Ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate Review

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Release Candidate 

The Ubuntu Developer team has announced that the Last development release of Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat is out. Ubuntu 10.10 RC is now avialable for download. It has gone through a lot of improvements since alpha and now its time for the final touches. The Stable release of Ubuntu 10.10 is just 96 hours away !


Download :- 

Lets take a look at the Changes :-


1) Ubuntu 10.10 Gnome :-

  • The GNOME base platform has been updated to the current 2.32 versions. This particularly includes the new dconf and gsettings API. 
  • Evolution was updated to the 2.30 version, which operates much faster compared to the version in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. 
  • Shotwell has replaced F-Spot as the default photo manager. 
  • Gwibber has been updated to support the recent change in Twitter's authentication system, as well as changing the back end storage to improve performance. 
  • The Sound Indicator has been enhanced to include music player controls. 
  • The Ubuntu Software Center has an updated look and feel, including the new "Featured" and "What's New" views for showcasing applications, an improved package description view, and a "For Purchase" software category has been added. You can also now easily access your package installation history too. 
  • Ubuntu One: Polished desktop integration with new sign up and sign in process. Tighter integration with Ubuntu SSO. Nautilus enhancements for managing folder sync preferences. Faster file sync speed. Share links to music within the Ubuntu One Music Store.
2)Kubuntu 10.10 :-
  • Kubuntu 10.10 RC comes with the latest KDE Software. KDE Platform, Workspaces and Applications were updated to 4.5.1. 
  • For 10.10 Beta, Kubuntu has merged the Desktop and Netbook images into one image featuring both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook workspaces. The appropriate workspace for your machine will be launched at login, you can also change the workspace in System Settings. 
  • Plasma Netbook now sports the Global Menu by default. 
  • The defaults web browser is now Rekonq, a KDE browser based on Qt Webkit. 
  • The new KDE bluetooth application collection Bluedevil is now installed by default. 
  • Pulseaudio is the default sound server to match other Ubuntu variants. 
  • KPackageKit updates bring a faster backend and an updated UI with an application based view. It also has new features such as a backup/restore tool for the list of installed packages. 
  • Kubuntu's installer, Ubiquity, now offers install of restricted packages during the OS install. Install starts after partitioning making it a quicker experience. 
  • Qapt-batch now replaces install-package as the update/batch-installer utility 
  • Qt was updated to the current 4.7 release and Qt Webkit to 2.0. 
  • Kubuntu Mobile Tech Preview is a new variant with a workspace suitable for smart phones.

3)Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10:-
  • The new Unity interface is now the default in Ubuntu Netbook Edition. It includes places for launching applications and browsing files, semantic search through the usage of zeitgeist, optimizing vertical space with a global menu bar and maximizing application by default. A launcher is also available for keeping and dealing with mostly used applications. All favorites from UNE lucid or gnome panel items and desktop shortcuts are automatically transitioned to the launcher on first run.
  • In addition to that, the date and time indicator now has a real calendar widget and is included by default. 
  • The standard photo management application has been switched to Shotwell and UNE comes will all goodness of the Desktop Edition too. Evolution is now performing a special mode more suited for netbook screen size. 
  • UNE needs graphical driver acceleration to be able to run. Otherwise, you should be warned about missing them and will be logout and proposed to run standard ubuntu desktop session.
Installation :-
Installing Ubuntu 10.10 is similar to the previous versions of Ubuntu but its more fun coz of the new Ubiquity Installer with improved looks. Follow the steps here for installation. 

















Desktop :-
Take a look at the Ubuntu 10.10 desktop screenshots :-








Enjoy Ubuntu 10.10 :) 

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Make Windows run Faster

Today i am going to discuss some well known Windows Tweaking applications just to make windows as fast as as a new one. I have tested a lot of applications and chose 3 of them for this post. They are Advanced System Care , Tuneup Utilities and Registry Mechanic. These applications will help you maintain your PC to the core. These will help your defrag registry boosting perfromance, cleaning up junk file to recover Hard drive space , remove spyware and prevent them from getting back again to your pc , customizing your windows looks , cleaning your brwosing traces etc. So lets watch thme working one by one :-

1.Advanced System Care -

Advanced System Care by IOBIT is a very nice tweaking tool to get windows repaired. It is available as free as well as Pro version.

Get it  here
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Best Windows 7 & Vista Shortcuts

Windows 7 & Vista are two well known operating systems from Microsoft . Today i would like to tell you some shortcuts to help you go really fast in windows . This will save a lot of mouse clicks & a lot of time .The given below are shortcuts to run a lot of functions and applications inside windows in seconds. This will help you a lot for faster browsing and mastering these will save you a lot of time. So go ahead and get them : -


For Desktop shortcuts of windows :- refer this image


Shortcuts of RUN are as follows :-
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Ubuntu Tweak - Best Ubuntu Manager

Ubuntu Tweak-a very good ubuntu manager with a nice UI for managing all ubuntu settings http://bit.ly/8NmMmj linux ubuntu opensource.
It will save you a lot of time as this application centralizes most of them and gives you a UI to control and configure your system settings yourself.Ubuntu Tweak makes it easy to change hidden system and desktop settings.Unfortunately, it is only for GNOME desktop environment . This is still under heavy development and very good utility for ubuntu users. Tweak is more or less like Ubun-student but a bit more stable and reliable with lesser bugs.But this application is also going heavy development , so watch for updates and latest releases regularly. It was basically build for the new Ubuntu users to help them getting a better ubuntu experience. We recon this a must have for your Ubuntu Desktop and we are sure it will improve your Ubuntu desktop significantly.
Read more here

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