Steven Voyles

Canonical has released the beta version of Ubuntu 10.04 in the traditional desktop, server, and notebook versions along with a version designed to run on Amazon’s EC2. Some of the more noteworthy changes include new default themes, better social media integration through Gwibber, and faster boot times.

You can find a full list of the new features along with download links at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/beta1 or check out the Test Drive project for an easy way to experiment with the beta version in a virtual machine.

Membership in the IIBA just got even better.  Earlier this week, the professional association for Business Analysts announced a new on-line library that will be available to its members.  According to the official announcement, the library contains hundreds of titles with a total value of around $15,000 US if purchased individually.  While I haven’t had time to view the entire library, just a few minutes of exploring turned up such popular titles as “The Business Analyst’s Handbook”, “Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis”, and even some titles crossing over into the project management realm including the coveted “A Guide to the Project Management Body Of Knowledge (Pmbok® Guide), Fourth Edition”.  While, the IIBA already offers invaluable benefits to its members in many ways; a vast, always accessible (with an Internet connection, that is) resource like this is just another great reason to join up today.

Official Announcement

In addition to the recent rumors of a Google phone, it looks like the web giant is planning to get into the netbook business as well.  The IBTimes is reporting today that specs have been leaked for a Chrome OS-based netbook due to launch during the 2010 holiday season.  Among the standard netbook features you’d expect, this baby also has a 10.1″ HD-ready multitouch display, a 64GB SSD, and 2GB of RAM standard.  If the reported sub $300 price tag turns out to be accurate, you can bet I’ll be first in line to pick one up next year.

Via: Slashdot

Original Article: IBTimes

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