To enable sleep mode on a laptop with Ubuntu, edit the /etc/default/acpi-support file and uncomment the ACPI_SLEEP line at the top of the file which is commented out by default.
Configuring ATI Radeon Linux drivers on Ubuntu
Download the ATI Radeon drivers ‘fglrx’ from the Synaptic Package Manager.
Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Add to ‘Section “Module”‘: Load “GLCore”
In ‘Section “Device”‘ change “ati” to “fglrx”
After restaring, check output in glxinfo – direct rendering should be ‘yes’ and ‘renderer string’ should show ‘MOBILITY/RADEON 9000 DDR Generic’
Initially I had errors running glxinfo – this post here explains the problem and provides a fixed (older?) .so file to replace one in the lates fglrx dirver.
19 Pitfalls of Technical Leadership
InfoQ.com have a summary of an article on Hacknot.info, describing the 19 most common mistakes a technical leader can make.
This is a solid list of pitfalls that every technical manager should bear in mind…
IBM overclock CPU to 500GHz?
IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated they can overclock a Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) based CPU to 500GHz Рthe catch? They had to supercool it down to within a couple of degrees from absolute zero (-268.5°C).