Next UserOS operating system to have 3G support

With the release of Ubuntu/Xubuntu 8.10, I’ll be starting final development of our next UserOS operating system and apart from our own selection of goodies, this OS will also have 3G support, thanks to it being a built-in feature inside this latest version of Canonical’s Linux distro.

According to Canonical, the 3G support will include auto-detection of devices so hopefully that will include Telstra 3G modems and the like.

That should make it an even better operating system for notebook use.

At this stage, 8.10 will for the basis for two UserOS operating systems, one of which will be the long awaited UserOS ULTRA. However, there will be a second more specific version that I don’t want to talk about too much now (in case it all goes pear-shaped).

I’ve been developing some additional software in the 50milliseconds I get between PC User issues that should make it fun to use. But more on that later.

PC User October 2010 issue – UserOS Select 10.04

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Things in PC User Labs have been absolutely crazy over the last few weeks with a bumper October 2010 issue of PC User coming out in a week or so.
We’ve got cameras and inkjet multi-function devices hanging about everywhere but on the cover disc, we’ve got our latest operating system, UserOS Select 10.04.
This operating system

YouGrab 3 now available – Windows, Linux and Mac OS X – August 2010 issue

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PC User’s exclusive YouTube download manager is now available in the August 2010 issue of PC User on sale now.
We’ve come up with not one but three versions – Windows, Linux (Ubuntu and all UserOS operating systems) and Mac OS X.
One tip worth remembering is that Windows Vista and Windows 7 users who have User

HOW TO – Run Ubuntu 10.04 on a virtual machine in Windows XP, Vista or 7

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If you’ve thought about trying Ubuntu or its lower-grunt-requiring sibling, Xubuntu, but haven’t had a spare PC to throw it on and you have wanted to do more than use a live CD, one simple way is to build a virtual PC.
A virtual PC is basically a PC made entirely out of software.
To an operating

Ubuntu 10.04 is out!

about 4 months ago - 1 comment

Ubuntu 10.04 is finally out! You can grab a copy here.
Having played with the first Beta and the Release Candidate, I’m hopeful that 10.04 could be a bit of a breakout release for Canonical and for Linux in general.
There are many different releases of Linux (including PC User’s own UserOS series) however, the theme and

UserOS Ultra 9.10 – out next week in PC User April 2010 issue

about 6 months ago - 11 comments

We’ve been busy over the last couple of months putting the finishing touches to our latest Linux operating system, UserOS Ultra 9.10. It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally happy with the way that this Ubuntu-based operating system has come up.
It basically picks up where our original UserOS Ultra 7.10 operating system left

Q. How do I use Linux to make a COD4 game server?

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Q. I’m part of a group of gamers who want to modify User OS Home Server so it can be run as a game server using remote desktop. I’m finding hard to install my Call of Duty 4 game on this server program because it is a Linux OS language and the game is a

New UserOS column coming to Australian PC User!

about 12 months ago - No comments

Good news for UserOS fans – we’re set to introduce a new monthly UserOS Linux column in the magazine, where we’ll be looking at features specifically relating to our exclusive UserOS operating systems. So, not only will you get a pretty decent Linux distro but we’ll give you on-going advice on how you can make

USerOS Extreme 9.04 – out now on the October 2009 issue of PC User

about 1 year ago - 34 comments

Well, it’s time has now arrived. UserOS Extreme 9.04 is now available on the cover disc of the October 2009 issue of PC User. Subscribers appear to have begun receiving their copies today while it is offically meant to go on sale at newsagencies next Wednesday (although likely to be before then).
I won’t go into

UserOS Extreme 9.04 – coming to October 2009 PC User

about 1 year ago - 3 comments

In less than two weeks, you’ll be able to give our latest operating system a go – UserOS Extreme 9.04. Based on the recent Ubuntu 9.04 release, we’ve built the new operating system from the ground up. You’ll be able to read in the October 2009 issue exactly what we did but we took a

Five things Ubuntu really needs

about 1 year ago - 15 comments

There have been a couple of interesting Diggs this morning about features “Ubuntu really needs”. The first post seemed a bit ditzy and the second for the most part was on the money – Ubuntu already has a truckload of features and most things it doesn’t have by default can be installed from the Ubuntu