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Chris Lehmann is the principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

There's been some outrage over the new Lego Friends line, intended t

Use of Linux in the mobile/embedded space is exploding, and we find many companies are adopting the open source Yocto project to build custom embedded Linux systems. The project is hosting a free day of training on Yocto on Feb 14th as part of the Embedded Linux Conference. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn Yocto if you're a beginner or get more advanced if you are already familiar with the tool. Find out more about Yocto Developer Day.

[This post is by Scott Main, lead tech writer for developer.android.com. — Tim Bray]

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 249 for the week
January 16 – 22, 2012.
== Links to UWN ==
* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue249

Say hello to the Head-Up Display, or HUD, which will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications. Here’s what we hope you’ll see in 12.04 when you invoke the HUD from any standard Ubuntu app that supports the global menu: Read more here

Today we will see how to make an incredible and surprising combination of a low-performance PCs and a nice TV or projector. Our goal is to turn that old PC into a fantastic Media Center, which will give you many possibilities. From the view of Film and/or video, to listen to music (excellent if you have connected a good sound system), an excellent way to show photographs and browse the web with a simple click . Read more here

Think Unity means you need to find another Linux distribution? Try one of these tools first. If you’re still not happy, then you can start looking around for a new desktop or a new distribution. Read more here

With Ubuntu 12.04 scheduled for release in April 2012, the Ubuntu developers have released a test version of Unity 5.0, the newest version of Ubuntu’s desktop interface. Read more here

The widespread internet blackout yesterday in protest at unbalanced legislation being rushed through the US Congress was