Right...

Downloaded UNR 9.10 no problem. But the installation was a bit more troublesome.
Took several attempts before it would finally boot into the live desktop. Then
carried on to install.

After installation there were lots of updates to get. Also the odd programme
would crash, but a little box just pops up now, you click report and it compiles
the report, sends it in then takes you to launchpad to file it (usually there
are similar bugs already). Have done that a few times now. Though everything
seems to be getting more stable with every update that comes through.

Have got all my favourite programmes installed. Have tweaked the look with all
my fav icons and themes. Nothing has crashed this evening even though I am
messing with alot more then usual. So at this point relatively stable for an
Alpha. Alpha 6 due the 13th then I think the Beta is next after that, then the
final release in a few short weeks.

The new look of UNR I really enjoy. The only con is that you have to click
'twice' to access your fav folders now that the right side 'places' list is
gone. I find that everything works much smoother and looks more polished then
the previous version (which I have used since it's release).

Issues with the new version of Skype now working with pulseaudio (offering no
choices for input) are resolved here, but pulseaudio crashed after 10mins, have
not had a chance to try again yet.

All in all, I am happy with the performance of the alpha, though some bugs still
which are to be expected, nothing that would be considered a show stopper!