ubuntu
Slow Ubuntu 9.10 on a Dell Inspiron 6400
After upgrading a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 the machine was so slow it was barely usable. top was showing a load average of 7 after opening Firefox or OpenOffice.
Find the latest Scriptura release
Even in this day and age, my former employer Inventive Designers refuses to send out an email to all customers when a new version of their (closed source) Scriptura product is available. They only send a notification email to those customers whose bugs have been fixed in the latest release.
Problems with Eclipse buttons in Ubuntu 9.10
After upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) some buttons no longer work in Eclipse 3.5. Clicking has no effect but keyboard shortcuts still work.
pidgin-facebookchat ate my bandwidth
If you are running pidgin-facebookchat make sure you keep an eye on your bandwidth usage.
HTC Hero does USB tethering on Ubuntu
The user guide of the HTC Hero explains that Windows users can do tethering through the (Windows-only) HTC Sync software. I assumed that tethering on Ubuntu would be impossible without rooting the phone - just like any other Android device - but I was wrong.
Vacuum Firefox
A recent blog post on Planet Ubuntu reminded me of a trick to speed up Firefox (a little bit).
Rotating an animated GIF
Earlier today I had to rotate an animated GIF. I thought I was in for a tough ride but it turns out to be pretty easy to do.
Upgraded to Jaunty
Earlier today I have upgraded my laptop to the release candidate of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty).
Networking issues in Intrepid
After my upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) I had been experiencing a number of network-related problems. Yesterday I was able to fix them.
BarCamp Gent
Last Saturday I went to the second BarCamp in Gent. BarCamp is a so-called unconference where everybody is supposed to participate in one way or another.


