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A good example for why using closed source software (and thus depend on it) is a bad thing, can be seen in the newest development around X.org:
There is a new version of the X server, which contains ABI changes, and now all users of the closed source ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers can’t upgrade to the newest X.org version, because those closed source software providers didn’t provide a new version of their drivers yet.
–> Avoid closed source software whenever you can.
I’ve been using this monitor for a couple of days now. The default settings are quite unusable (too bright, too red/yellow).
Settings I found to be usable (probably specific to my exact panel and my graphics adaptor – so this post mainly serves as a place to “backup” those settings for me, in case I accidentally reset the monitor).
Brightness
Brightness 45
Contrast 85
Image Settings
Pixel Clock 50
Phase 28
Color Settings
User Preset
Red 75
Green 80
Blue 100
or: part two of How to apply for a driving license in Shanghai (for foreigners with a foreign driving license)
I went in there with my pamphlet containing the 100 questions, of which 90 must be answered correctly to get the license. Being 20 minutes early, I had to take a seat in the waiting hall of room 200, building 8. A few minutes after the the test should have begun, I heard a woman calling my chinese name, so I walked in there. They asked me to take a seat on one of six computer terminals. The screen asked me to press the enter key when ready, after which the test began. The questions were exactly those from the pamphlet, but in another order. If I remember correctly, the choices to each answer were in the same order as in the pamphlet though 😉
After about 15 minutes I had completed 97 questions after which the screen suddenly told me that I passed with a score of 97. A clerk at the right counter called me, and printed my result. With the result I had to go to the left counter, where the guy compiled some other papers and put everything into a small bag. On the bag I found instructions on what to do next: Go to the first floor, pay 55 Yuan, then go back to the second floor, counter 16 and draw a number.
After waiting for some minutes, I got my driving license freshly printed from counter 16 and could go home 🙂 That’s it! Wasn’t that hard 😉
Now I may officially drive in China! 🙂