Table of Contents

News

• Welcome to Ubuntu User: The end of the world is always the beginning of a new age. By Marcel Gagné
• Who We All Are: Jono explains how the Ubuntu 10.04 release raises the bar on usability and design. By Jono Bacon
• What's New in Ubuntu 10.04: The latest Ubuntu release is a Long Term Support edition, so the developers paid special attention to stability, but you'll also find some great new tools and lots of visual enhancements. By Kristian Kißling
• Meet Matt Asay: Canonical's new Chief Operating Officer Matt Asay talks about goals and the path ahead. By Amber Graner

Features

• Elgg: Marcel shows how to create your own social networking site using the open source Elgg framework. By Marcel Gagné
• Lucid Lynx Boot: Viewing the Ubuntu boot process with a developer's eye. By Scott James Remnant
• Me Menu: Manage your chat and social networking accounts from a convenient desktop menu. By Marc Köstner and Kristian Kißling
• Ubuntu One Music Store: Dave Phillips takes a look around the Ubuntu One online music shop. By Dave Phillips
• Ground Control: We'll show you how to integrate Ubuntu's Launchpad service with your desktop. By Nathan Willis

Know-How

• GRUB 2: The rebuilt GRUB bootloader brings better automation and prettier backgrounds. By Andreas Bohle
• Acire: Charge up your code with pre-built Python snippets. By Jono Bacon
• Quickly: Get a head start on coding with this innovative programming tool. By Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
• Kontact: Get Connected to KDE's personal information suite. By Bruce Byfield
• Launchpad: Find your way around Ubuntu's code hosting service. By Jono Bacon
• Answerbuntu: Answers for your Ubuntu questions. By Mike Basinger

Desktop

• New in OOo 3.2: Password protection, new chart types, and more in the latest OpenOffice suite. By Jacqueline Rahemipour
• Task Coach: A simple and sensible task tracker. By Vincze-Áron Szabó
• Tobu: Get organized with this personal information app. By Dmitri Popov
• GCstart: Manage your collectibles with the GCstart collections manager. By Anthony Dean
• Calibre: Build an e-book and organize your electronic library. By Frank Wieduwilt

Discovery Guide

If you are new to Ubuntu, these tutorials will help you put the cat in the bag:

• Email Privacy: Tips for securing your email. By James Stanger
• Mouse Control: Setting preferences and installing useful utilities. By Dmitri Popov
• Terminal Time: Convenient command-line tools. By Heike Jurzik
• Scripting: Useful text-processing scripts. By Æleen Frisch