Solaris x86 VM nanosecond hangs fix

For backup purpose, these two settings for vmware were found, that fixes some JUnit tests with locks. monitor_control.disable_tsc_offsetting = "TRUE" monitor_control.disable_rdtscopt_bt = "TRUE"

Ubuntu Chrome Flash fast forward in Youtube

I found a workaround in http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2020021. Basically you just need to disable one of the flash plugins. To me, I found 11.2 r202 is working better for me. Remember to click Details to show these two entries: