by Jono Bacon | Mar 15, 2010 | Desktop, Opportunistic Developers
Recently I [asked for some help on how to download a file without blocking the GUI](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2010/03/15/downloading-large-files-async-with-gio/). Thanks to everyone who contributed their expertise in the post comments: I now have my program...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 15, 2010 | Desktop
Slightly technical question for my friends on [Planet GNOME](https://planet.gnome.org). I have been hunting around for some help online with no luck, so I figured I would post here and hopefully this blog entry can be a solution for those who have similar questions. I...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 4, 2010 | Desktop, Opportunistic Developers, Ubuntu
[Ubuntu Opportunistic Developer Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpportunisticDeveloperWeek) day 4 kicks off and we have some incredible events today: * **5pm UTC** – Hot rodding your app for translations support – David Planella * **6pm UTC** –...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 3, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Ubuntu
The new style of Ubuntu is driven by the theme “Light”. We’ve developed a comprehensive set of visual guidelines and treatments that reflect that style, and are updating key assets like the logo accordingly. The new theme takes effect in 10.04 LTS...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 3, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Opportunistic Developers, Ubuntu
Just a quick note to let you all know that [Ubuntu Opportunistic Developer Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpportunisticDeveloperWeek) day 3 kicks off in an hour! Here is the order of events for today: * **5pm UTC** – Creating stunning interfaces with Cairo...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 2, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Opportunistic Developers, Ubuntu
Just a quick note to let you all know that [Ubuntu Opportunistic Developer Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpportunisticDeveloperWeek) day 2 kicks off in an hour! Here is the order of events for today: * **4pm UTC** – Gooey Graphics with GooCanvas –...
