It is very frustrating when you don’t know every programming language (I’m a PHP guy). There are so many things I’d like to change in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (it is still a great Linux OS), but don’t have the time/knowledge to do. I am very active in promotion, but maybe someone who knows his stuff will read this list of ideas for inspiration. Or let’s just have a conversation about it in the comments!
System Hardware Rating
This is a new idea I got just a few days ago: wouldn’t it be cool if a new user popped in A Ubuntu LiveCD, which would quickly analyze the your system and grade its performance? If it were good enough it would continue with the launch, and in the case of a bad ’system grade’ it would pop up a warning that the system isn’t good enough for optimal performance and that if you want you should maybe download Xubuntu or a lighter OS?
Disclaimer: I have no idea if this is even doable.
Compiz Settings Manager installed by default
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There is no doubt that Compiz Fusion is extremely popular nowadays. Is the Settings Manager really that big of a package that they cannot include it in the default install? I think many users would enjoy being able to tweak Compiz instead of having only the basic functions. I don’t get the “you’re just here for the eye-candy” argument due to the fact that compiz is being shipped in the default install. Why not go all the way then?
Less complicated user Lockdown Tools / Parental Controls
Not only useful in schools, but also at home, Pessulus and Kiosktool just don’t cut it. I’m being optimistic about the Guest Account option, although it would be nice to see a very school- or public-computer-specific settings tool in Ubuntu or the Edubuntu add-on. I bet many parents would like to be able to easily (as in: non-command line) restrict the time of Game/Internet usage. A desktop OS is not used exclusively in a business environments.
Tablet support
I love drawing and doodling with my Wacom Bamboo Fun. It’s much better than paper. I just twitch a little when I have to run an instance of XP to use the GIMP with a tablet. There is a great guide on the Ubuntu Forums. Sadly, it works only 70% of the time and an update broke it for me. There is this Linuxwacom project. OK, well maybe working on the Wifi support is much more important than this, although I know a lot of fellow artists like to use the GIMP but can’t make the switch because their little tablet doesn’t work on Linux.

Fix Pulse Audio!
Nuff’ said.
Error/Bug Reporting Advice
We have to admit that you encounter a lot of errors when trying to do something advanced in Linux. I don’t like Windows’ & Firefox’s way of sending Crash Reports (what use do people with out an Internet connection have of it?). What Ubuntu could do, it could give you the standard error message and underneath it tell you what you can do with it if you want to report the bug (with a link to Launchpad or something similar).
Do you have any cool features you would like to see in 9.04? Tell us in the comments!





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October 26th, 2008 at 20:47
1. Fix PulseAudio (I don’t know if this is done in 8.10, haven’t tried it yet, still have my hope with me)
2. Better visual appearance by default. Dust theme, most Compiz effects turned on (of course, when the user has the graphics card driver installed), more transparency in the UI elements. Compiz Settings Manager and desklets installed by default.
3. Firewall installed by default
4. UI to Grub settings installed by default.
5. Even faster boot time (I know, they have it in their plans).
October 27th, 2008 at 05:12
- Ubuntu look and feel, so dull. A fresh look is needed (Should learn lessons from Apple OSX).
- Better integration between application (e.g. drag and drop of pictures between different applications).
- An easy development tool like VB6 which I believe played a major role in the enterprise adopting Windows desktops and developers jumping on the Windows bandwagon. Eclipse sucks.
- A Package manager that actually works for both installing and uninstalling. Apt-get is great to install but never uninstalls what it originally installed.
- Better sleep/hibernate.
- Better fonts. Standardization of fonts cross applications.
- Better printing support tools.
- Software virtualization.
- Used to be fast on old hardware, now Vista (Yes I said Vista) is running faster on the same hardware.
- I still get lost between Preferences and Administration but then this is a Gnome issue.
- …
Just my 2 cents….
October 27th, 2008 at 05:22
1. Better visual appearance, and more information to the desk about the system. Witch one? Like free space, capacity, temp for example - nut just “empty” folder pictures, stickers are great - but not enough!
Even I can say that, if My computer is on the desk, if open it, why cannot be there all of my connected hardware parts, and under them (if click one of them) probing, and setup possibilites?
