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Episode 64 Ogg Vorbis File

I guess it is that time again, I wasn’t quite ready for it this time though. Don’t get me wrong, I was ready in the sense that I had all my articles and stuff I was going to talk about. I just wasn’t feeling like starting today, I was just sort of feeling blah as the title says. One observation I am seeing is that the show is coming along pretty good, seems to me that we are picking up more listeners every week, and we are at our highest subscribership to date. Which pleases me, but also worries me at the same time. Well, here is to more continued success in the future.

News:
Red Hat News | Red Hat Asks Federal Court To Limit Patents On Software
Microsoft gets a new open-source chief | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET Blogs
Slashdot | What’s The Perfect Balance For a Budget Laptop?
Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro? | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
Microsoft gets a new open-source chief | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET Blogs
KPC | A simple PC made for you
Amanda 2.6 - a major release of the open source backup software
K Desktop Environment - KDE 4.0.3 Release Announcement
Linux ignored, not immune, says hacker contest sponsor
Microsoft Windows XP Dies June 30, as Planned
Mini-Review: Linux Mint 4.0 ‘Daryna’
Customized Linux PC for MySpacers
Dutch UMPC runs Ubuntu Linux
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC

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Music on the podcast by IodaPromonet

Roomful of Blues
“Lower on Your List of Priorities” (mp3)
from “Raisin’ a Ruckus”
(Alligator Records)

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Blip Blip Bleep
“Okay Lover” (mp3)
from “Alarm Clock, Snooze Bar, Get Up - EP”
(Undercover Culture Music)

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The New Rochelle Rotary Club
“Air Currents” (mp3)
from “Air Currents”
(Radar Recordings)

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Chris Bathgate
“Yes I’m Cold” (mp3)
from “Wait, Skeleton.”
(Quite Scientific Records)

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Episode 60-something Ogg Vorbis file

Well, I have officially lost count of the how many podcasts I have done but no biggie, I’ll just have to count them one of these days. So, it may be awhile:) Not much to say today other than we are now 100% more geeky with a brand new IRC chat room. We are talking old school, back to the Arpanet here! Check us out on #freshubuntu at freenode and we can now chat. Be seeing you.

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Links to the news

Ubuntu Live Registration Open
Development of Automatix has been discontinued
OpenOffice 2.4 Released
One step forward: a review of GNOME 2.22
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Future of Epiphany
It was one bad security week for Apple
Apple is loser in three-way hacking contest
CanSecWest: Countering Misinformation
Microsoft’s Office Open XML now an official ISO standard
Microsoft extends XP Home 2 years—for budget laptops only
Nvidia to blame for many early Vista crashes
Windows: A Monopoly Shakes
Google to Sell Unit That Sways Results
Adobe AIR for Linux Alpha Now on Adobe Labs

Link for Nick - Step by Step: Using Samba to join a Windows Domain

Website that lists Ogg Vorbis Players

This weeks music

Levan Vs Ekala
“Happiness” (mp3)
from “Happiness”
(System Recordings)

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GTD Primer Ogg File

Lots of exciting things going on the the world of Ubuntu this week, the beta is out and you can just about hear the bugs squashing that is going on and will be going til the release. I can say this that usually around this time of the release cycle that there is a lull in the news relating to Ubuntu which I like to think of it as the calm before the storm. So, instead of the usual news segment, we have a hybrid of sorts where we talk about links that we discovered since last week. I have also sprinkled in a few bits of news and announcements, namely the release of the beta which is old news since it was released last week. Better late than never I always say:) We also had a special guest this week who provided us with a “getting things done” primer. His name is Michael Ramm and can be followed on twitter. He talked to us about a few things we can do to start ourselves ont he road to GTD nirvana and pionted us to his blog Black Belt Productivity. He was a great guest, which most of my guests are and we were lucky to have him. Well, I will let you go to peruse the wonderful links that we have gathered, have a good week.

Man Page Minute - by Peter Nikolaidis

This week Peter introduces us to the touch command! You can get more info about this command from Peter’s Blog. NJOY:)

Links mentioned on the podcast
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Beta
ZDNET Ubuntu 8.04 Tour
Lifehacker Ubuntu 8.04 Walk Through
From Gnome to KDE and Back Again
Install Safari on Ubuntu Hack
KHTML - Then Other HTML Engine
Banshee Alpha 2 Is Out
New Kernel to Support NAS

Getting Things Done Links
GTD Software Links
The Ultimate GTD Index
Zen Habits
The Cranking Widgets Blog
Blackbelt Productivity

Music Links

Don Argott
“Cream Streets Theme” (mp3)
from “Cream Streets”
(Valley Entertainment)

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Ananda Project, Frankie Feliciano
“Into The Sunrise” (mp3)
from “Night Blossom”
(King Street Sounds)

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Temposhark
“Crime” (mp3)
from “The Invisible Line”
(Defend Music Inc.)

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Peter’s Big Break Ogg file
Ok, just to change things up a bit, I let Peter do the hosting this week and I must say, “not too shabby!”. It also releved me of some of the talking duties which I don’t mind every now and then. In fact, I think Peter and I will trade off every week:) This week is the big beta freeze of the next release and now is when the anticipation starts for me. The pressure is mounting for the Ubuntu developers and the excitement is building for users around the world. If you are planning a release party, let us know about it so we can get the word out. Well, the links metnioned in the podcast are below, have a great weekend!

News
Beta is out
How to install SELinux on Hardy
One-third of Asus Eee PC users to run Linux
WINE 1.0 To Be Released 06/08
OS Wars: The Battle for Your Desktop
Tekzilla installs Ubuntu
Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90

Package Highlight
Inkscape Wiki
Inkscape Website

The following is a screencast from rfquerin that I got from youtube.

Man Page Minute - mkdir

Music
Mikey Dread
“Choose Me” (mp3)
from “Best Sellers”
(Dread at the Controls)

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Toby Emerson
“Rapture” (mp3)
from “Mixtape: Hotwax”
(System Recordings)

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Frightened Rabbit
“Head Rolls Off” (mp3)
from “The Midnight Organ Fight”
(Fat Cat Records)

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The Mother Hips
“Time We Had” (mp3)
from “Kiss The Crystal Flake”
(Camera Records)

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Nikoluuhhh OGG File

You guessed right! Two shows in one week. I am trying to get these out the door a day or two after we record so that the news is fresh. Pretty novel idea, fresh news on the Fresh Ubuntu Podcast, hehe. Well, I realy haven’t got much to say other than I hope you enjoyu the show. The following are the links mentioned on the shownotes. Bye!

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GNOME 2.22 Released!
GNOME 2.22: A Truly Amazing Desktop!
GNOME 2.22 released, brings new architectural features
Plasma improvements: KDE 4.0.2 and beyond
Wal-Mart Bids The gPC Adieu
Wal-Mart Ends Test of Linux in Stores
Please Note: Wal-Mart is STILL SELLING Linux
Asus 8.9-inch Eee PC 900 Confirmed
Skype 2.0 for Linux - Seeing is believing
GCC 4.3 Release Series
The first Gnash beta is out
Someone Installs Photoshop CS3 on WINE
The History of Tux the Linux Penguin
Tweaking Ubuntu With Ubuntu Tweak

Pink Skull
“Drugs Will Keep Us Together” (mp3)
from “Drugs Will Keep Us Together”
(The Savant Guard)

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The Shanghai Restoration Project & Amos Winbush
“Babylon of the Orient” (mp3)
from “The Shanghai Restoration Project”
(Undercover Culture Music)

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Theatre of Disco
“OKE” (mp3)
from “Theatre of Disco”
(Risky Disko)

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