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ByGarfJust across the road from us there lives a pair of ginger cats. For some bizarre reason they like kipping on my girlfriend’s Nissan Micra, despite the fact the street is lined with much posher motors. And they have to be some of the grumpiest looking cats I have ever seen. We call them the…
Bumblebees 2025
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Install Debian 13
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Digital pictures | Equipment | FAQ | Journal | Photography | StudioHolder for my ruggedised smartphone
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FAQ | Journal | Linux | Technology | WindowsWhat computer should I buy?
ByGarfEditor’s note: this was written back in 2006, and it is hopelessly out-of-date. Trouble is that today one is spoilt for choice, manufacturers claims are often difficult to understand or substantiate and prices are tumbling so quickly that no sooner than you take your PC home, you see the same model, with more extras, selling…