In the same way, I think - put one system logo inside - and under you will find software setups (firewall, and anything what the system desires)
1.a For GDM login screen, and active parts of the system: It cannot be to have more support for visually impaired people? Like - saying out important parts. For example: Enter login name, password, system is online, **** is active of offline, and aso. Better as the bling, tada, and other similar voices, or simply silence.
2. Compiz fusion is great, but not for everyone. For me is mostly (!) just hardware consuming eyecandy bullshit. Some parts, witch allowing to handle much easier windowses, could be handy.
3. System hardware rating you said? C’mon, like in Windblows? No way! Linux is very scalable? Yes! Then the sys maybe automagically could turn off effects, starting cron parts, maybe even the whole Gui to boot on with ncurses UI (or without) or even on my lcd of my smart radio controlled alarming clock. Right? Recycling, buddy! Not all computer is junk, witch cannot run compiz, and overdesigned modest grfx…. Anyhow, better idea is Fedora’s Smolt system. Canonical why doesn’t have like that? And think about it, make ONE common lists for hardware, wich is supported by hw distributors.
4. More support for Nautilus CD/DVD writer. And forget wodim! The original cdrdao is mutch better, and supports already blue-ray discs also. It needs more possibilities like cover-, and lightscribe support.
5. More integrated system parts. If I install programs to the system, most of it not extends the anothers, it’s only a single ones! It cannot be connected with the others? Honestly, cannot to be to some program(group)’s knowing each other?
October 27th, 2008 at 05:27
1. An extra Icon to Install addition stuff like all the codecs, flash …etc so new people dont gotta worry and ubuntu dont have to mess with copyrighted stuff.
2. Maybe advance feature to select what apps we want to be install instead of just using the default ones that ubuntu has. Not really needed but saves users time uninstalling and installing others after we got the OS up and running.
October 27th, 2008 at 05:36
6. Pre-profiled system installer. When you boot in, then let me allow to choose at installing types. Like purpose, desktop or server - and allowing to add/remove parts from the package.
October 27th, 2008 at 05:40
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October 27th, 2008 at 06:16
1. when you change the theme color the login window should change to that color too.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:22
I’d just like Ubuntu to work on my platform: MSI P45 motherboard and ATI HD 3670. So far I can load everything on it and have it run except Ubuntu (up to and including the latest Ibex beta).
October 27th, 2008 at 13:03
“”"- An easy development tool like VB6 which I believe played a major role in the enterprise adopting Windows desktops and developers jumping on the Windows bandwagon. Eclipse sucks.”"”
One one side we already scripting languages.
On another side, I’d really love to see something like Mac OS’s “Automator” tool. Think of visually building pipeline to automate some routine tasks associated with computers. Many applications support all kinds of automation internally, but when it comes to mixing processing by several applications, it all becomes mundane routine. In Mac OS they solved that by providing the application (”Automator”) to build pipelines, set of standard actions and API for applications to provide their own custom actions for such pipelines.
Read on here: http://developer.apple.com/macosx/automator.html
October 27th, 2008 at 13:56
Is there anyone out there?
October 27th, 2008 at 14:00
You missed one critical feature when trashing Vista and promoting Ubuntu… Getting rid of the Ubuntu EULA!
You see, the Ubuntu EULA/GPL does not permit you to use the Linux OS for purposes other than non-commercial work. Everything you do with Linux *if* that work is hosted on Linux technologies and that technology is public facing.
This is a big issue with corporations, businesses, and entrepreneurs.
promotinglinux.com
October 27th, 2008 at 14:27
Dill Nates is just a troll, promoting his website with “opinions” similar to what he sad above. He’s hoping to get a lot of visitors. Do not feed him!
October 27th, 2008 at 14:51
I just want people to have a balanced overview and decide for themselves if Linux and the GPL are right for there needs.
I have no agenda.
October 27th, 2008 at 14:51
> You see, the Ubuntu EULA/GPL does not permit you to use the Linux OS for purposes other than non-commercial work.
This is probably the most stupid LIE I have read the whole day. The GPL only covers redistribution (as in selling Ubuntu for money). There’s no Ubuntu EULA. You can use it for whatever purpose, commercial or not.
