Which Linux ‘flavour’ did you choose and why did you choose it?
At time of writing, Debian 5.0 Debian stable is arguably one of the most stable platforms upon which you can build a web server. It’s also free and so are its frequent updates.
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BBC internet radio streams broken again!
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Roamer Ten in the shed and garden
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My cheap new Amazon Basics photographic rucksack
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Escape to Hong Kong II – Central
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Road trip to Shoreham
I arranged to meet up with an on-line photographer friend in Shoreham, in Sussex. I had arrange to collect a pair of fluorescent plat-panel continuous studio lights from him. I decided to make a few stops en route and grab a few snaps. For some strange reason, large, out-of-place structures always seem to interest me….
