Adobe finally releases a 64-bit version of Adobe Flash 10 for Linux.

See the announcement or just grab it.

[via Volker Weber]

Adobe updated the Linux Flash 10 Beta to RC2 (aka 10.0.10.12).

Have a look at the new features and the list of fixed bugs of this release.

I updated my Personal Package Archive (PPA) accordingly. If you already added my PPA to your sources list, you'll get the updated flashplugin-nonfreebeta within the next upgrade.

It seems the problems with some video services are gone, but you're still unable to get fullscreen mode on your second monitor.

Since I'm unable to test the AMD64 package, please consider it not existent. If you're still willing to give it a try, please report any errors you might encounter. It seems that the i386 package works quite well.

Zattoo is a free (as in beer) P2PTV software, which offers some TV stations in some of Europe's countries.

Unfortunately, Zattoo seems to have some problems with Ubuntu Hardy's (and Intrepid's) Pulseaudio configuration.

If you're experiencing stuttering audio, it might be possible to configure the pulseaudio daemon to provide a better Zattoo experience. I'm not a Pulseaudio expert, but I managed to get an acceptable sound output when adding:

to /etc/pulse/daemon.conf. I found most of the variables while surfing for Pulseaudio/ALSA problems, but I still have very limited knowledge on Pulseaudio or ALSA internals. It seems some of my changes cause audio/video sync problems, fortunately the differnce is quite short.

I'd be happy to get some advice from experienced sound enthusiasts, to improve Pulseaudio/ALSA interaction.

When was the last time you discovered a really great FOSS web application? One you wouldn't trade for a free (maybe ad-sponsored) solution, except for reasons like confidentiality or security.

For me it's Dimdim, which I discovered today. Besides Zimbra (Yahoo offers only a feature limited version of it's premium product), I can't remember any other solution in the past two years. Unfortunately.

In my opinion, the reason for the lack of outstanding solutions however is simple: If you write a groundbreaking, scalable and easy to use web application, it's a really small step to run your application on a "Software as a Service" level and earn money through ads or fees, or just sell your company. Thanks to cloud computing and a vivid community, you don't need much money to start of your business. Even a "me-too" portal is able to make it's share, if it's as easy to use as the main player. Facebook clone StudiVZ was recently sold for more than US$70 million.
Getting venture capital for a web based startup seems much simpler than finding someone who is investing in classic software distribution.

I'd really like to know which FOSS web based application you find worthy enough to disagree with me on this opinion.