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After a few weeks on Ubuntu 11.04

Well, this is what I experience after a few weeks running Ubuntu 11.04:

The Unity interface is fine, but not quite that productive compared to my customized Gnome desktop. Things that I noted quite time consuming is:

1. desktop switcher is all the way down there after I added some launcher that I usually use. so waiting the left bar to scroll down to it sometimes takes time.

2. i still keep forgetting the software names, so finding the software through search function is time consuming since I have to pause to remember the name.

3. unity interface is actually use more resources than gnome, so sometimes when I switch to gnome I can get at least 15 minutes more out of the battery. (My mini note can last for 6 hours)

Other than these 3, I found no other problems. I don't use widgets, I don't use the desktop itself to store files, so maybe for a guy like me, I won't find many problems using Unity.

End of story.

Ubuntu 11.04

What seems to be the problem?

People always told in blogs, and news that they annoyed by they way unity works. I don't know the differences between 11.04's unity with 11.10's but today I installed 11.04 on my new netbook, HP mini 110, with specification such as: N570, 1GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

Installation went just fine. Before I did the installation, I turn off two functions in the BIOS, first is the fan always on function, and the second is the function mode, so I have to press "fn" button to do some changes.  I found one annoying thing is that Ubuntu decided to make UTC default since 8.04, so I have to change it through editing the /etc/default/rcS file, and make sure the use UTC flag set to "no". Everything works fine, Bluetooth works, Wi-Fi works, screen brightness works, sound control works.

Back to unity. It seems that unity is quite OK, in my opinion. Sometimes when I open a program that I maximized, the left launcher is a bit strange, sometimes it opens all right, sometimes it doesn't open, and sometimes it does open but I can't select the icons. But this problems are quite rare. Yes, I can't easily customize the upper bar, but it seems that I found out how to add monitor function on that toolbar, it's a check box that you have to select when you go into the "monitors" application, there you will find panel icon, just select that check box and you got your monitor icon on the upper toolbar. I haven't done anything much on the netbook, but 2 days gone by, I'm not quite annoyed by it. I have to do almost everything differently, you can bet on that. For example, I have to recall application names if I want to search for application faster (what I tried to make myself acquainted is using the windows button to open up the search function and type in the application name, which usually I can just go to the menu bar). Applications are deep buried in the application icon, I need to find a way so that those apps that I use a lot is on my finger tip, and don't have to remember every single apps by name. But other than that, I haven't got any other problem. Maybe this way, people in Ubuntu thinks that user can work faster, so I try to be open minded, and see whether their way is actually faster or not. Let's see in a week time.