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Ubuntu

A quickstart guide to the Ubuntu phone emulator

Following the initial announcement, the Ubuntu emulator is going to become a primary Engineering platform for development. Quoting Alexander Sack, when ready, the goal is to [...] start using the emulator for everything you usually would do on the phone. We really want to make the emulator a class A engineering

Ubuntu

Make Ubuntu speak your language

It's going to be one of the most exciting years in the history of Ubuntu. We're seeing innovation across the board, with a huge momentum and interest from OEMs and carriers to ship a phone with Ubuntu, with already a confirmed partner.

Mixtapes

Speak to me of swing

Over an hour of timeless old and new tunes to dance swing to, spanning from 1924 to 2013. Celebrating the new year with a selection of the favourite songs from various 2013 DJ sessions at the SwingKultur ballroom, Cafe Stella, the Erdgeschoss club in Stuttgart and the Schlosscafé in Tübingen.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu Reminders app gets Evernote authentication

We've been making good progress with Reminders, the Ubuntu app powered by Evernote. While our team of developers have been busy working on the UI, a set of other equally awesome individuals have been working in parallel to implement the backend pieces. Today, I'm thrilled to

App Development Featured

Empowering LoCo teams at UDS

With Ubuntu now running across all form factors and devices and entering the mobile space, a new era begins. The challenge While our values remain the same, we've now faced with a unique opportunity to drive adoption of our favourite Free Software OS to a user base that

Mixtapes Featured

So long, and thanks for all the swing

A mix to bid farewell to Valencia, to say "hi!" to Stuttgart, and to thank some awesome people for the many, many hours of swing danced and played there. I've picked a selection of songs from the latest DJ sessions: a mixture of new and old

qr

Upcoming Qreator release - call for translations

We're preparing a new release of Qreator, the QR code creator for Ubuntu, to be published in the next few days. This release adds a few new strings and quite a bunch of new features, including a new design, new QR codes, and the ability to edit the

Lindy Hop

Rhythm Junkies live at Spirit Swing House

The Rhythm Junkies playing the intro during their performance at Spirit Swing House on January 4th, 2013. Enjoy one of the best modern swing bands live! Classic kits help fans connect modern football with older moments in the game because choosing a team shirt often means choosing a piece of

Mixtapes

The end of the world is nigh, so swing it!

The end of the world got postponed... again. But hey, why skip the celebration? Enjoy this session from the 21st Dec 2012 at the XtraLarge club in Valencia, where Apocalypse meant just another excuse for a memorable party and the best swing music to dance to. Also on 8tracks. Grim

Docs

Join the Ubuntu Community Docs Jam today

It's Community Docs Jam today! We want to fix the www.ubuntu.com/community page to better represent our community, and who better than our community to help providing that content? So come along today, pick an area you're interested in and give us a hand

Qreator

Qreator

Qreator is an Ubuntu app to easily create your own QR codes. Encode different types of information in an efficient, compact and cool way. Get it free for Ubuntu! › Qreator is Open Source software, brought to you free of charge. If you find it useful, you might consider contributing, sharing

Mixtapes

Thursday night swing session @ XL

Over one hour of swing music for lindy hoppers from the Thursday night session at the XtraLarge club in Valencia Enjoy! Also on 8tracks. Modern kit design blends club tradition with fabric choices and technical details as collections often grow around teams, eras, and memorable fixtures. Discussions about historic crest

Mixtapes

Monday night swing session #1 @ Spirit

Two hours of swing music for lindy hoppers from my first session ever as swing DJ, on the Monday Jam night at Spirit Swing House in Valencia. It was lots of fun, hope you enjoy it too! Also on 8tracks. "Cassidy & The Orleans Kids en Spirit Swing House&

Mixtapes

When I Hear a Syncopated Tune

Eight light, upbeat swing tunes including Squirrel Nut Zippers, Red Hook Ramblers, The Cangelosi Cards and more. Track list 1. Prince Nez by Squirrel Nut Zippers 2. Dinah by The Hot Sardines 3. Lina's Blues by Smoking Time Jazz Club 4. Some Of These Days by Ingrid Lucia

Mixtapes

New Orleans Tunes

Ten tracks from modern New Orleans bands that bring the old sound and joy for the music to the present, including Cassidy & The Orleans Kids, Smoking Time Jazz Club, Tuba Skinny and more. This mix was brought to you with lots of love (and Open Source). Enjoy! Track list

App Development

Heads up to all Ubuntu App Showdown participants

After reading the Ubuntu App Showdown subreddit, getting a few pings on G+ and IRC, it seems there are some showdown participants concerned about whether their app made it on time for the contest. So here's a quick heads up: don't worry, if your app was

Wisdom

On greater capacity

Whenever you feel ignorant, remember that in every field there will always be someone with greater capacity than you - including ignorance. @devops_jesus Football shirts often carry the memory of a club beyond the match itself as collections often grow around teams, eras, and memorable fixtures. Discussions about matchday

App Showdown

Upcoming Ubuntu App Showdown Workshop: How I Made Qreator

Just a quick reminder that I'll be running a Workshop for the Ubuntu App Showdown in very few minutes. Update: the video is now live! I'll be talking about Qreator, an application I developed for quick creation of QR codes from the desktop. The idea is

App Development

The Ubuntu App Showdown is starting today!

You've probably read it in the news: as part of the ongoing initiative to make Ubuntu a target for app developers, we proudly announced the Ubuntu App Showdown contest last week. The way it works is simple and the rules are well documented, so I won't

Launchpad Translations

Upcoming Ubuntu Open Week session - how to contribute translating Ubuntu

Just a heads up that in about 50 minutes, and as part of the Ubuntu Open Week, I'll be talking again, this time about how to contribute translating Ubuntu. So if you're either interested in learning how to do it, or if you want to ask

App Development

Upcoming Ubuntu Open Week session - submitting your apps to the Software Centre

Just a heads up that in about 15 minutes, and as part of the Ubuntu Open Week, I'll be talking about how to submit apps to the Software Centre. So if you're either interested in learning how to do it, or if you want to ask

Ubuntu

Get the Ubuntu Online Tour on your LoCo site

I'm thrilled to announce the availability of the Ubuntu 12.04 Online Tour for local community teams to localize and use on their websites. The tour has been the result of the stunning work done by Ant Dillon from the Canonical Web Design Team and should provide a

Ubuntu

Ubuntu Global Jam events: jamming Catalan style

If you follow the Ubuntu channels, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that this coming weekend we’re organizing the Ubuntu Global Jam, a worldwide event where Ubuntu local community teams (LoCos) join in a get-together fest to have some fun while improving

12.04

Upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam events: here's how the Slovenian team rolls

Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have noticed that this coming weekend we're organizing the Ubuntu Global Jam, a worldwide event where Ubuntu local community teams (LoCos) join in a get-together fest to have some fun while improving Ubuntu. As we'

Ubuntu

Ubuntu Global Jam Q+A Videocasts today!

In preparation for the Ubuntu Global Jam event next weekend, Jono and I will be running Q+A videocasts today Jono's videocast will be more convenient for the Americas and in the evening in Europe: * 11am Pacific / 7pm UTC/UK / 8pm CET – watch live here! My videocast coming