If you want to install Oracle’s SQL Developer on Ubuntu (or another DEB based system such as Debian) you can do one of the following:

Download the RPM package and install using rpm (not advisable).
Download the RPM package and convert to a DEB package using alien
Download the ZIP file titled “Oracle SQL Developer for other platforms” [...]

This is quick’n’dirty writeup to help others who might have the same problem. I’ll clean this up later in the week …
Ubuntu Jaunty is the new beta version of Ubuntu. It comes with a new version of X.Org and the ATI drivers have been incompatible with this version of X.Org. ATI recently released drivers that [...]

I started Firefox in safe-mode and now my Wordpress editor is working fine. Methinks, maybe Google Gears was fecking up the editor somehow. Uninstalling Google Gears, exiting FF, restart in normal mode and see if my hypthosis is valid.
Yup, that might have been it. Some weird caching issues (even after clearing out the regular cache) [...]

I recently upgraded this Wordpress installation from 2.7 to 2.7.1 using Dreamhost’s upgrade tools. However, the friggin’ feckin’ post editor is busted, at least in Firefox 3.0.6 on Ubuntu Intrepid. I can still use the QuickPress editor, which is only good for basic posts. If I want to add images or files, I’d have to [...]

I thought this was pretty funny:

It was up last week.

I recently got an Lenovo T400 and this thing works great with the latest version of Ubuntu (Intrepid).
To install Ubuntu, you have to make sure you edit the BIOS settings and change the graphics to use one of the 2 build in graphics cards. If you want to save the Vista bootloader and access to [...]

I’d heard that Dell were offering Ubuntu Linux on some of their laptops and I hadn’t really looked into it. But I came across this page the other day and it’s pretty neat to get Ubuntu (or any Linux) preloaded on a laptop from a major vendor:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=d
It’s good to support coming from a major vendor, [...]

I’m thinking of getting a new laptop either the Lenova ThinkPad T400 (which is a replacement for the T61), or the IdeaPad U330 to replace my aging Dell 700m
The big thing for me is do they work with Linux (for me specifically Debian or Ubuntu).
For anyone interested in either laptop, looks like the the U330 [...]

An interview with Rasterman on OSnews, founder of Enlightenment, on E17:
http://www.osnews.com/story/19679
When will E17 be released?
… does Rasterman have any timeframe in mind for the release of the final version of E17? His reply was to be expected – “No comment.” Smiley face included. The big blocker right now is a lack of time, Rasterman said.
So [...]

That Pizza being pizza.com! Some lad bought the domain name in 1994 at the “dawn” of the internet age, and has owned it ever since. After seeing how much vodka.com sold for (about 3 million dollars) he put Pizza.com up for auction and got 2.6 Million US dollars!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7331042.stm
In January, Mr Clark decided to sell it [...]