by Jono Bacon | Sep 7, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Want to record a screencast in Ubuntu? Charles Profitt in a smack of irony that even the most ironic of hipsters would admire, has recorded a *screencast*…about how to make a screencast in Ubuntu. Great work, Charles! See the video [right...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 6, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Usability
Before I get started I want to provide a cast-iron caveat here: *I am not a professional interface designer*. While I have an interest in interaction design and usability, it is not my profession and most of my experience is from working on spare-time projects and...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 5, 2011 | Community, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
The Ubuntu community, like many communities has different methods in which we identify and elevate the privileges of those who actively participate and contribute good work. As an example, if you do great packaging and development work, you can get upload access to...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 5, 2011 | Canonical, Planet Ubuntu
Yesterday was my five year anniversary at [Canonical](https://www.canonical.com). I know people tend to get pretty gushy on anniversaries, so I am going to keep this as short as possible. When I joined Canonical life was quite different to how it is now. I was living...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 2, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu
Back in June I wrote a blog entry called [Better Community With Better Technology](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/06/06/better-community-with-better-technology/) which discussed some ideas about how we can better integrate our Ubuntu community work into the...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 1, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams
[Back in May](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/2011/05/26/future-loco-team-portal-plans/) I blogged about some plans that we were putting together for the [LoCo Team Portal](https://loco.ubuntu.com) to make the site more dynamic and more of a hub of information and...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 28, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
Everyone knows what [Ubuntu One](https://one.ubuntu.com) is, right? While you may know it as the system for syncing your files, contacts, notes, and bookmarks, and where you can buy and stream music, Ubuntu One is also a comprehensive [developer...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 26, 2011 | Desktop, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
So here we are in the thick of the Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot development cycle, and I am really excited about the progress that is being made. I thought it could be interesting to show off some of the work that is going on with a quick screenshot tour. This cycle...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 16, 2011 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu
*Thanks to [Reid Beels](https://reidbeels.com/) for the photo*. A few weeks ago was the [Community Leadership Summit 2011](https://www.communityleadershipsummit.com/) in beautiful Portland, Oregon. For those who are unfamiliar with the event, I started the CLS three...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 15, 2011 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Governance is a hugely important part of Ubuntu, and we have a very open and transparent governance infrastructure. Everyone on our governance boards is committed to keeping Ubuntu an open, fun, and inclusive community with a high quality of contributions. We should...