What you cannot do is modify or redistribute _withouht_ providing the source code for the software already in Ubuntu. Of course, it doesn’t cover software created by you independently.
October 27th, 2008 at 15:17
OpenChange integration.
October 27th, 2008 at 15:29
I have to agree with none.
>You see, the Ubuntu EULA/GPL does not permit you to use the Linux OS for purposes other than non-commercial work. <
Where do you get you BS from?
BTW and just for the record, your HP is just one big LIE as well.
I don’t believe people actually waste thier time and enrgy on writing, publishing and support such trash.
But I degress. OpenBravo or similar would be great.
October 27th, 2008 at 16:49
1) A simple option to enable parallel port scanners. I have a flatbed HP Scanjet and apparently I have to recompile my own kernel to use it?
2) Re-architect loadable drivers so that we don’t have to recompile the kernel to add drivers.
3) Better support for MTP - I still cannot put music on my Samsung T10 mp3 player.
Along the same lines, the only reasons I still have/use a bootable XP partition on a machine:
Garmin GPS - need a way to load routes and waypoints.
Samsung T10 mp3 player and the MTP.
DSL Modem/router/WAP firmware upgrades - Actiontec upgrades only run on Windows.
But these beefs are mainly with the manufacturers not providing Linux support. I’ve heard MTP support is available, coming, whatever, but I haven’t been able to get it running on Ubuntu 8.04, going to try Mepis 7.0 this week…
PS - Things Linux does surprisingly well:
Connect to my LaCie NAS.
Connect to the Nikon D-60 (USB).
Find the Linksys ethernet/USB print server and the associated Epson printer - even easier than the XP machines on the same LAN. Ubuntu found all the drivers it wanted and pulled them from the net in moments. XP demanded I go find the Epson install CD.
Runs on some really aging hardware, in one case a 266MHz P-II with 320MB of memory - still usable as file server. Or my old Thinkpad 800MHz P-III, 192MB memory - similarly usable.
October 27th, 2008 at 16:58
I’m assuming all these great ideas have been submitted to brainstorm, or as wishlist items at launchpad.
There are channels for these kinds of ideas, don’t neglect to use them.
October 27th, 2008 at 17:02
>- A Package manager that actually works for both
>installing and uninstalling. Apt-get is great to
>install but never uninstalls what it originally
>installed.
well, there is aptitude, does exactly what apt-get does, but more intelligence. It does what you require, removing dependencies too.
October 27th, 2008 at 17:11
Oh come on guys, I spent 5 minutes on Dill’s website which I never heard of until today. It is CLEARLY meant to be funny. Anyone who actually reads the site will get a laugh.
Scot
October 27th, 2008 at 18:19
performance
October 27th, 2008 at 19:20
I agree 100% with the “Lockdown Tools” item. I would
really like to see the computers that are used in a
Public Library running Ubuntu. About all they do is
surf the net, print out a page, and save files to a USB
drive………but the desktop must be dead simple and
bullet proof. I also have tried Pessulus and Kiosktool
and the “guest” login, none of these are suitable. The
“Ubuntu Guest Login comes close, but it can still be tampered with….also I would like to be able to customize the “looks” and have the settings remain.
October 27th, 2008 at 21:04
I love Ubuntu but have sworn not to use it anymore until they change the UI. Fedora somehow manages to change the look and feel of their OS during for every release and Ubuntu is still using the horrible sh!t colored interface.
There are so many artists out there that have rendered wonderful images of what Ubuntu can adopt as their UI but nothing has changed except their wallpapers.
CentOS’s UI and also Fedora’s UI is soooooo clean. Can’t Ubuntu do the same?
If there is anything I would like to see first and foremost is an Interface change.
October 27th, 2008 at 21:32
Dual monitor support that’s as easy and simple as what Windows currently offers. Throw in an “advanced” button for those who want to geek out with it, but give me quick, simple, extended desktop. Please.
October 27th, 2008 at 21:40
The thing that ubuntu needs first is better compatibility upon install. I want to have all the programs that are a necessity installed and up to date with a fresh install. (vlc, updates for everything)
It should also have a more visually appealing SET of stock themes with better preview boxes that include a full screen shot. (dust theme but even better would be wall light)
But perhaps most importantly ubuntu needs some big name developers like adobe, to port their software to linux. This is the largest hurdle that i think ubuntu needs to jump and the one that is keeping the masses from jumping to ubuntu
October 27th, 2008 at 21:54
Wacom tablets work great on Ubuntu 8.10.
