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Top 10 Features of Ubuntu 12.10

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    (OMG! Ubuntu! omgubntu.co.uk)
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    (Ubuntu 12.10 Introduces Many New Features)
    [Off voice] The release of Ubuntu 12.10 brings a range of new features to the Ubuntu desktop.
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    But what are some of the best to be looking out for?
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    We're here with a quick Top 10 rundown.
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    (#10 - Web Apps - Blurring Web and Desktop)
    Who said that the Web and the desktop have to be separate?
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    Ubuntu’s new Web App feature integrates over 30 popular websites
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    with the various features of the unity desktop,
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    from social networks in the messaging menu,
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    mailing user alerts on the launcher
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    to control music websites directly from the sound menu.
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    (#9 - Unity Previews - Slick Animated App & File Previews)
    Applications, files and more can now be previewed directly in the Dash with a right click.
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    Depending on the type of app or file you're previewing,
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    you'll see different options or preview styles.
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    For example, previewing music gives you a nifty in-Dash music player.
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    (#8 Preview App Installs: Bypass the Ubuntu Software Center)
    As a gift to the lazy amongst us, previews also allow you to install free applications
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    without using the Ubuntu software center.
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    (#7 Online Accounts - Centralises Your Social Connections)
    Ubunto 12.10 Online Accounts feature
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    takes the hassle out of setting up IM clients, e-mail clients and so on.
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    You just add your account once, and then you're done.
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    (#7 Online Accounts - Works with Many Desktop Apps)
    Apps that can hook in to your online accounts.
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    data include the new photo lens that lets you preview and filter photos from your social networks,
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    chat app Empathy, social client Gwibber and the photo manager Shotwell
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    which lets you publish photos on Facebook, Picasa and more.
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    (#6 Encryption - Secure Your Ubuntu Install)
    We all appreciate security
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    and those who are particularly security-conscious will appreciate the new encryption features
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    built into Ubuntu's installer.
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    (#5Remote Login - Connect to Remote Desktop Sessions)
    Another power-user feature making an appearance
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    is the ability to login to remote desktops directly from the login screen.
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    This works, by adding the remote desktop data to your Ubuntu one Single Sign On account,
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    which you then login with, using the login screen, to gain access to your remote desktop connections.
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    (#4 Window Management - Exit Apps Using the Spread)
    As a boon for those who use lots of apps,
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    windows can now be closed directly from the Applications Spread.
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    (#3 Ubuntu One Updates - New Sync Menu)
    Ubuntu One users will appreciate the new dedicated sync menu,
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    along with the file searching and sharing features present in the desktops app.
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    (#2 Shopping Lens: Amazon Product Suggestion)
    To help fund Ubuntu,
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    Amazon product suggestions appear as you type in the dash.
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    For each item you buy from this, a small percentage will go to Ubuntu.
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    (#2 Shopping Lens - Can Be switched Off)
    Don't like it? Don't worry.
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    Just flip the off switch in the Privacy settings.
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    for a product free dash searching.
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    (#2 - Shopping Lens - Privacy Policy Link)
    For more information on the feature,
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    just click the Legal link on the dash to read Canonical's privacy policy.
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    (#1 The Tweeks - Making Ubuntu Prettier) Finally, let's not overlook
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    the small changes made to Ubuntu's default theme.
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    These include new switches, hover states, buttons, widgets styles
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    and animations for minimizing applications,
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    and a dozen or so new wallpapers to choose from.
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    (Music - 'Cipher' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0")
Title:
Top 10 Features of Ubuntu 12.10
Description:

Ubuntu 12.10 is packed full of new stuff - but what are the best features to be looking out for?

We're here with a quick run-down...
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