Author Archives: Peter Loshin

Fixing the WordPress “Could not remove the old version of the plugin” error message

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Peter Loshin

You’ve got to stay on top of all software upgrades if you’re going to administer your own personal WordPress installation. That includes not just the underlying WordPress software but also any plugins that you’ve added. Since so much of WordPress … Continue reading →

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Learning WordPress, Google Adsense, and modern web publishing, part one.

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Peter Loshin

The last few weeks I’ve been trying to learn as much as possible about modern web publishing. Let me tell you, being an old-school Internet “expert” (I wrote the fairly popular intro to internetworking, TCP/IP Clearly Explained, Fourth Edition (The … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Asus

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Peter Loshin

The Eee PC is an awesome little laptop, very capable and very portable. On top of that, it’s got enough fans to generate its own version of Ubuntu. That’s fine for being mobile, but not so great for home. I’ve … Continue reading →

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New Internet radio show

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Peter Loshin

Be sure to check out BeyePERSPECTIVE, an Internet radio show hosted by the great people at the Business Intelligence Network. This newly launched radio program brings together business intelligence and data warehousing experts to discuss news, mergers and acquisitions, technology … Continue reading →

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OSes for old (really old) PCs

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Peter Loshin

It’s amazing what can bubble up from forums; consider this: Operating systems for really, really old computers from the Ubuntu forums. What a great list! The poster (darrelljon)  lists a few dozen little operating systems, mostly but not all Linux, … Continue reading →

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Dell and HP on Linux

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Peter Loshin

Both Dell and HP officially support Linux. Compare Dell and Linux and Open Source and Linux from HP. But Dell also has Dell Linux Engineering Web and Dell Home & Home Office Ubuntu pages. So, it might appear Dell is … Continue reading →

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Norway goes open!

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Here’s some more good news on the open standards front: Norway mandates open formats. The article is by Arve Bersvendsen, a developer for Opera Software, and points to the original report (in Norwegian). The bottom line is that in Norway … Continue reading →

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Learning about Linux, Online and Free

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Not much for me to add here, just a pointer for anyone interested in learning more about Linux but not interested in spending lots of money: 10 Sites Offering Free Linux Courses Online. And in case you wondered, this is … Continue reading →

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Linux Hardware of Interest

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Retailers selling PCs loaded with Linux instead of Windows aren’t really news; there’ve been little startups and garage-based vendors of such things for years. But now that Dell has taken the dive, PCs running Linux out of the box are … Continue reading →

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Expanding the Open Source Paradigm: Docstoc

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Peter Loshin

As open source software grows in popularity, so too does the open source paradigm: a new way of sharing thoughts, ideas, and their expression. For example, the Creative Commons licenses give people a way to share their work–writing, music, photos, … Continue reading →

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