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There are already several threads on the acer 522, perhaps Mods could merge this with those?

Anyway, see my post here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10626764#post10626764

Also,...

Install Pulse Audio Volume Control, select your HDMI as output, BAM!

If you could detail the steps you took to get vlc running with GPU acceleration, that would be great. On my Acer 522 I have tried the libva, xvba from http://www.splitted-desktop.com/~gbeauchesne/...

That's interesting. Would you mind looking at my alsa info to see if I missed an option? thanks!
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=0c9444ec28e3f971422a18158cdcd2f59e879cd0

My netbook uses the cx5084 chip and to save people some time I have tried every model I can think of in the model="xxxxxx" with no success.

It appears that while the cx5085 will work with ideapad...

My experiences:
First, this is an amazing little netbook. The fusion platform (with upgraded ram) is a real work horse and I am very impressed. This runs like a low-end laptop, not a netbook. 720p...

Unity/Compiz with ati restricted drivers are not fully compatible right now.

So, you could disable unity, continue using restricted ati, or use open source ati drivers and keep unity. Or, if your...

Thanks!

@ Vitamin-Carrot

you could move your conky to the left, OR, open you desktop in Gimp and flip it horizontally (shift-F)!

cheers

playing around with a new conky... I'm still looking for a wallpaper that fits it, so gradients for now.

from the outside in is: day of year, day of month, hour of day, minute of hour...

right-click on your desktop and select "create launcher"

it may have been mis-packaged.

two methods
try saving, but don't extract it, then drag the .gz on the theme window (appearances)

or, save it, extract it then manually put the theme contents in...

sorry to hijack... it's docky and he's using the "panel" mode I believe...

http://launchpad.net/docky

Not much has changed... new background photo of the Sunshine coast here in BC.

Upgraded to lucid, new icons using the Somatic sets from David Lanham
(http://dlanham.com/ui/somatic/)

Custom...

i'm too tired to post much of a reply, but for aligning, there is align_image_stack I have used it a lot and the results are great (but your original images should be tripod takes)

there are also...

huh! I don't have that option, I am using nautilus on gnome... is this a KDE thing, cause if it is, I am dumping gnome

edit - nevermind, PhilGil answered my question...time to upgrade!

Looks great! What file browser is that, or specifically, how do you get two tabs in one window?!

upload the image here... someone will know the font or something close to it.

hmm, howling wolf...where have I seen that before!
http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1271875065&sr=1-1

yup, the blurring really helps, looks good!

The problem I see is the image doesn't really have any bokeh, thus your eye is fighting different focus regions in the image. The only thing that should be in focus is the lynx in the foreground...

I don't know if those decals were made exactly for that model, but they fit perfectly, looks really nice. Now just practice your Ubuntu conversion speech for when people ask, "what are those weird...

Hi,
posts in the Art & Design area don't have as many viewers as, say, the absolute beginners forum, so your post might take a day or two to get answered. The quality of the answers is what makes...

Details please!

What you are describing is called school. So go take some courses that interest you. Most universities allow people to take courses as "not for credit" as a mature student, or you could enrol in...

It does! :guitar:

@Ringli, thanks!