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ByGarf created2008-10-11 23:592025-02-06 17:14 updated2025-02-06 17:14 Digital pictures, Journal, Photography, Travelogue

Some Autumnal snaps of the beautiful Hungarian city of Pécs

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Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 3 – PC World
ByGarf 2009-07-092024-12-06

This is the third 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…

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Digital pictures | Hong Kong | Journal | Photography | Travelogue

Escape to Hong Kong – Mui Wo by night
ByGarf 2004-01-052025-02-06

A few slightly shaky snaps as I returned to Mui Wo this evening.

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FAQ | Journal | Linux | Technology

Setting file and directory properties separately and recursively
ByGarf 2008-05-182024-12-06

Sometimes in GNU/Linux one needs to set file and directory permissions separately and recursively. This is a way to do it. Set file permissions:- find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 644 ; Set directory permissions- find . -type d -exec chmod 755 \{\} \; Note these are powerful commands with which you…

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35mm film pictures | Journal | Photography | Retrospective | Travelogue

Cuba 1998 – a 35mm film retrospective
ByGarf 1998-04-302025-02-06

Found myself in Havana, Cuba with former New Millennium features editor Sarah Keen, back in the spring of 1998, shortly before my photography “went digital”. Lots of memories from Cuba: the warm climate and friendly people, old American cars, the beautiful but crumbling architecture and the stunning countryside. But most enduring memory is the music….

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BBC internet radio streams broken again!
ByGarf 2025-01-222025-08-18

For an increasing number of Brits, BBC Radio is about the only thing the modern BBC has to offer that might justify its antiquated and much resented television licence fee. Or rather it was up until yesterday (2025-01-21), when sadly 3/4 of its AAC/HLS internet radio streams inexplicably fell silent. I’ve written to BBC Sounds…

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Lisbon, Portugal, day 14
ByGarf 2005-09-092025-02-06

Today we caught the train down to Lisbon Beach, Portugal. Very pleasant it was too.

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