October 27th, 2008 at 22:03
Yes, you raise some very interesting points dude. Very nice.
Jiff
http://www.anonymity.cz.tc
October 27th, 2008 at 22:12
At first glance it seems like a good idea, but the System Hardware Rating idea would be a waste of time, simply because a computer with specs too low for Ubuntu probably wouldn’t even manage to boot the Live CD (a sure sign that you’ll have to use an alternate install CD).
It’d also be nice if the error reporting was a bit more automated, so that less technical users wouldn’t have to worry about creating an account on Launchpad, etc, just to provide information about what went wrong. I suppose it’s more ideal if the person creates an account on Launchpad and provides more info on the bug if required, but it’s still better to allow users to send a one-click error report than to put them off the idea of reporting errors at all because the process is too complicated. Perhaps there could be two buttons: Quick Report, and Advanced Launchpad Bug Report.
I think I agree with your other ideas too (except perhaps the Compiz Fusion one).
It’s an awful shame that’s there only so much you can fit on a CD. It makes me wonder how long it will be before Ubuntu is forced to start releasing on a DVD.
It must be said I have a fair amount of faith in the Ubuntu developers. It sometimes seems to take quite a while, but they eventually work on all the worthwhile features that are requested and implement and integrate them very well (not just quick hacks and patches, but well thought out solutions).
October 27th, 2008 at 23:11
shitty tablet support
shitty wifi
shitty audio
WHY ARE PEOPLE RAVING ABOUT THIS CRAP SO MUCH?
October 27th, 2008 at 23:16
If I’m not mistaken, much of the stuff regarding PulseAudio was fixed. Two important issues were:
1. Skype. This was fixed by upgrading libasound2-plugins to 1.0.17 (which is in Intrepid).
2. Flash. This was fixed by using Flash 10, and Intrepid has Flash 10. No more libflashsupport needed any more.
3. As for every other application, I’m not sure, but I haven’t noticed any issues.
October 28th, 2008 at 00:28
Fix the bugs first!
It has too many.
October 28th, 2008 at 00:47
I totally agree with you! Tablet support and hardware rating would be a big plus for ubuntu.Compiz settings too, it should come with the default install.
October 28th, 2008 at 01:04
You should post your new ideas on: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/
And report bugs on: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu
October 28th, 2008 at 02:59
Well, actually wacom works quite nice…. I have a tablet pc (with onscreen stylus and touch) and everything works great on Intrepid. It might take a onetime configuration of an hour or so, but it is worth it. Once you have your xorg.conf right, just back it up somewhere safe and reuse it when it gets broken.
Kory
October 28th, 2008 at 06:41
Mr. Dill Nates is a skilled practitioner of “New Speak” (where “peace” means “war,” etc). His website, promotinglinux.com, is a website that instead promotes Microsoft’s wares. He starts off telling us his “Windows License Key” and ends by saying “Make the choice, choose Windows.” Promoting Linux indeed! Coupled with his inacurate assertions above, I would be very cautious about any assertions he makes.
October 28th, 2008 at 08:43
Michael:
There is a firewall installed by default. It’s called iptables. It just doesn’t have any rules setup.
October 28th, 2008 at 08:45
zoltan:
The thing wodim replaced doesn’t meet the DFSG’s requirements. It mixes licenses so much, it turns into an impossible combination.
October 28th, 2008 at 11:27
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October 28th, 2008 at 14:40
EXCHANGE SERVER 2007 SUPPORT!!!
I can’t say it enough. We could switch some of our users to linux TODAY if it had Exchange 2007 support at my business. It’s on the roadmap for Gnome 2.26 and Openchange is coming along, but dear lord, just get it done. it’s WAY overdue, considering there’s so many ways to do it (MAPI, Outlook Anywhere/MAPI, Exchange Web services). Linux is teetering of not being viable for the enterprise desktop if it doesn’t get Exchange 2007 support SOON.
October 28th, 2008 at 14:47
> EXCHANGE SERVER 2007 SUPPORT!!!
