Paul Banks at LinuxWorld Magazine have tried Ubuntu and is now a very happy man.
Read the review here
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Overall, I was very pleased with Ubuntu. For a beginning Linux distro, it has everything you need to get started. Setup is quick and virtually painless (only the Wireless LAN Setup was somewhat unorthodox). For intermediate users, though, [...]

The Ubuntu platform expands to the ever-growing embedded world of small, light devices like PDAs and Internet tablets
It's mentioned here at TecTonic
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“Since the Ubuntu principle is to have Linux for human beings, to embed Ubuntu into such mobile devices is the fundamental basis of having people not only connected but humanly connected.”

LinuxBlog has a comment on why Ubuntu isn't for New Linux Users…
I'm not quite sure I agree, but tt is found here
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The average computer user does not possess the technical expertise to drop to a command line and issue commands…nor should they be asked to. Yet that is exactly what Ubuntu demands to allow its [...]

“Nearly worthy of all the hype!” concludes CapnKirby on his – admitted a bit late – test of Ubuntu 5.10
Read the review here
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Ok gang, I'll admit it, I've been avoiding this one. Simple answer is I usually try to go with the small operations, not the biggest and most popular. Ubuntu sitting on [...]

OSDir has a bunch of screenshots.
here they are.

LinuxDevices have had a look at embedded Ubuntu – what it is and what it can do for you.
Its found here
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The EmbeddedUbuntu project was founded on Halloween of last year, and has so far succeeded in creating an emulated ARM environment for x86 development hosts. The environment is based on an ARM port of the [...]

If you want a laugh, visit Everybodu Loves Raymond, where they examine the Ubuntu business model.
See it here, a resume is simply not possible!

Spottet at DebCentral, we have the experiences of the commuity and help by a new Ubuntu user.
The opinion is found here
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I must say that my first week as a Linux user ? or more specifically an Ubuntu user – has been a real education. The first lesson I learnt is that some members of the [...]

The feature freeze for Dapper begins this Thursday, February 23rd. This means that feature goal development be substantially complete
Check the announcement at The Fridge and a short overview at DesktopLinux.
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Features which are behind schedule may be granted exceptions (for priority goals with a clear roadmap to completion) or deferred to the next release.

Mr. Shuttleworth's tour in Asia pays off – here's another interview with him, this time in Free Software Magazine.
Enjoy here
Quote:

After selling Thawte, I imagine you had a world of opportunity in front of you. You could have lived in luxury for the rest of your life, multiplying your wealth. Instead, you decided to spend [...]

In Distrowatch weekly news, they have a feature on Mark Shuttleworth with info from his Asia tour.
Read it here
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And what a speech it was! Dressed in a tie and suit after a day of meeting with local business leaders, the 32-year old South African multimillionaire delivered a lecture combining topics as diverse as space travel, [...]

If you want to restrict your kids from some stuff on the internet, here's a guide for Tinyproxy on Ubuntu.
It's found at the Nuxified forum
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At my house, I'm a dad who uses Linux. I have some kids. They're starting to grow up and go to more questionable sites on the Internet (on urging from friends) [...]

Phoronix has made a bunch of pictures of the latest alpha of Ubuntu running XGL Compiz
The show is here
And on Tuxmachines they have a description accompanying the screenshots.
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The plug-ins utilized were cube, decoration, fade, minimize, move, place, resize, rotate, scale, switcher, wobbly, and zoom. Unfortunately, the Gconf Compiz abilities were not accessible from the Dapper [...]

In a recent visit to the Phillipines, Mark Shuttleworth mentioned Ubuntu for PDA's, support for non-technical users and the spread of Ubuntu.
Read it here in Manila Bulletin Online
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Over the next couple of months, Shuttleworth said they would be providing round-the-clock global assistance for non-technical, enduser services such as sofware installation.
He expressed amazement at how Ubunte [...]

Kevin Carmony, CEO at Linspire comments why Ubuntu isn't present at the Desktop Linux Summit.
He *might* be a bit biased, but comments it here that Quote:

I just got off the phone with Mark Shuttleworth (founder and leader of Ubuntu), and the call inspired this week's Linspire Letter. I have a tremendous amount of respect for [...]

