Skype 2.1.0.81 in Kubuntu 10.04

This skype release doesn't work: input audio is messed up... looking around i've found that the only fix is to downgrade skype to 2.1.0.47

The downgrade fixes the problem

deb packages can be found here:

http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-intrepid_2.1.0.47-1_amd64.deb
http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-debian_2.1.0.47-1_i386.deb

Kubuntu on Dell Studio

everytime i switch to windows 7 i get the MBR corrupted and need to reinstall GRUB, very boring even if i'm not so used to switch to windows 7.

i tried to ask Dell support but it seems they don't know which software install on their machine, trying to use my double-boot configuration as a shield to avoid questions like "is there any software that write the MBR regardless the MBR configuration?"

anyway removing Dell software like live backup the issue disappears... i've removed every Dell software, so i'm not sure which one was the real bad guy...

Google Chrome, linux 64 and sun java plugin

as root
  mkdir /opt/google/chrome/plugins
if missing

then
  cd /opt/google/chrome/plugins
  ln -s ${JRE_HOME}/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so

and finally (as user)
  google-chrome --enable-plugins %U

check using about:plugins url