Skype video is upside down on Ubuntu 12.4

Error

Skype video appears upside down on Ubuntu 12.4 using built-in webcam ( Lenovo )

Solution

It seems that the webcam is physically positioned upside down already and needs some software workaround

1- Install  "libv4l"

apt-add-repository ppa:libv4l/stable
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade 

apt-get install libv4l-0:i386
 

Note: if you are on a 64bit machine, you will need to install the 32bit version

2- Run Skype using this command

export LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=2 && LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype


Worked for me

New Google Now: More of the information you need, at just the right time.

When computers do the hard work, you can get on with the things that matter in life. Google Now helps you do just that, giving you the information you need, before you even have to ask. Like updating you with flight times, pulling up your boarding pass when you arrive at the airport, or showing you the weather at your next travel destination. Today, we’re making Google Now even more useful by integrating new partners and making all your information even easier to access.

Going to the movies? Movie cards now include the latest ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, so you can pick the right movie. Purchase your tickets through Fandango, and Google Now will remind you when you need to leave for the theater, and pull up your tickets once you arrive.

In the market for a new home? Google Now can provide you with nearby real estate listings from Zillow. Plus, when you are checking out that remodeled kitchen at the open house, Now will automatically pull up more information about the listing.

Of course, all of this information is most helpful when it’s front and center and ready when you are. The new Google Now widget brings all your important Now cards to your home or lock screen, so you don’t even have to open the app.

When Google Now first launched last summer, we promised it was just the beginning, and it would continue to get better at delivering you more of the information you need, before you even ask. This is the fourth update since launch, and we’re just getting started!


To try out these new cards, get the latest version of the Google Search app for Android, available on Google Play for devices running Android 4.1 and above.

Posted by Baris Gultekin, Product Management Director

Unexpected New Version! FakkuDroid 1.2

Well, if you are using the last version (v1.1), you had noticed than the app crashed when it tries to load a selection. Fakku changed a page and that was the cause of the crash.

New Features

 - Bug fixed (Crash when you select).
 - Navigation Options (Go to..., Go to First Page, Go to Last Page)

FakkuDroid v1.2

PD.- Thanks to ChibiButo and Kenneth Huang for the advice.

Interior Design app

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Game

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Game

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Game

What's The Word: This is a very addictive puzzle game played every day by millions of people. Each puzzle contains 4 pictures that have something in common. The objective of the game is to find out what that is. The game doesn't require registration and it doesn't have complicated rules. You just start playing and have fun right away. The more you guess the more levels you unlock. You start with easy ones, but it gets trickier all the time. Here's the link. From the phone search for "what's the word" and install.