NewsForge has compared Ubuntu and Windows XP to see how each performed with three late-model digital accessories
The article is here and the conclusion is:
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Ubuntu starts out with brownie points because it is clean, fast, and powerful. Software opens and shuts down quickly, and the number of open applications seems to have no effect on the [...]

In his blog, Mark Shuttleworth classifies the recent news flow about Google's Linux-version as a rumour
Read the blog entry here
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I keep getting asked about Google?s ?distribution of Ubuntu?, so perhaps this is a good place for me to say that as far as I?m aware there is absolutely no truth to the rumour that Google [...]

Are we seing the rise of lies and FUD from Mandriva boss François Bancilhon against Ubuntu?
The original comments are found here and they are given a thorough comment on Fellowship of fsfe
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François Bancilhon, CEO of Mandriva, recently did an interview for the Mandriva Club. During that interview, he did some serious Ubuntu bashing. Some of [...]

Here's a tutorial with lots of pictures of how to setup a dualboot system with Ubuntu and Windows XP.
Check it out here

Over at jclark.org they have made a nice tour of how to rescue data of a Windows PC using Ubuntu. Plenty of screenshots.
You can see for yourself here
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My preaching the joys of Mac to all my coworkers has claimed another victim; John, who I share my office with, purchase a shiny new 20″ iMac G5 [...]

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols comments the consequences for the distributions and the DCC Alliance. Interesting read.
He's thoughts are here
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MEPIS has been one of the leaders of the DCC Alliance programming. However, as Brockmeier reported, Woodford isn't in favor of basing MEPIS's future on the DCC Alliance's common core, because, as Woodford said, “it's unclear where the [...]

François Bancilhon doesn't see Ubuntu as the big competitor-monster, but is concerned about the amount of money behind it!
Read his comments in the recent interview
Here's the Ubuntu bit:Quote:

In your opinion, is the Ubuntu distribution a threat to Mandriva? Do you think Ubuntu's special circumstances make competition with it too hard?We watch very carefully any new [...]

It's been 6 weeks, but here's the second news bulletin from the Ubuntu lists: Snappier multimedia experience, What's new in the Dapper desktop? and Interview with a desktop hero.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second issue of UDN, the UbuntuDesktop News. The previous issue was released more than six weeks ago,but we're sure you remember [...]

Behind the odd title is hidden Ubuntu news about testing the next release and bug hunting.
The Fridge covers the story.
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Got a spare computer and some free time? Daniel Holbach is looking for volunteers for the new testing program. It?s a short list of things you can check off while installing a test release. There is [...]

Ever wondered what it takes to host an Ubuntu mirror? The Swedes at UMU?s Academic Computer Club have some interesting statistics.
It's spotted here at the Fridge
Read it on the direct link here
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This is a brief overvew on how the Academic Computer Club at Umeå University managed to setup a system that could sustain 2Gbit/s of [...]

Instalinux, where you can design a Linux system profilewhich can be downloaded onto a single network install image, now also supports Kubuntu.
Read the announcement here
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The System Designer allows you to design a Linux system profilewhich can be downloaded onto a single network install image. When inserted into a target system, the boot image will automaticallybuild [...]

The Fridge has reported from the development meeting in London (aka sprint), where huge leaps are taken on the Ubuntu development.
Update – more reports from the meeting!
See it here on The Fridge
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This week the core team has been working out of the Novotel London Excel Hotel, in London, UK, to crank out feature goals for [...]

Tadelste at LXer.com has been adjusting his Ubuntu desktop a bit and updated Ubuntu for Current Versions of OpenOffice and FireFox.
Read it here.
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There you have it. I've noticed a significant increase in performance with the browser. I'm glad I upgraded to the new version. Also, I can tell a difference in the performance of my [...]

KDE Developers have blogged about the sprint and dropped some screenshots and photos from the event.
Enjoy them here

Ars Technica has written a few nice words about using Ubuntu as a rescue CD.
It's found a bit down this article
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Remember, if you have access to Linux, there's a great chance you have access to every tool you need!