How can I disable idling / auto-away?

Switch to Pidgin. (not really, missing documentation)

Guess I really should stick with pidgin..

Edit: For that and more, I’m back to pidgin!

Really quick explanation, delete any fglrx driver you have from the repositories with:

sudo apt-get purge fglrx*

Next, download the driver from ATI’s site. Install it with (your version might be different than 9-12 and not x86_64):

sudo sh ati-driver-installer-9-12-x86.x86_64.run –buildandinstallpkg Ubuntu/karmic

Now we  have to configure the driver with:

sudo aticonfig –initial
sudo aticonfig –acpi-services=off

All done, reboot and you should be now using fglrx without a single issue. Have fun with those 3d games:)

Edit: Just tried and you can get the same result using the driver from the repository, so, instead of downloading, build and install it, you can just install it as bellow and configure it as above.

sudo apt-get instal xorg-driver-fglrx

This past 3 days I was at Codebits. That, I have to say, was one of the best tech conferences I’ve ever been.

In the first day, the workshops were really interesting, and quick enough to never get boring, so that we could jump right to the next one, keeping it always interesting.

Second day, after 6 hours sleeping at Living Loung Hostel (recommended), we’ve arrived just in time of learning from Mitch Altman about his Tv-B-Gone and how to stick with an idea until we can make it come true. He’s a truly inspiring person, maybe one of the most interesting workshop there, despites not being technical at all. He also had a place were he was teaching people on how to make you’re on tv-b-gone and other gadgets.

After lunch, the hacking begun. Along with some friends, we’ve started hacking a web platform for creating and managing journeys. The idea came from the bus travel, were we’ve thought that it could be nice to plan a travel online, with some guidance on means of transportation and points of interest to see. The ideas started to flow, but the time to implement was short, so you’ve managed to create a nice prototype, using SAPO services for getting information and twitter for status updates and a couple more of things. Only later we’ve leaned that the idea of the contest was way far from that, there was no need to actually have something operational, so the project didn’t get much notice, but we’ve learned a lot from it.

We’ll back next year  for sure:)

Coordinated by Google, the Android platform has been finally released into the market!

T-Mobile is already accepting pre-orders for the first HTC with it, the G1, being priced at $179.99 (plus taxes and fees; two-year agreement required). You can see the video about it at HTC home page, but before that, here are the specs:

• 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with HVGA (320 X 480 pixel) resolution.
• Full 5-row QWERTY keyboard.
• One-click Google Search.
• Customizable Home screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications.
• Instant access to Google services (Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Google Talk, Calendar).
• High-speed 3.5G network connection.
• Wi-Fi technology with seamless transition to open networks.
• Android Market with access to variety of software and media downloads. (some fees may apply)
• 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus.
• microSD™ (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot for all your storage needs.

Forget about the closed IPhone, here’s the new hype!

I’ve been using the release cores for a long time now, and they’re outstanding. Definitely, my browser of choice!

This new version includes:

• Lot’s of security enhancements
• It’s easier to use
• Even more customizable
• Easier to develop plugins
• Performance has increased

Furthermore, the community is trying to achieve the Guiness World Record on most downloaded software in 24 hours in the day the browser is released, so, come on, try the best available browser and help them achiving that! Bad thing about it, the offial site went down in no time!

And it’s out! The second open source powered movie, made from Blender, has been released. I’m already downloading it, from bittorrent, and anxious to watch it! Obviously, the download is completely free, but you can choose to order the DVD to support the team and the next open movie.

If you’re wandering, the first open movie was Elephant Dreams and I remember that the image quality was really something, so I’m really looking forward to this one!