THINGS TO LOVE
Deskbar Applet
Pros: Powerful search utility. Beats the hell out of Beagle and other integrated search utilities on ubuntu that I've used. Built in web searching (see left).
Cons: Has crashed once on startup (on my computer, different computers could produce different results), but there was no affect to rest of startup.
Restricted Drivers Manager
The restricted drivers manager is better....much better. In Feisty, the "RDM" did not recognize that I needed firmware for my Broadcomm wireless LAN mini-PCI card, so I had to figure out how to get my wireless to work the hard way. Once I completely updated Gutsy Gibbon (using install CD), the restricted drivers manager popped up prompting me to install firmware for my broadcomm wireless card. And now...wireless access!
No GAIM for Me
GAIM is no longer integrated with Ubuntu, and the preset application is now "Pidgin", GAIM's new name.
Appearance Settings
Ubuntu now uses an "Appearance Manager", which combines all the eyecandy features (not having to do with Beryl/Compiz). Themes are now kept under this directory in System > Preferences > Appearance along with the rest of the interface eyecandy one loves in Ubuntu.
Also, Ubuntu comes with familiar Windows Pictures, Music, and Documents folders, so you make keep organized.
Ubuntu 7.10 now has the new OpenOffice, v2.3, that has even more added functionality.
Even more eyecandy features come with the new Ubuntu, including Compiz like features (but I'll take Compiz over these features any day).
And that's about it! I'll further update this post once I find even more hidden features of the new Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon"!
Wow. When one buys a flash drive, one expects a place to store files. But this flash drive; however, and be proven wrong. This flash drive does more than the basics. It comes with the U3 Utility, which is a VERY powerful utility indeed. The U3 Utility is built into the flash drive so it runs when plugged it. This utility allows you to run programs that come pre-installed on the flash drive on the computer you are using without installing them (sweet, eh?). Also, you can download your programs using the U3 utility and they will be installed to use on the drive as well. And we aren't talking about crap either, quality programs such as Mozilla Firefox and Skype are some of your choices (skype comes automatically depending on the drive you buy). The drive I personally bought is the half gig one (see above), and the deal I got at Radioshack was pretty good: $9 (I had a gift certificate too, so W00T!). Also, the U3 Utility comes with other options and a security feature that allows one to put a password on the U3 device!
Think twice before buying. Especially when intended for Linux usage. U3 is fully *unsupported* under Linux. But the main point is the problems I have using this disk (4Gb model) under Linux (tested kernels 2.6.18 and 2.6.22, Debian). It stucks on copiyng large (~ 600 Mb) files and message log(seen via dmesg) is being filled with error messages...