by Jono Bacon | Jun 7, 2013 | Ubuntu
Today I recorded a video demo of Ubuntu running on the Galaxy Nexus and showcasing much of the progress in May to turn the phone into a usable daily phone for early testers. The demo shows recieving a call and text, web browser, social networking integration,...
by Jono Bacon | Jun 3, 2013 | Ubuntu
One feature that didn’t land in Ubuntu 13.04 was the new Smart Scopes functionality in the Ubuntu dash. This feature greatly widens the scope (pun intended) of the dash returning results for a wide range of online services as well as local results. The whole...
by Jono Bacon | Jun 1, 2013 | Canonical, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
For some time now we have wanted to improve the community pages on [ubuntu.com](https://www.ubuntu.com/). While the pages there provided an overview of the community they really didn’t serve us or our new community members very well. At UDS in Copenhagen back in...
by Jono Bacon | Jun 1, 2013 | Ubuntu
A while back I [blogged about dogfooding Ubuntu Phone](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2013/05/17/dogfooding-the-ubuntu-phone-my-early-experience/); that is, *eating our own dogfood* by using it on a daily basis. I have been tracking this...
by Jono Bacon | May 31, 2013 | Personal
My parents came out to visit this week and I took a week off work to spend with them. We had not seen them for 18 months in person (pregnancy and babies make travel to England rather challenging), but we Skype video-chat pretty regularly. It was the first time they...
by Jono Bacon | May 22, 2013 | Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Recently we had our online [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) where we discussed a range of topics, defined next steps, and documented work items. The very last session at the event was an overall summary of the tracks (you can watch the video...
by Jono Bacon | May 20, 2013 | Music
Since Jack was born my music has taken something of a back seat. Recently I got the itch to write a new song and here is my first metal tune since he was born. It is an instrumental named after his onesie with chimp feet. I wanted to enjoy writing a song that spins...
by Jono Bacon | May 20, 2013 | Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Recently there was *yet another* storm in a teacup that distracted us from creating and sharing Ubuntu and our flavors with others. I am not going to dive into the details of this particular incident…it has been exhaustively documented elsewhere…but at the...
by Jono Bacon | May 17, 2013 | Community, Ubuntu
As many of you will know, our goal is to [get the Ubuntu phone in a state where it can be used on a daily basis for testing](https://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2013/05/woof-woof.html), and importantly, finding bugs, UI issues, and other details that help us to refine...
by Jono Bacon | May 16, 2013 | Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
A while back I started a project called the [Ubuntu Advocacy Kit](https://www.launchpad.net/uak/). The goal is simple: create a single downloadable kit that provides all the information and materials you need to go out and help advocate Ubuntu and our flavors to...