Fortunately for everybody on another side of fence, there are better groupware alternatives - which geared toward people who do actually do work, not management toys. Just Google for “Linux Groupware”.
On another side, nothing stops you from deploying Linux with VirtualBox for corporate Windows Apps.
Knowing all the problems fo making Exchange working properly under Windows (both client and server sides), I’m horrified with somebody actually porting this nightmare to Linux.
October 28th, 2008 at 16:22
I would like to see an easier way to install programs, yeah I know Synaptic makes it easy but we something easier like on Windows.
October 28th, 2008 at 22:01
I just want it to be a full KDE 3.5.x distro. No gnome, no mono no KDE4 (those ***** ruined the best linux gui in existance!)
If we just could get the mac-gui under gpl v3 - that’d be even better… Don’t like mac - but i do like the constence build into their GUI’s!
The left apple never changes
Just don’t follow the way windows is slaughtered - be consistent in the GUI. Oldtimers like me don’t like revolution - we do love evolution! Slowly & with vision!
October 28th, 2008 at 22:52
@Dummy000001,
Exchange isn’t so bad. When it’s not working its usually a configuration problem, not actually borken software.
There are open source alternatives to Exchange. Search google for {exchange “open source” alternative 2008}. Drop the brackets, I just used those as a container, and I use the 2008 to try and get more recent articles than older ones.
There are several good hits on the first page alone.
October 28th, 2008 at 23:43
@Scot, all I was trying to say is that there are better tools for more or less any niche inside the company.
P.S. Exchange/Outlook, frankly, is bloated piece of **** which never really works the way you want it to. Pretty much everybody admits it is toy for management - it is not a tool for employees who do the job.
I used on many occasions phpGroupware and pre-Kolab KDE groupware tools and despite their infancy they were already better fit for my - software engineer - needs, and organizational needs of my team. Kontakt and Kmail are pretty much best tools around for their jobs and can do pretty much everything I need from groupware except probably Out Of Office reply. And note: they do it magnitudes *BETTER* than Excahnge/Outlook ever did.
Heck, Kmail can quote - Outlook can’t. ‘nuf said.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:08
I hope they find a solution for audio conflicts between flash and music players. Not installed Intrepid Ibex to see if they found a solution for it, yet.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:50
My inspiron dell 9200 with XP-sp2 did not detect wireless. It always complained about card not being available or something that i could never understand. I was impressed when Ubuntu detected it with jus live CD. Now am throughly on ubuntu slowly shrinking the space windows can use.
Issues I face with Ubuntu (am sure its livable than my endless bluescreens and weird errors)
a) When system hibernates it does not react back
b) Need a ubuntu native messenger that can allow good video & audio chat. Am impressed with the speed & refresh rate of Gyachi and Ekiga but they have their issues and Pidgin & Kopete to the best of my knowledge does not have Video n audio support (i could be wrong)
c) Flash player/WMP/audio stream plugins or their Open source equivalent enabled in Konqueror/FF
If these critical things can be done, I would not mind extra jazz like graphics n all that come in at a later release of ubuntu.
Ubuntu Rocks!
October 30th, 2008 at 23:52
A couple of things I’d like to see improvements in Compiz Fusion’s Enhanced Magnifier plug-in:
1: Getting around the magnified screen is not as easy as in AiSquared’s ZoomText for Windows. The arrow stays centered at all times except at the edge of the screen. It’s not that easy navigating through menues.
2: No input tracking. I have to move the mouse to see what I’m typing. With ZoomText, input tracking is fully supported and relies heavily on that. It’d be nice to have Gnome talk to Enhanced Magnifier plug-in. When it comes to notification, this will be great for the visually impaired. For those who do the screencast can turn that feature off. Tabbing through controls within a dialog can move the magnification window to direct the user to what they want to control.
3: Some controls, including a tooltip (ZoomText treats the tooltip as a control in Windows), gets obscurred. I’d like to see the magnifier plug-in notice the tooltip appeared and move the zoomed area approperately.
4: Speaking of Gnome talking to Enhanced Magnifier plug-in, Orca should talk to the Enhanced Magnifier plug-in, too. Orca could direct the magnifier plugin, like reading the document. Plus, Orca can read the tooltip when the tooltip pops up from the magnification area. Speaking of reading the document, why not have Orca provide a visual cue for the hearing impaired (like for those with slight hearing loss or those who wear hearing aids)?
