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Lisbon, Portugal, day 1
ByGarfFirst day of our trip to Lisbon, Portugal. Just a few snaps out of the aeroplane window to pass the time.
Journal | Linux | TechnologyAnother reason to be cheerful
ByGarfYou can finally dump Windows! Several people people have written in asking questions along the lines of, "why are you dumping Windows and using Linux instead?" The answer is simply that we now have overwhelming technical, financial and perhaps most importantly, moral reasons for no longer wishing to use Microsoft software – if it can…
Hedgehog in the garden
ByGarfFor some time now, this little fellow has frequented our garden. We have a sort of hedgehog highway behind the shed. And because we have no cats or dogs, they hedgehogs are free to pretty much come and go as they please.
FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologyWill Google be the new Microsoft?
ByGarfWell they say absolute power corrupts. On the other hand the two companies are quite different. The corporate ethos and the attitude towards creativity are almost complete opposites. For example, I never heard any Google execs reported as using expressions such a “embrace, extend and extinguish“… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish And I think or at least I…
FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologyMy Ubuntu sound system suddenly stopped working. Can I restart it without rebooting?
ByGarfSometimes your Ubuntu sound system can stop working. Often this is caused by a media player plugin in your web browser. You might also notice that your computer goes very slowly and that if it is browser-related, then the browser will perform at a snail’s pace! As a Linux user, you will no doubt consider…
Digital pictures | General | Journal | Nature | PhotographyA few springtime snaps around the old homestead
ByGarfWell, the weather has perked up a bit, But we can’t actually go out and do very much because of coronavirus lockdown. So I thought Id take a few springtime snaps around the old homestead.
