Mail.ru defeated!

I learnt how to connect to mail.ru jabber-like protocol through transport in Pidgin. Just open XMPP console and write down this:

< iq type="set" to="mrim.jabber.ru" id="aad2a" >
< query xmlns="jabber:iq:register" >
<> account@mail.ru < /email >
<> password < /password >
< /query >
< /iq >

Enter!
PROFIT!

Now I am googlified!

How I connected to Google Talk Services. Here the receipt:
01. Select Accounts -> Manage -> Add
02. Choose GoogleTalk-protocol.
03. Enter Gmail Id.
04. In Domain/Server there will already be gmail.com or enter it.
05. Enter Resource Field as Home.
06. Enter Gmail Password in the Password Field.
07. Enter Local alias.
08. Goto Advanced.
09. Check Force old (port 5223) SSL
10. Uncheck Allow plaintext auth over unencrypted streams
11. Enter Connect Port as 443
12. Enter Connect Server as talk.google.com
13. ...
14. PROFIT!

odt2doc Converter appears in my Ubuntu

Some heretics asking me hard to make non-kosher formats of documents I am usually writing in *.odt
So I am thinking it will not be so sinfully to make some files in *.doc, when some heretics can not understand how it is fun and rightful to use *.odt files. Ubuntu is humane as we all know and maybe my actions will make them more tolerant and they become new adepts of Ubuntology.

# At first I installed unoconv
sudo aptitude install unoconv

#Then I made nautilus script:

#!/bin/bash

# AUTHOR: (c) Ivan Ivanoff
# VERSION: 1.0
# LICENSE: GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
# REQUIRES: unoconv
# NAME: odt2doc
# DESCRIPTION: Created 20090731

# Check that the user select files (subdirectories are forbidden)
for File in "$@"
do
if [ -f "$File" ]; then
ext=${File##*.}
if [ "$ext" == "odt" ]; then
unoconv -f doc "$File" 2>&1 | zenity --width=300 --percentage=100 --progress --title "Processing documents" --text "Converting to DOC format\.\.\." --pulsate --auto-close
fi
fi
done
zenity --info --title "Processing documents" --width=300 --text "Done, my Lord\!"

And when I put this in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/odt2doc.sh I can convert files just opening context menu with RMB.

PROFIT!

My Intel 4500HD Super Video

#Here how to get good performance and DRI2 and to be happy Ubuntu user!
#
#Just create
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-bleeding-edge-of-progress.list
#with those lines:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu jaunty main
#Then we need special PGP key for this repo:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com AF1CDFA9
#And as usual:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
#Do not forget to change Accelaration Method:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
#with this in Device Section:
Option "AccelMethod" "UXA"
...
PROFIT!

Workaround against "/dev/videoX-swapping" for my tv-tuner

Here how to fight with "/dev/videoX-swapping" when you have more then one video device as I do. I use tv-tuner "Beholder M6 Extra".
Just create start script for you video application like this:

#!/bin/bash
VIDEONAME='video (Beholder'
AUDIONAME='saa7134'
VIDEODEVICE=/dev/`find /sys/devices -name name -exec grep "$VIDEONAME" {} + | awk -F\/ '{print $(NF-1)}'`
AUDIODEVICE=hw.`cat /proc/asound/modules | grep $AUDIONAME | awk -F\ '{print $(NF-1)}'`,0
cd /media/TEMP2
mplayer -vf screenshot -vo xv tv:// -tv device=$VIDEODEVICE:driver=v4l2:buffersize=1024:chanlist=russia:normid=17:outfmt=yv12:channels=1-Первый,2-НТВ:chanlist=russia:fps=25:width=640:height=480:alsa:adevice=$AUDIODEVICE:volume=30:amode=1:audiorate=32000:forceaudio:immediatemode=0:tdevice=/dev/vbi0:tformat=3:tlang=33 -font "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Impact.ttf" -delay 0.2 -framedrop -ontop 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null

Also you can see how to make good tv application with mplayer and Kuzkina Mat'. If you have better decisions - just show me them.

Intro

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