MEncoder could convert any to any with a bit tricky options. The most difficult conversion is to produce Microsoft specific output format, e.g., WMV. Don't worry. The recent version of MEncoder lets us solve this situation very easy.

My laptop has been installed the latest version of Compiz and it just works. Today, I would like to try Beryl on the same laptop without uninstallation any packages especially Compiz. My inspiration is an article at ArsGeek where the author confirmed that Beryl works with i915.

The last game I played is Starcraft. That was so long time ago since my desktop was an old Windows ME. It seems Wine is capable to run this game. So I tried it on Ubuntu Edgy.

Ubuntu works almost perfect as my desktop environment. The only one thing I don't like in default Ubuntu setting is its big default icon size. I'm not sure what the size it is but I guessed 48x48 pixels. That's too big for low resolution screen and even high resolution may suffer to have big icons on desktop. Ubuntu is Gnome so the adjusting must be made in Nautilus.

According to my previous howto regarding ISPConfig and Courier's userdb, there are some problems with some crypted passwords. In particular, passwords may contain the delimiter (|) and the back quote (`) for evaluation in bash shell. As a result, the generated userdb will be invalid. Below is the script to fix these problems.

My laptop is BenQ Joybook S52 which comes with built-in IrDA. Anyway, I have never used to try. My cellphone is Siemens CX65 which also comes with built-in IrDA. I would like to access the files inside the cellphone for both read and write, e.g., to backup and to change ringtone. Note that my operating system is Ubuntu Edgy Eft so it should be a possible mission.