Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 249 for the week
January 16 – 22, 2012.
== Links to UWN ==
* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue249
Say hello to the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. Here’s what we hope you’ll see in 12.04 when you invoke the HUD from any standard Ubuntu app that supports the global menu: Read more here
And then there’s gazillions of comments from all over:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/01/moving-away-from-menus-is-ubun.php
http://www.howtogeek.com/103975/heads-up-display-hud-to-replace-application-menus-in-unity-ubuntu-news/
http://inessential.com/2012/01/24/ubuntu_hud
http://siliconfilter.com/ubuntu-wants-to-replace-its-menus-with-a-hud/
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ubuntu_looks_replace_traditional_menus_new_hud_interface
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Ubuntu-12.04-HUD-Mark-Shuttleworth-intenterface,14548.html
http://www.itworld.com/open-source/244039/ubuntu-feature-command-line-shortcuts
http://news.techworld.com/operating-systems/3332340/ubuntu-1204-replaces-application-menus-with-heads-up-display/
http://liliputing.com/2012/01/ubuntu-re-invents-pc-menu-systems-with-new-hud-interface.html
http://www.cultofmac.com/142197/ubuntu-is-killing-the-menu-bar-with-new-tech-that-is-part-alfred-part-siri/
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/01/24/1421236/ubuntu-1204-to-include-head-up-display-menus
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/01/ubuntu-hud-control-system/
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/mark-shuttleworth-unveils-new-head-up-display-for-ubuntu-12-04/
http://ostatic.com/blog/the-latest-ubuntu-interface-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-menus
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/245809/scitech/technology/ubuntu-to-sport-new-head-up-display-menu?ref=section_latest
Today we will see how to make an incredible and surprising combination of a low-performance PCs and a nice TV or projector. Our goal is to turn that old PC into a fantastic Media Center, which will give you many possibilities. From the view of Film and/or video, to listen to music (excellent if you have connected a good sound system), an excellent way to show photographs and browse the web with a simple click . Read more here
Think Unity means you need to find another Linux distribution? Try one of these tools first. If you’re still not happy, then you can start looking around for a new desktop or a new distribution. Read more here
With Ubuntu 12.04 scheduled for release in April 2012, the Ubuntu developers have released a test version of Unity 5.0, the newest version of Ubuntu’s desktop interface. Read more here
