Mike shares his adventures in Ubuntu land this week, after a MacBook disaster. Then we discuss the implications of IBM backing Swift on their cloud.

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Linux Adventure pt 1: First Look | dominickm.com

The machine I’m running is Ubuntu 15.10 on a slim Dell tower with no graphics card and 8GB of Ram — it should be noted that it started with 4GB but I found that I had a spare stick lying around, so I went ahead and pushed it to eight. Overall, the performance has been phenomenal and there have been no obvious speed or animation issues in the Unity desktop.

• elementary blog — RE: Geary

Swift on the IBM Cloud

“We are making it easy for developers to start developing their Swift apps in the cloud,” Diaz says.

The Fish of the Show

More “shops” + < projects = Shady
Is the traditional W2 shop in trouble?

Cyanogen Launches A New MOD Platform For Deeper Integration Of Apps In Android — Not To Be Confused With The CyanogenMod Custom ROM

Here is a list of the MODs that will be available on launch and what you should expect them to do:

• Skype: integrates in the native dialer for VOIP calling, call history, and easy switching from voice to video calls.
• Cortana: “hands-free multitasking” including voice-activated selfies.
• Hyperlapse: integrates as a mode in the native camera, allows you to shoot Hyperlapses.
• OneNote: has many entry points in the OS (dialer, browser, email, calendar) to quickly jot down notes, as well as a Quick Settings tile.
• TrueCaller: identifies spam calls and texts right away and lets you block them.
• Social lockscreen: shows relevant posts right on your lockscreen. The promo photo only demonstrates Instagram with the full photo taking up your lockscreen and the caption in the lower part.

You should expect the MOD platform to roll out to users with the Cyanogen OS 13 update

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