Lifehacker is a great website:

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Adds New Photo Manager, Improves Multimedia Experience

An early look at the next release of Ubuntu's Linux desktop hit the web late yesterday. What's in 10.10, or "Maverick Meerkat," for desktop users?

Besides app updates, there's a new photo manager, improved multimedia controls, better Ubuntu One syncing, and more.

The full list of changes and new things is listed at the beta page, but what strikes us in a quick look at a live-booting beta (for which we recommend Unetbootin and a USB thumb drive) are the changes to Ubuntu One, the Dropbox-like syncing service that ties in Music Store purchases, personal files, settings, and other user data. There's now a single, easier sign-on for Ubuntu One, and the look and feel are much improved. Same with the Ubuntu Software Center, which makes it easier to see the apps you've installed from the Center, as well as peek at popular and recommended apps.

More:

http://lifehacker.com/5629052/ubuntu-1010-beta-adds-new-photo-manager-improves-multimedia-experience

10.04 is the first version I felt was good enough to warrant running it at work. I have it on all my machines now and use it by preference, although I'm still stuck with Windows for Adobe Creative Suite.

Ubuntu One is worth another look for sharing files across multiple machines.

is there a local mirror to download the ISO ? that is providing the download at a decent speed ?