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If you utilize the bandwidth and full-duplex potential of 802.11n wireless networking, you could create large decentralized mesh networks that could be very fast, much faster than cable Internet access.

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Sure, I can click "Extract Files" and then browse through folders to find the path I want, but if I could drag and drop to extract from (and add to) archives, it would sure save me a lot of time. And possible save newbies a little frustration.

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Couldn't they be given a little sideshow with music and narration that explains what repositories are, that appears mid way through install (You know, during the time they're browsing the Internet or playing Sudoku) and ask them, "Do you want to enable restricted repositories."

Along those same lines, ask them, "Do you want to enable flash? Do you agree to these terms or don't you agree?" And so on. I think it would make great use of their time while their waiting for the rest of the system to install, as well as save the forums a lot of trouble with having to deal with some of the most common issues brought up, repeating itself and wasting time.

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DEMONSTRATION BUTTON: Instead of a pre-captured video (which would make for a larger footprint in bytes), you could actually make the effect happen live onscreen with the elements they already have present -- a live demonstration with an animated cursor or subtitles showing keyboard shortcuts on the screen and perhaps some temporary popup windows to manipulate if necessary for demonstration, so they could really SEE an effect in action. It would be better than a little video looping over and over, in my opinion. It could also work as a tool for teaching keyboard shortcuts, if not reconfigure a binding to something they like.

The Wizard should be aimed at new users who aren't familiar with Ubuntu or Compiz yet, who would appreciate the simplicity of answering just a few questions to get Compiz to do what they want it to do.

I think this is necessary because there is probably a chunk of new users out there who aren't aware of ALL capabilities/features Compiz has to offer. And if they are led via a Wizard on a "tour of Compiz" of sorts, they'll possibly discover a feature they've never seen before and love it.

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Can't this whole process be automated somehow so the user doesn't have to ever worry about this? Can't update manager be made "smarter" so when it gets a 404 error, or FTP/HTTP server unavailable error or whatever when requesting a file, to try and download the same file from a mirror on the fly? Can't there be a centralized status server setup simply to monitor the workload status of the rest of the repository servers and act as an auto-redirect for update manager? I think it would make more sense if you expanded update manager so you can see the files as they're coming down, and watch one snag because a server isn't responsive, for it to perk up and say, "Download failed: Auto-attempting X mirror server. Success! Proceeding to next file."

If I were to rephrase this in one sentence, it would be, "Get rid of the Software Sources menu."

**If the computer tries a source of any type, and that source fails, it shouldn't come back with an error message that confuses the user. It should try any number of alternates automatically until it finds one that works.**

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1. Unify exact same errors into singular forum threads, or fewer similar threads in Ubuntu Forums.
2. Auto screenshot an error box and attach it's PNG image to a thread posting (if a thread is in need of being posted in the first place).
3. Ask the user who clicked the button to fill out a descriptor box explaining what they did to get the error.

And of course, they would have to register to Ubuntu Forums first.

Let's face it: The majority of Ubuntu users who need tech support use Ubuntu Forums to do it. The purpose of this button would be to save such users time while submitting posts about yet to be seen errors. It also should act as an accelerated (and functionally better) search engine that finds related threads, similar to the way Ubuntu Forums subject line works when submitting a new post, but embedded within the OS.

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How many people use their TV as an actual monitor instead of a TV? I don't, and I'd bet most people just use it to watch motion video, and could care less about much else.

IDEA: When you play a video with VLC, or any other media player, it should export a duplicate video stream to the TV at full screen right off the bat, independent of the actual media player window the video is contained in. You could even minimize the video to your task bar, continue with your work, while the video going to the TV remains at full screen.

And of course, this could just be an added feature people could choose to use or not. Because I know there are some people out there with HDMI instead of S-Video and probably do use their TV for some form of production work. But for people with S-Video, it's just not practical to use your TV as a computer monitor and you'll get more use out of it if you can watch video at fullscreen without having to change your screen resolution on your monitor back to 1024x768. And if you can watch video on your TV separate from your actual monitor, you can continue to use your computer for other things.

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I really LOVE watching Digg headlines scroll past me showing live voting statistics. It would be really cool if something like that existed for this site.

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Idea: When you click on the Show Desktop icon, it SHOWS THE DESKTOP on the FIRST TRY!

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If there is to be any sort of universal theme management software included with Ubuntu (to manage everything from appearance of the task bar and fonts, background, icons and sound effects), then it should also encompass Compiz during theme changes to allow theme developers that much more flexibility. In the long run, custom animations might even be created originally for specific themes...

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