under the hood. On the laptop I used it would boot up and shut down a hell of a lot quicker.
Recommendation: Try it and you will like it.
The Tech Alternatives to Air Force One buzzing New York
We’ve no doubt heard of the incident that took place over the skys of Mahatten on Monday April 27th with a 747 in Air Force One colors and an F16 Chase plan. We’ve been told by Media Outlets and the Press Office of the Administration that the plane bieng used for a Photo Opportunity with the Statue of Liberty as the 747 flew over the monument. The fly-over brought terror to many as you can see in Various YouTube videos that have been posted which have demonstrated the memories many New Yorkers felt back to the terrible morning of September 11th, 2001.
What seems to us to be missing from the Administrations decision to how this could effect the businesses and residents of New York was the overlooking of technology and how this could have been completely rendered using products such as Adobe After Effects. Not only could the feelings of those on the ground and in evactuated building been spared but certainly the budget of over 350k it took to accomplish this photo-op, could have been reduced.
With a team of pros, this could have been completed and produced at certainly less the cost with dynamic results. Yes, having Air Force One available is great to have but in today’s age of technology, a possibility of creating this could have been done with a helicopter capturing the footage of the New York Skyline and Statue of Liberty and merged together with footage of the 747 or digitally rendered. We have the technology, this would have been a great time to use it.
This would be a great time for a Digital Artist to create the effect and submit it to the Administration to demonstrate the possibilities with today’s Digital Creation programs from Adobe After Effects to the popular Maya and Lightwave programs as well.
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New Interview Posted
We’ve posted a new Interview at http://www.techtalkradio.com with Associate Creative Director Yvonne Perez Emerson of Curiosity Group. The Company, based in Portland, handles creative design and output for client projects with companies such as HP, Apple, Disney, Sega, Dreamworks and an impressive list. Yvonne shares with us how she has integrated the Adobe Creative Suite 4 products into the workflow for the stylish and creative agency.
Tune in to find out how you can try Adobe Creative Suite 4 for 30 days to get your feet wet and how the products interact with the other software in the suite to provide faster and productive completion of projects. Listen in at http://www.techtalkradio.com/software/curiositygroup.html