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Welcome to the New Look GarfNet
ByGarfWelcome to Garfnet. This site is currently undergoing a fairly major re-design and upgrade and some parts currently don’t work as well as they should. Sorry about that. I’m working on it as fast as I can.
Hong Kong with a new digital camera, part 6
ByGarfI found myself in Hong Kong in Christmas 1998 and early January 1999, and decided to treat myself to a new camera. My first half-decent digital, an Olympus C1400L. These are some of its results…
Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 2 – Laptops Direct
ByGarfThis is the second article in a new series of case studies illustrating the difficulty one has purchasing a PC in the UK without being forced to pay a “Microsoft Tax”. We use Linux on all our PC’s and have done so for several years. Therefore we do not need, nor should we be forced…
Haugrud pewter made for Tandberg
ByGarfArne Haugrud was a fairly well known Norwegian pewter maker. It made some special celebratory pieces for Norwegian electronics manufacturer Tandberg. These particular drinking vessels were made to celebrate Tandberg’s Huldra 10 multiband receiver. You can learn more about this here. The beer is Pécsi Sörfőzde Barna – a fine central European brown beer, which…
A weekend in Chester – Friday
ByGarfArriving at the hotel, late evening. Other days You are here: Friday Saturday Sunday
Why I quite like USB C
ByGarfA lot of folks complaining that they have to go buy yet another set of USB leads, thanks to this newfangled USB C plug that’s come along. So what’s it all about and why do practically all new smartphones come equipped with it? Main reason is that it allows suitably equipped mobile devices to charge…
