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James Gifford
Last seen March 26, 2018, 10:39 a.m.

Website:	http://jamesrgifford.com/
Location:	Cleveland, Ohio, USA

12.04 Updates: Unity Greeter theme, complete with fancy two-monitor support.
Feb. 25, 2012, 8:52 a.m. by James Gifford

Minor LightDM Theme Tweaks Lands in 12.04 Precise
Feb. 14, 2012, 9:35 a.m. by James Gifford

Last night, after some updates, I was greeted with a new slick LightDM login screen in 12.04.  [gallery] In addition to changing to the users wallpaper (which has been around for about a month or so now), the entire experience is now a little slicker and its now extrememly well rounded - just another example of Precise quality for ...

Demo of Unity 5.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 With Dual Monitors
Feb. 7, 2012, 6:32 p.m. by James Gifford

Overall, I love Unity. The new version of Unity, 5.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 is slicker, faster and better than ever - in fact, I'd say its getting close to converting most Unity unity dislikers.  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/MFwiX8pHrmY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ask Ubuntu Unity Lens, Now Available in the Ubuntu Software Center
Jan. 12, 2012, 5:12 p.m. by James Gifford

Well, the long wait is over! No longer do you need to install the <em>Ask Ubuntu Unity lens</em> via a PPA! You can now install it <em>straight from the Ubuntu Software Center!</em> Simply <a href="http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/unity-lens-askubuntu">click this link</a> and it will happily download and install itself. For the terminal savvy, install the <code>unity-lens-askubuntu</code> package. Example of it in action: <img src="http://i.stack.imgur.com/O9ClI.png" ...

Scared of Unity/GNOME-shell? Here's a tip to make XFCE life a little easier
Sept. 23, 2011, 7:11 a.m. by James Gifford

If you're like many in the Linux community, you probably don't like Unity/Gnome-shell for any number of reasons. So, you made the jump (like <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Drops-Gnome-3-for-Xfce-Calls-It-Crazy-215074.shtml">Linus Torvalds did</a>) to XFCE. Now, you plug in your laptops monitor, and it doesn't.... work right. It's not a dual-monitor setup like you used to love and use in good 'ol gnome 2.x.  ...

Wunderlist, now available for Linux
Sept. 20, 2011, 10:46 a.m. by James Gifford

Well, it is a interesting day, and it's only 12:30PM (where I am)! Via the <a href="http://blog.wunderlist.com/post/10440856186/finally-wunderlist-for-linux">Wunderlist blog</a>, Wunderlist is now available for Linux. I've downloaded it and I'm extremely pleased with it. Screenshot is below:  <img src="http://i.imgur.com/geo13.png" /> That's about all there is to it - according to OMG! Ubuntu!, it also have Unity bar support, but not ...

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - It's come a long way
Sept. 16, 2011, 3:41 p.m. by James Gifford

First of all, I'm a Unity lover. While it doesn't work well with my graphics card, I love it all the same.  Now that that's out of the way, Unity has come a <em>long</em> (and I mean <em>long</em>) way from Maverick Meerkat Netbook Remix, the release of Ubuntu where Unity first appeared. So, what is special about Unity in ...

Why a Rolling Release for Ubuntu is a horrible, horrible thing
Sept. 10, 2011, 6:31 a.m. by James Gifford

Ok, so maybe it isn't as horrible as I'm trying to make it sound like. But it's still pretty bad, mkay?   So, the way things work right now, we've got a predictably, regular 6-month release cycle that looks something like this:   <a href="http://www.2buntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cycle-items.png"><img src="http://www.2buntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cycle-items-300x111.png" /></a> Ok, now that I've given you that little piece of flow chart goodness, ...

We Have A Developer Problem
Aug. 9, 2011, 4:14 p.m. by James Gifford

http://twitter.com/#!/cimi/status/101026590611349504 That above tweet shows what is both right and wrong with Ubuntu.   If you look at the Elementary OS developer portal, it's very nicely designed. It's nicely organized. It's got a decent set of HIGs, or Human InterfaceGuidelines. There is nothing foreign to that idea. <a href="http://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.0/">GNOME has them</a>, but it's not the most complete set of things. ...

Jorge Castro On Ubuntu Documentation
June 4, 2011, 1:29 p.m. by James Gifford

This is a amazing video by Jorge Castro.Watch, and then come back and read it because I have something for you. <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IT1yY78J9A0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I personally am taking him up on that dare. After tweeting this, I got a RT by <a href="http://twitter.com/lazypower">@lazypower</a> (By the way Charles, you're amazing). So I made him a dare. Delete 20 ...

Ubuntu 11.10 Features Defined
May 31, 2011, 5:07 p.m. by James Gifford

Well, it sure took them awhile. Or not. Here (yay!) is the Ubuntu 11.10 features, defined. <blockquote>Hi Everyone - UDS is over and any post UDS super bugs (stupid ubuflu/ubupneuomonia) should be out of people's systems. Here is the feature list of items for Ubuntu this cycle. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric?searchtext=desktop-o As always, you can see the burndown progress here: http://people.canonical.com/~platform/workitems/oneiric/canonical-desktop-team.htmlThe complete Oneiric ...

Where Unity Needs To Go For 11.10 And 12.04
May 30, 2011, 5:23 p.m. by James Gifford

Well, it's that time. Time to come up with a few ideas on how to make Unity better. This evening, I was in the 2buntu chatroom on AskUbuntu, and Roland and I were having a chat. it went something like this. James Gifford: um. <a href="http://2buntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dash-idea-e28093-easy-lens-switcher.png"><img src="http://2buntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dash-idea-e28093-easy-lens-switcher-300x173.png" /></a> ^ that's from the ayatana list. "Hi all Yesterday evening an idea ...

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James Gifford Last seen March 26, 2018, 10:39 a.m.

12.04 Updates: Unity Greeter theme, complete with fancy two-monitor support. Feb. 25, 2012, 8:52 a.m. by James Gifford

Minor LightDM Theme Tweaks Lands in 12.04 Precise Feb. 14, 2012, 9:35 a.m. by James Gifford

Demo of Unity 5.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 With Dual Monitors Feb. 7, 2012, 6:32 p.m. by James Gifford

Ask Ubuntu Unity Lens, Now Available in the Ubuntu Software Center Jan. 12, 2012, 5:12 p.m. by James Gifford

Scared of Unity/GNOME-shell? Here's a tip to make XFCE life a little easier Sept. 23, 2011, 7:11 a.m. by James Gifford

Wunderlist, now available for Linux Sept. 20, 2011, 10:46 a.m. by James Gifford

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - It's come a long way Sept. 16, 2011, 3:41 p.m. by James Gifford

Why a Rolling Release for Ubuntu is a horrible, horrible thing Sept. 10, 2011, 6:31 a.m. by James Gifford

We Have A Developer Problem Aug. 9, 2011, 4:14 p.m. by James Gifford

Jorge Castro On Ubuntu Documentation June 4, 2011, 1:29 p.m. by James Gifford

Ubuntu 11.10 Features Defined May 31, 2011, 5:07 p.m. by James Gifford

Where Unity Needs To Go For 11.10 And 12.04 May 30, 2011, 5:23 p.m. by James Gifford