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Go Trabi Go!
ByGarfI found myself at the 50th Anniversary Trabifest in Zwickau in the former East Germany. Not sure I fully understand the enthusiasm for these funny little cars – though I did find myself becoming bitten by the bug. I guess there is a large cultural element to this phenomenon. It seems the humble Trabi has…
Collecting a New MGF
ByGarfThe old MGF was very pretty but incredibly unreliable. Eventually after a fight, MG Rover swapped it for a new one. Today we went to collect it. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
Blown lithium battery
ByGarfA lot of buzz on the interwebs about Samsung mobile phone batteries. Whilst Samsung devices do seem particularly problematic, it can be an issue with lithium polymer batteries generally – especially the super skinny type. They really don’t like getting hot. I confess I documented this repair rather badly but I did remember to capture…
Upgrade to 64 bit Goosebuntu (9.04 & 9.10)(Jaunty & Karmic)
ByGarfThis is a relatively quick and very effective way to beef up your (K)Ubuntu installation. In other words, it’s how to install all your favorite Ubuntu apps all in one go! Note this primarily applies to (K)Ubuntu 9.04 & 9.10 (Jaunty & Karmic), 64 bit versions. For (K)Ubuntu 8.04 please visit earlier (and possibly outdated)…
Digital pictures | General | Journal | Nature | Photography | Road Trip | TravelogueNew Forest Otter Sanctuary
ByGarfToday we took a road trip to the Otter Sanctuary near Longdown in the New Forest.
FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologySurely Ubuntu Linux is only for a minority of geeks & programmers?
ByGarfMinority interest? Yes. Only used by geeks & programmers? Not necessarily… Ubuntu is a minority interest insofar as it only has a fraction of the users that M$ Windows has. Moreover, despite great improvements in recent years, some configuration issues with Ubuntu are still a pain. However I disagree that you need to be a…
