Table of Contents

News

• Welcome to Ubuntu User: Marcel muses on Asimov, the future, and Ubuntu security.
• Interview: Confessions of a Community Manager with Jono Bacon of Canonical.
• News: Canonical becomes Associate Member of OIN, Certification program renewed, Ubuntu One code available.
• Letters

Features

• Firewalls: Protect your network with Firestarter and Firewall Builder.
• Hunting for Rootkits: Root out the bad guys with chkrootkit and rkhunter.
• KeePassX: This handy app will keep your passwords safe and close at hand.
• VirtualBox: Why reboot? You can virtualize Windows, Linux, and Unix systems with VirtualBox.
• Webcam: The WL-404 webcam connects directly to you network.

Know-How

• Tiny Tiny RSS: A web front end lets you use this aggregator on any Internet-capable computer.
• Fontmatrix: Keep your fonts under good regulation with this flexible fontmeister.
• Scripting: Until you understand Bash loops; do read this article; done!
• Dual-Booting Windows 7 You'll need a few extra steps to ensure Ubuntu boot capability.
• NTFS: Ntfs-3g brings harmony to accessing Windows NTFS partitions.
• PlayOnLinux: Running your Windows game on Wine is easy with this graphical front end.
• Wiican: The Wiimote can act as a mouse substitute or a presentation remote.
• Email Notification: When you're responsible for far-flung computers, keep track of performance and problems by email.
• Answerbuntu: Answers for your Ubuntu questions.

Desktop

• Back In Time: Backing up and restoring your data has never been so easy.
• Eschalon: Book II: A sprawling, role-playing game.
• Subsonic: This media streaming server lets you manage your music anywhere.
• Anaphraseus: Say it in several languages with this computer-assisted translation app.

Discovery Guide

If you are new to Ubuntu, these tutorials will help you put the cat in the bag.

• Installation
• Configuration
• Security
• Update