5: Along with combining the Enhanced Desktop Zoom and Magnifier into one, this could allow the visually impaired to switch between different zoom windows: full, dock (left, top, right, bottom), line, and overlay. Plus, they can have the second zoom window, like for static areas where the area of the zoom window will stay still. This is useful for keeping track of the data in a spreadsheet, notification area, etc.
6: Streamline the controls!!! For example, have all the common controls move to the first page. Why not have two tabs (Common, and Advanced)? Within the Advanced tab, all the controls can go in there. Additionally, have all the controls with checkboxes to the left of the labels. As a visually impaired, it is not that easy to find the check box when zoomed in closely. Navigating around the GUI is very important for those who want to zoom in/out occasionally. While doing so, you can have more controls in the right of the GUI. Thus, in my opinion, two columns are better than one. Or three columns if the labels are short and that I don’t see a need for a slider if the numeric up/down control is used for that particular functionality. With all of those controls streamlined, I don’t think there’s a need for a scroll bar to scroll down list of controls if the GUI were to be smaller while still be able to read and use the controls.
As for the advanced area of the plug-in, I don’t think that many people with visually impairements care for speed adjustments, zoom factor, etc. as long as it works right out of the box.
What I want for Cononical is to have accessibility to be their top priority, along with making the user interface easier. I strive to be productive under Linux, but when it comes to writing documents, in my opinion, Compiz Fusion does not seem to care about the input from the keyboard, despite that it supports user shortcuts, but that’s not enough.
I don’t care for new features for 9.04, but 3G support is great under 8.10. If my wish for Cononical to make accessibility their top priority comes true and Cononical gets to work in that, this should be a great step forward for Cononical to support people with disabilities to provide what they need. This will allow the people who are visually impaired to stay more productive. Of course, there’s already support for blind that started around 7.04 or later (?), called Orca. It has support for Braille display. But this doesn’t mean that those who are visually impaired should use Orca instead of Compiz Fusion. From my prior experience with Ubuntu 8.04, I had problems with gnome magnifier, due to slow framerate when moving the mouse, probably because it does not use “video driver hook” like ZoomText does. Plus, it’s got some kind of “translucent, pixelated arrow” with original arrow in the screen. It does not replace the original arrow with the arrow under Gnome’s magnifier. As to slow framerate, it’s not that I have an old 64-bit hardware, as it feels like I’m running under Pentium 166MHz (don’t mean to exaggerate
).
For those of you who have 32-bit Windows (not 64-bit), why don’t you give ZoomText (http://www.aisquared.com/) a try? With the trial version of ZoomText, I hope you get what I mean.
October 31st, 2008 at 00:09
Oh, by the way, be sure you check out the videos about the Introduction to ZoomText.
Don’t be shy if you see Windows in the video and images. I’d like for the fans of Linux to be open-minded.
And here’s the correct website as the link to zoomtext.com gets redirected, but I don’t think it matters to anyone: http://www.aisquared.com/
October 31st, 2008 at 01:06
I need to clarify #1:
In ZoomText, it’s easy to get around the magnified screen, because the mouse pointer (arrow) stays centered except at the edge of the screen, which is the way I want it.
In Ubuntu, it’s the opposite. The magnified screen moves in relative to the mouse pointer.
November 1st, 2008 at 09:19
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November 1st, 2008 at 22:49
Get thee to brainstorm.ubuntu.com most of what you posted here is already on there, often with developer responses.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:29
For those complaining about Synaptic not removing files are most likely not using the features under the status button located in the lower left panel to remove remnant dependency packages and configuration files. This little feature along with deborphan keeps all of my Ubuntu machines squeaky clean.
November 6th, 2008 at 18:15
it would be really nesseciary to boot up faster….
November 25th, 2008 at 14:52
Nautilus should be speed up for performance.
It slows the computer while creating thumbnails of images and video files.
January 2nd, 2009 at 22:35
Just came across this blog this morning and think its pretty cool. Liked the mention of using the GIMP on my slate ( TC1100 ). Going to try it. Got a lot of reading to do.
Mike