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Lisbon, Portugal, day 12

ByGarf created2005-09-07 23:592025-02-06 17:14 updated2025-02-06 17:14 Digital pictures, Journal, Photography, Travelogue

Today we went to Estoril.

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Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 6 – Lenovo
ByGarf 2009-11-272024-12-06

IBM is not one of Microsoft’s biggest fans, particularly after it was well-and -truly shafted in the OS/2 fiasco. So it seems very surprising that its subsidiary Lenovo refuses absolutely to provide any refunds for unwanted Microsoft Licenses, thus completely ignoring the Microsoft EULA. 2009-11-26 12:57 Good afternoon Garfield Unfortunately we are unable to advise…

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I want to move to Linux, so where do I start?
ByGarf 2022-05-282025-08-18

“I want to move to Linux, so where do I start?” or variants thereof, is one of those frequently asked questions that often land in my in-box and on various fora. Such questions usually come from disgruntled Microsoft Windows users who are fed up with the cost, the privacy breaches, the malware infections and the…

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Why is Garfnet moving from a hand written site to a content managed one?
ByGarf 2009-06-292024-07-18

We believed it would make managing GarfNet much easier. However, recent issues upgrading to Joomla 1.5.x have brought this decision into question.

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My new old Tamron 90mm macro lens
ByGarf 2023-10-172026-01-20

A few snaps of my new, old Tamron 90mm macro lens c/w matching 2x teleconverter. For top notch macro work, I’ve yet to find anything – certainly not anything affordable, to beat this old thing. With the matching teleconverter, it does genuine 1:1. On a Micro-Tour-Thirds camera, it means the entire width of an unedited…

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Roamer Ten in the shed and garden
ByGarf 2020-04-202025-02-06

A few snaps of my old Roamer Ten kit radio in the garden and in the shed, on a bright sunny day. Well, it seemed a relatively enjoyable way to spend a sunny COVID-lockdown day.

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Steampunk watchstraps
ByGarf 2011-07-222025-02-06

I seem to have accumulated quite a lot of old wrist watches that have no straps (or “bands” if you are American). So I needed to figure out a way of being able to use them. Then I saw these straps on eBay. They are genuine leather and they only cost a few quid a…

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