The 2nd Ubuntu Live Conference was announced recently.  It’s slated to take place on July 21st and 22nd in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center.
According to ubuntulive.com the event is geared towards a variety of different facets of the Ubuntu community including “IT professionals, government and business leaders, educators, community leaders, enterprise and business users”.
The site continues:
“The two day event will allow participants to share their Ubuntu experiences, learn from each other, and catch up with the latest developments from Ubuntu, our partners, and the free software and open …

Over the last two days Ubuntu has announced the release of a series of security updates.  In my case I was notified through the appearance of an icon prompting me to run the Update Manager.
As opposed to the standard update icon, which is identified by a white arrow in an orange starburst, these security updates are differentiated by the appearance of a white exclamation point within a red arrow.
The security updates in question are as follows.  In each case further information on the nature of the announcement is available on …