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Digital pictures | Electronics | Equipment | General | Journal | Linux | Photography | TechnologyA fully loaded miniature stainless steel router rack
ByGarfA few folks have asked me what I use to keep our various networking and internet connectivity kit neat and tidy, yet reasonably service friendly. Well, I have to admit that it was rather a muddle for a many years. That was until I decided to make a simple multistorey stainless steel router rack. Moreover,…
General | Journal | Politics | TechnologyFacebook’s fortunes on the turn…
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Escape to Hong Kong – Kowloon
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2014 Retrospective
ByGarfIt’s the end of our second full year in our new home. Here are some random retrospective snaps from the year that’s just shot past us.
