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Well it seems there is something a number of us agree on. Why is the Ubuntu Unity launcher so ugly? I thought perhaps it was something to do with...
3 hours ago by TerryRK on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint Duplicate comments are not made intentionally. Its very good to know that now you are keeping check on this problem because sometimes a commenter...
13 hours ago by Freebies202 on Microsoft fixes blog comments, speeds up blogs with open source "the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
21 hours ago by kevinmchapman on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintAnother grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
22 hours ago by Marg Menzies Harrison via Facebook on 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick... Kubuntu is late. Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions. cf.:...
23 hours ago by zdnetukuser on Linux Minterface
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
1 day ago by Moley on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
1 day ago by kevinmchapman on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
1 day ago by TerryRK on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint "Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system." Point truly missed. Both use a...
1 day ago by kevinmchapman on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article. I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
1 day ago by TerryRK on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintIf we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
1 day ago by Dennis Nilsson via Facebook on ACTA stumbles in Germany I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
1 day ago by GHar123 on ACTA stumbles in Germany How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
2 days ago by JCB33 on ACTA stumbles in Germany @GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
2 days ago by Moley on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint The product that scares me every time I have to use it is the Office 2007 version of Excel. The first bug that I found was applying the median...
2 days ago by greycynic on Ten flawed products that derail productivity Nice review and very informative. One thing I'd like to add (in reply to whs001's 1st question), the main reason to have the same interface from...
2 days ago by GrueMaster on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintI'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
2 days ago by Frederick Wrigley via Facebook on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint Excellent article. One small correction, though--although a fresh installation of Linux Mint 12 will, indeed, provide the user with a version of...
2 days ago by bdantas on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintIn related news, the ISPs club together to get the members of the Home Affairs Select Committee (ya goofed on that part, ZDNet UK) copies of "The...
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