by Jono Bacon | Oct 1, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
…I am willing to do *stupid things* in exchange for money while [fund-raising for my charity](https://www.justgiving.com/jonobaconmarathon) at our [24 hour Ubuntu...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 29, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Accomplishments
It has been a little while since I last talked about [Ubuntu Accomplishments](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accomplishments/), but there has been ferocious work going on in the project. The new release includes a number of important features and refinements. The goal of the...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 28, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
The other day I announced our [24-hour horsemen marathon](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2012/09/26/get-ready-for-the-24-hour-horsemen-marathon/). In a nutshell, we in the Canonical Community Team are going to work for a continuous 24-hour session on Thursday next...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 27, 2012 | Community, Ubuntu
A quick update on the online dash search feature. The shopping lens feature is currently in the 12.10 development branch and undergoing extensive testing; thanks to *Nick Skaggs* for rallying folks around this additional testing to assure quality. You *will* be able...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 26, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
This photo taken when we toured with Justin Bieber. See that motley crew above? That is my team, the *Community Team* at Canonical. I am blessed to have such a wonderful team; not only are they all fantastic community leaders, but they are just a fun bunch of guys in...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 25, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
I haven’t done a video Q+A for a while and I would like to start them up again this week. As such on **Wed 26th Sep 2012** at **11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 6pm UTC / 7pm UK / 8pm Europe** I will be streaming live on [Ubuntu On Air](https://ubuntuonair.com/). Be...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 25, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
Recently there has been some concerns about the privacy of the [new feature](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2012/09/23/on-the-recent-dash-improvements/) we recently added to the dash in which it can query external resources to provide related results. I just...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 23, 2012 | Canonical, Community, Ubuntu
In the last few days there has been some discussion in the community about some improvements that have been added to the dash in Ubuntu 12.10. I wanted to take a few minutes to share some thoughts about these improvements and some of the concerns raised. If you are...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 18, 2012 | Community
Yesterday was my birthday, and I [kicked off a fund-raiser](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2012/09/17/birthday-boy-lets-do-something-good/) for [Save The Children](https://www.savethechildren.org). Thanks to the fantastic generosity of you wonderful people, the...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 17, 2012 | Community
Today I turned 33. Another year and another birthday, and another shocking realization that I am an adult and not a [long-haired 18-year-old dork playing Metallica in his bedroom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r-yQBKe2gI). Fortunately I am *not* said dork (well,...
