Gibbseys Christmas lights
I have a pal whose house lights up like a Christmas tree – literally. So whenever he does this, I always nip over thee with a camera…
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I want a really good website but I don’t want to pay for it!
Before you read any further, you need to ask yourself some questions. What do you actually want? A social networking site such as Myspace? A freebie site such as Moonfruit? A freebie to host pictures like Flickr, Photobucket or even GarfNet Pictures? Or do you want a fully functioning business website that you can edit…
Wales 1996 – a 35mm film retrospective
Went to visit my uncle in Brechfa Wales , with former New Millennium features editor Sarah Keen to take a look at the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth while I was in the area. This has been posted retrospectively. This images were originally taken and scanned from 35mm film to appear in articles I…
Happy July 4
Happy July 4 to all our American friends, celebrating the fact their ancestors had the good sense to rid themselves of our awful Royal Family. Here in the UK, it’s General Election time again. For some strange reason, it was called for 2024-07-04. Hopefully the results of this election should be cause for celebration here…
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Linux server builds
I had a bit of interest in my Linux media servers recently. In fact I recently completed four Linux media or Zoneminder builds. Here are a few snaps… The machines are based on basic Novatech business PC’s. Nothing special. The media server versions have KDE Neon GNU/Linux. This is a very attractive KDE based desktop…
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“This Is Hans in Ungarn, from Pécs, Hungary…”
“…playing his favourite music, I hope you like it.”
These are the first words you will hear when you connect to the internet radio stream of Radio Pécs International. And I recently had the pleasure of meeting the man behind the show, Hans Randau. His station is located in a small basement room in his lovely home, which overlooks Pécs, a Mediterranean style town about 200km south of the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
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Make your own “monostick”
The subject of monopods was raised recently in a photographic forum to which I belong. As it happens, I was already flirting with the idea of using a walking stick as a monopod, to avoid the need to carry two sticks. I’m a lazy so-and-so at the best of times. I also have a habit…
