Whats New in Ubuntu 11.10(Oneiric Ocelot) ?

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Ubuntu 11.10 code named (Oneiric Ocelot) includes some interactive enhancements to make your Ubuntu experience even more enjoyable.

Ubuntu Software Centre | The launcher | The dash | Application switching

Ubuntu Software Centre

The Ubuntu Software Centre gives you instant access to thousands of apps. With the Ubuntu 11.10 redesign, you can see the top-rated apps, compare apps by rating and user reviews, keep track of what you’ve installed, and sync your apps between all your Ubuntu computers.

The launcher

It’s pretty hard to miss the launcher that sits on the left-hand side of your screen. It’s designed to make getting to your favourite tools and applications quick and easy. You can hide and reveal it, add and remove applications and bookmarks, and keep track of your open windows.

The dash

When you click on the Ubuntu logo in the top-left corner of the launcher, the new dash will appear. It’s another simple way to get to your shortcuts and search for other applications and programs. So you can get fast access to your email, music, pictures and much more. And you can search by type of app or file with our new filters menu.

Application switching

Ubuntu 11.10 gives you a really easy way to manage multiple windows and applications. You can use Alt + Tab and Alt + Grave to switch between applications or application windows. No more cramping multiple apps into a small space.

 

New Look for Windows8 Explorer: Ribbon added (like in Office 2010)

Return of Up button and Ribbon added to Explorer …

As we already posted that software engineers of Microsoft. Windows started blogging(Building Windows8) about their new OS code named Windows8, Today they released an update about the new look of Explorer in Windows8.

Here is how it looks…

Benifits of Ribbon:

Exposes hidden features that they already use but which require third party add-ons to use in the Explorer UI today.

Provides keyboard shortcuts for every command in the ribbon, something many people have been asking for.

Provides UI customization with the quick access toolbar, taking us back to a customization level that is basically equivalent to Windows XP.

They also mentioned about the Up button in window xp was included in this version of OS as it was not included in windows7

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Google’s Cr-48

The Cr-48 is the test notebook Google designed for the Pilot program. It’s the first of its kind.

It’s ready when you are, booting in about 10 seconds and resuming from sleep instantly. There’s built-in Wi-Fi and 3G, so you can stay connected everywhere, and a webcam for video chat. The vibrant 12-inch LCD display, full-size keyboard and oversized touchpad let you enjoy the web comfortably. And at just 3.8 pounds with over eight hours of active usage and a week of standby time, it’s easy to take along for the ride.

What did we leave out? Spinning disks, caps-lock key, function keys, and lap burns.

The keyboard also has a bunch of shortcuts that you would typically see on the Windows version of Chrome. These shortcuts include things like CTRL + H for your browser history, CTRL + W to close a tab and CTRL +/- for zoom in and out. If you want to see a full list of these commands, all you have to do is hit CTRL + ALT + ?. You won’t find any buttons on the touch pad. However, like a majority of netbooks on today’s market, the touch pad itself is, in fact, a button. Many people do not like clicky touch pads, especially if they like to scroll with one finger and click with another.

The Cr-48 has a 12.1-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800. This, as many of you probably already know, is extremely rare on netbooks but is a more than welcome addition. It allows plenty of vertical screen space for easy viewing of web pages and the matte surface of the screen allows the Cr-48 to provide very strong viewing angles to the left and the right.

The one problem many people are reporting with the login is that the device does not recognize any login that is not followed by @gmail.com. Even if you use any number of accounts that are registered with Google, the Cr-48 will not recognize them. So, if you do not have a valid Gmail account, then you have hit a dead end in the login prompt because creating one during setup is impossible. If this happens, then you may need to log on to another computer that is not a Chrome-OS device and create a Gmail account ending in @gmail.com.

Google is definitely trying to shake things up in the netbook market with this device. A netbook designed completely around Chrome is a bold attempt, but if any company can do it, I’d put my money on Google. I mean, it is only a matter of time before they take over the world.