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FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologyWould you use Debian on a desktop or laptop PC?
ByGarfEditor’s note: Things have changed since this article was published. Today’s Debian installer is excellent and many of our desktop and laptop machines now run Debian “stable” branch. We have also found that in many cases Debian runs faster on old hardware than Ubuntu. Currently the editor’s own laptop is running Debian “testing” branch. Yes…
FAQ | Journal | Linux | Site Blog | TechnologyWhy is GarNet using Linux?
ByGarfOur old server ran since 1995 with only a handful of reboots. Needless to say, it was not an M$ Windows machine. It was a FreeBSD box and it served us well. When our ISP said we could build our own server, we had two choices; 1. Windows 2003 Server with IIS (Micro$oft Internet Information…
Digital pictures | General | Hong Kong | Journal | Photography | TravelogueHong Kong with a new digital camera, part 1
ByGarfI found myself in Hong Kong in Christmas 1998, and decided to treat myself to a new camera. My first half-decent digital, an Olympus C1400L. These are some of its results…
Southsea in the rain
ByGarfI was fortunate to be given a rather nice 20mm f/1.7 Lumix prime lens. So obviously I needed to test it. A 20 mm with a nice wide aperture is particularly good for street photography. So I braved the awful weather and made my way to Southsea one wet and windy Sunday afternoon, and grabbed…
Caterham 7 race day at Castle Coombe
ByGarfI was invited by Taran Microsystems to attend and photograph one of its Caterham 7 race days at Castle Coombe in Wiltshire.
Electronics | FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologyWhole house Wi-Fi using a single access point
ByGarfDue to its construction, ours is quite a difficult house for “whole house Wi-Fi” due to its solid internal dividing walls, downstairs and upstairs. In fact, my first DIY job when we moved in here, back in 2012, was to run Cat 5e Ethernet cables to every room that we were likely to use a…
