The first update to Kubuntu 8.04 has been released. Download or upgrade now.

A news article released on July the 1st carries an interesting title: Intuition can be explained.

It was an interesting read to me especially because of the people I work with.  Time and again I see people’s intuition about things (potential problems, potential solutions, etc) come to pass.  So much so that I have developed a good sense of faith in my colleague’s intuition and when expressed, consider it intensly during decision making.

How would you like to help make the Ubuntu website a thing of great beauty? If so, here’s your chance. There is a newly created Ubuntu Web Presence team recruiting members. If you’re excited about web technologies now you can help out. Some of the tasks this team will tackle include:

In an effort to get the Ubuntu Java team up and running we’re going to
hold a meeting on Thursday 3rd, 16:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting.

Current agenda items are:

• Development targets for intrepid
• Setting regular meeting times
• OpenJDK in main
• Debian/Ubuntu Java packaging coop
• Packaging Maven2 fixes from Fedora
• Explanation about various meta packages related to java

If you plan to attend, feel free to add your item to the agenda
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JavaTeam/Meeting) and please add your name to it.

Nice to see Bob Sutor has made the complete switch to Linux for laptop use at work. I remember the day I wiped out my Windows partition on my laptop - it was memorable. I then went an entire year booting Windows in VMWare only about 3-5 times.

It’s great to see the transition starting to happen everywhere. Even if some of the transitions are to Mac, it’s greater choice.

This was another interesting podcast. I’m obviously a fan of Mr. Vance (has anyone ever called him “Mr.”?) - maybe I’m the first. I also need to meet Matt Asay at some point… have much to discuss.

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 96 for the weeks June 22nd - June 28th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 8.04.1 freeze proposed, Intrepid Alpha 1 released, a new Universe contributor, Brainstorm updates, Ubuntu Women project status, new Ubuntu members, LoCo news, Launchpad news, Ubuntu Forums news, Full Circle Magazine #14, UK podcast #8, and much, much more!

Cool tool alert: My friends are up to something fun, so I thought I’d share it with you.

The first Alpha CD for Kubuntu Intrepid has been released, featuring KDE 4.1 Beta 2.

Full Circle - the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Community is proud to announce the release of the fourteenth issue.

This month:

• Command and Conquer - Man pages, and what not to type.
• How-To : Create an Ubuntu Plug ‘n’ Play Zone, Create Your Own Server Part 6, Using GIMP Part 3 and Put Photos on your iPod.
• My Opinion - Excited About Ubuntu in SouthEast India
• MOTU Interview - Soren Hansen
• Letters, Q&A, MyDesktop, Top 5 and more!

Get it while it’s hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-14/

Ubuntu has officially released its MID Edition. There is a KVM image you can download to try it out. I haven’t seen any news on what devices or vendors will be bundling MID, but I’m sure Mark has some ideas for that.

http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS4429818312.html

I have to admit, I was beginning to be swayed by the soft crooning voices the media has drowned me with the past 8 years. Hillary "postponing" her campaign raised an eyebrow, I admit, seeing waves of still unresolved loyalties across the Democratic party. And I have to admit, Obama does not offend me. Privately (because no one reads this) I like him. McCain has always seemed to me a bit of a loose canon, not even confined to the standard party lines. So if ever there was a chance of me voting for a Democratic candidate, it was in this election. That was before today.

Lead the Revolution! Francis and I are looking for someone to do interface design and development focusing on usability and accessibility. Read more about this position in the job post.

KDE 4.1 beta 2 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 8.04.

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 96 for the weeks June 15th - June 21st, 2008, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: how to run a Bug Jam, French Live CD derivative, new core developers, Jalapa (Nicaragua) government migrates to Ubuntu, Pennsylvania LoCo featured on local radio, Ubuntu in the Debian Packages Tracking System, Launchpod episode #4, new edition of the Official Ubuntu Book, and much, much more!