My studio at night
More LED experiments – this time using some small daylight LED and a 12 volt DC power supply to light the Dexion racking.
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My favourite old lens
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2013 Retrospective
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How to upgrade from Ubuntu to Kubuntu (version 8.xx – Hardy)
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